Mariner Software Contour for Windows - Manual (Page 67)

Using the Guide
The Guide works as either something you can fill in to
broadstroke your story, or something you refer to as you fill
in the Plot Points in Contour to make sure the tone of the
Plot Points matches professional story structure. Of
course, you can flip back and forth between the Guide and
the Plot Points. The Guide is designed to be both another
tool to jar your story ideas loose and get them on paper as
well as an easy way to shorthand the major moments of
your story.
If you have the full scope of the story in mind, we highly
recommend using the Guide first. By filling in the 12 text
boxes of the Guide and then jumping back to the Plot
Points of Contour, you'll find that you'll have literally 25% of
your Plot Points finished before you even get started!
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