Project Overview
The project overview is your home base — a dashboard that shows everything about your project in one place. You’ll land here every time you open a project.
Getting There
Section titled “Getting There”You can open the project overview from anywhere:
- Click “Binder” at the top of the sidebar — the label doubles as a home button
- Project tools menu → Project Overview
- Open a project from the dashboard — it always lands on the overview first
What You’ll See
Section titled “What You’ll See”Word Goal & Deadline
Section titled “Word Goal & Deadline”At the top, your manuscript progress:
- Total words vs. your word goal, with a progress bar
- Deadline — set a target date and see days remaining
- Words per day — if you’ve set a deadline, this calculates how many words you need each day to finish on time
Click any number to edit it. Your word goal, deadline, and session goal are all saved per project.
Session Stats
Section titled “Session Stats”Your current writing session, broken into two cards:
- Session card — words written (+) and edited (-), with your session goal and progress bar
- Chapter activity card — per-chapter breakdown showing which chapters you touched and how
See Session Tracking for details.
Your Project
Section titled “Your Project”Quick stats about your project’s contents:
- Number of chapters, characters, maps, and timelines
- Average words per chapter
- Longest chapter
- Archived items in the graveyard
Writing Stats
Section titled “Writing Stats”A mini writing history section showing:
- Chapter word count bars — visual comparison across all chapters
- Recent activity — your most recently edited items across chapters, characters, maps, and timelines
Vocabulary & Backups
Section titled “Vocabulary & Backups”- Top vocabulary — your most frequently used words across the manuscript
- Backup status — when your last local backup was created and how many exist
For external backups (Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.), the backup controls are on the main dashboard where all your projects are listed. See Backups for details.
Quick Access
Section titled “Quick Access”The overview also serves as a launchpad. Click any chapter, character, map, or timeline in the recent activity list to jump straight to it.
- Check the overview before each session — it grounds you in where the project stands
- Use the daily target — if you’ve set a deadline, the words-per-day number keeps you honest
- Watch the chapter bars — wildly uneven chapter lengths might signal pacing issues