Alternative drafts

Not sure about a rewrite? Try it beside the original. Write as many versions of a scene as you like, compare them, and use the one you choose.

Try a Rewrite… starts a draft of the scene, named as you like (“Darker ending”), beginning as a copy of its text. The scene’s own text stays exactly as it was.

A strip under the scene’s header always says which text you’re writing in, Original or a draft, and switches between them. While a draft shows, the strip is tinted, so you can’t mistake it for the original.

Compare, use or discard

• Compare with Original sets the two side by side, with the differences marked.
• Use This Draft… makes the draft the scene’s text. The scene’s earlier text becomes a draft of its own, “Before “Darker ending””, so nothing is lost. Undo takes the whole step back, draft and all.
• Discard Draft… sends a draft to the Trash. Versions still holds it.

Drafts never get into the book by accident

Builds, previews and word counts always use the scene’s own text. A draft is a plain file of its own, saved in every version, and stays with its scene wherever the scene moves.