Outlining a Story

Stephanie Klein_9ehj2y

I'm using Trello to outline a story. Imagine each chapter is a LIST. And within each list, each CARD represents a SCENE. But sometimes there are, say, scenes within scenes, like a flashback. And I want that scene within a scene to "roll-up" into its parent card, so I only see that flashback scene/card once I open its parent card. In other words, it doesn't appear on the LIST unless I open its parent card. I basically am looking for indents, nesting cards, roll-up functionality.

I tried adding the "Hello Epics" power-up but that does NOT give me the functionality I'm looking for, which is a streamlined/neat/uncluttered/top level view of the organization, not all the details within. Is there a way around this???

Esme Crutchley

Hi @Stephanie Klein 

Welcome to the Community! It's great to have you here!

Ok, so what you're asking for can't be done in Trello, but there might be a workaround.

If you have a list at the end of the board for flashbacks or scenes within scenes, you could put all of them as cards in there, then in the card for the 'proper' scene, you could have the cards attached and linked (so that both cards are connected with each other.

It could look a little like this:

So the main SCENE card would have 2 attachments (Attachment > Trello > search for the card names).

Then you could click on 'Connect Cards' - which means that FLASHBACK would appear on SCENE but SCENE would also appear on FLASHBACK - 2 way relationship

So that's what the board would look like ^^^

Then because you've related both cards, the 'child card' the sub-plot/flashback, would also have the relationship to the SCENE it comes within.

You could even have Chapter 1 Flashbacks as a list name, and have the same for all the chapters - that would mean that they stayed organised, but weren't in the way of the main SCENES. You can relate as many cards into the SCENE card as you like!

Am I making any sense?! Please let me know if I'm talking utter waffle and I'll try again!!

Esme