Novel Mode allows you to write a novel in Beat. Novel mode functions mostly the same as screenplay mode: if your text looks like a novel, it becomes a novel.
The main difference is that you’ll be using # Section Markers as your chapter titles and scene headings as separators. Open the Novel Tutorial from Tutorials and Templates (macOS) or select it when creating a new document (iOS).
Chapter Headings
Begin your line with a hash # to create a chapter heading. The more hashes, the deeper the chapter heading is, like in Markdown.
# First-level Heading
## Second-level Heading
### Subheading
First and second-level headings will always add a page break before them, while anything deeper than that acts as a subheading.
Body Text
Consecutive paragraphs have traditional novel indentation. An empty line between paragraphs will begin a new paragraph block with no indentation.
Scene Separators
Use forced scene headings to create scene separators: .scene. Note that these headings will not show up in exported text, but instead print a hash to mark a new scene in your novel:
