Product Tour · Structure and focus

See the shape of the whole book

The corkboard and the outliner — your book as cards, or as a sortable table.

Sometimes you need to see the structure, not the sentences. Verkilo gives you two ways to stand back from the manuscript and look at the whole thing — then step right back in to write.

The corkboard

Verkilo corkboard with a synopsis card for every section

The old wall of index cards, without the wall.

  • Every section becomes a card with its synopsis and word count
  • Drag to reorder and rearrange the book
  • Spot the gaps and the pacing at a glance

The outliner

Verkilo outliner listing titles, synopses, and word counts

The same book seen as a table — the bird’s-eye pass.

  • Title, synopsis, word count, POV, and compile status in one view
  • Sort by any column to check pacing and balance
  • Jump into any section straight from the list

Common questions

Does rearranging cards actually move the sections?

Yes. These views are your real manuscript, not a separate planning space. Move a card or a row and the section moves with it.

How is the outliner different from the corkboard?

Same book, different angle. The corkboard is visual cards for arranging; the outliner is a sortable table for scanning detail like word counts and POV.