Question 1

How are Novlr analytics calculated?

Accepted Answer

Novlr analytics dashboard shows two main groups of data: Words Written, and Word Count over time. Here, we outline the difference between these metrics and how they are calculated.

Words Written

| Words Written is the sum of all words added (regardless of how many might have been deleted) in a selected time period. This only includes words written in Novlr.

||| It does not include words written in your notes section or words that have been imported or pasted from outside Novlr.

Words Deleted also show in this section, which means the number of words removed in the selected time period.

If you took your Words Written and minus the Words Deleted in the same time period, you would get your change in Word Count.

Word count

| Word Count is the number of words in a section or project at a particular point in time. It does not include words in the notes section.

You can track your word counts over time in the charts, which is a great way to see your progress.

The difference in your word count from one day to the next will always be your words written, plus words imported and pasted, minus words deleted.

|| words written + words imported + words pasted – words deleted = word count

[See how some example writing scenarios would be calculated.](/en/article/example-ana

Question 2

Is there a Novlr phone app?

Accepted Answer

home screenNovlr is a web app, so it doesn’t need any external downloads to work. All you need is a browser on any device and you’re ready to get writing.

However, if you want an app experience, you can save Novlr to the home screen of your phone or tablet. This will make it feel like the same experience as you’d get with a downloadable app so you can seamlessly use Novlr in your browser of choice.

Here's how to add Novlr to your device's home screen as an app icon:

In Safari

Navigate to novlr.org/dashboard
Tap the Share button at the bottom of the page (on iPads, it may be in the three-dot menu at the top of the screen). It looks like a square with an arrow pointing out of the top.
Scroll down until you see “Add to Home Screen” and select
On the next screen, choose a name for the shortcut on your home screen.

In Chrome

Navigate to novlr.org/dashboard
Click the three vertical dot menu in the top right
Select “Add to Home screen”

There you have it! Now you know how to use Novlr as a mobile app.

Question 3

Can I use Novlr offline?

Accepted Answer

If you’re working somewhere without an internet connection, or your wi-fi goes down, don’t worry – you can still use Novlr!

| As long as you’ve opened the app with an active internet connection, you can continue to work when you drop connection and sync back up when you reconnect.

When you’re online, your words sync with our servers automatically. If you go offline or your Wi-Fi goes down, Novlr switches to ‘offline mode,’ storing your work locally (to the browser). This means that if you are offline and then come back online, the words will “sync to the cloud” and be saved on our servers.

When you enter offline mode, you’ll get a popup on the bottom of your screen letting you know, and an icon will be visible in the top left corner of your writing screen. When you’re back online, you’ll receive another pop-up to let you know it has synced, and that icon will disappear.

While we have protections in place for when your internet connection drops, we do not recommend using Novlr offline for long periods. We keep your work safe by syncing it with our servers, so the longer you write without a sync, the more likely it is that device errors can occur.

Question 4

How much does Novlr cost?

Accepted Answer

Novlr Starter is completely free! We want every writer to be empowered to achieve their goals, which is why we've made our platform free to use for absolutely everyone. Included in our starter plan are 5 projects, with no limits on chapters or words, access to goals and streaks, a free creative writing course, and distraction-free focus mode.

We also offer two additional subscription tiers. A Plus plan, which offers unlimited projects and access to writing analytics, and a Pro plan, which includes additional features like a ProWritingAid integrated proofreader, epub export, and optional Google Drive and Dropbox integrations. You can find a breakdown of our plans here: https://www.novlr.org/pricing

We also offer a lifetime option for $499, which includes co-ownership of the platform. We are the only creative writing platform part-owned by the writers who use it, so if you'd like to learn more, please visit https://www.novlr.org/co-ownership.

We accept all major credit and debit cards, including Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. We also accept PayPal. When you sign up, you’ll be charged at the start of the next monthly billing cycle, or at the start of your annual subscription period if you subscribe annually.

Question 5

How do I import an existing project into Novlr?

Accepted Answer

Whether you want to import an existing project to keep writing in Novlr, or want to upload a template to help you build out your characters, world, or plot, you can do so in Novlr.

To import a project, navigate to the Writing Studio from the Dashboard and click on the import button at the bottom of the project table. Once clicked, you will see a pop-up where you can import from your device, or drag a file to, and then select Import.

If you have heading hierarchy set in the document you are importing, you will be given the option to import your document as a single section or chapter, or choose to have Novlr auto-split your document into separate sections for you.

|| If you don't have heading hierarchy set, you can use Novlr’s split function to split a large doc into smaller docs

You can also import individual sections. Read more here.

||| We currently only support import for .docx formats, but more will be coming very soon.

Question 6

Can I plot my novel in Novlr?

Accepted Answer

You can create a plot outline using Novlr's planning page, which you can access from the manuscript menu.

To create a plot outline, simply create a chapter using the Add section button in the card view. You can click and drag all the created sections to reorder them, add a synopsis to describe what the card is for, and drag and drop onto a card to nest a section.

|| Everything you do in the project homepage will automatically update in your chapter list.

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