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The Crossing

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Chapter 3 — Lisbon
Chapter 4 — The ferry
Chapter 5 — Porto

People and places

Ines Duarte
The old pier, Porto

Page in The Crossing · 1,240 words · 5 min read

Chapter 4 — The ferry

The ferry left at six, which meant Ines had missed it twice in her head before she even reached the pier.

Notes for this chapter

She doesn’t know about the letter yet. Keep it that way until Chapter 6 — The letter.

The night beforePage · a scene that might move to chapter 3

Linked from
Character Profile · InesStory Planner

The long work

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Finishing

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The Crossing › An excerpt · Published

Ruled paper · Paper theme

The Crossing — an excerpt

The ferry left at six. The pier was wet, and the rope was the first thing she saw.

Then him.

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People and places › Ines Duarte

Character Profile

Ines Duarte

Wants

To leave Lisbon without having to explain why.

Fears

That the letter says what she thinks it says.

Sounds like

Short sentences. Answers a question with a question.

Linked from
Chapter 4 — The ferryChapter 5 — PortoStory Planner

The world of the book

Every person and place gets a note

And every note knows where it’s mentioned.

Links between notesLink a place or a person from any chapter, and see every chapter that mentions it.
Chapters as pagesA page for each chapter inside the book’s note. Fold the parts you’re not working on.
Find and replaceRenamed a character? Change every mention in the note at once.
Other namesGive a note aliases, like Ines for Ines Duarte, and links and Search find it by either.
FootnotesType /footnote for a numbered note at the foot of the page. Tap the number to go there and back.

The Crossing › Chapter 4

Note Info · 1,240 words · 7,010 characters · 5 min read

The pier

It was cold on the pier and the rope was wet and she noticed the rope before she noticed that he was standing there watching her.

Writing help

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Story Planner

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Character Profile

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Morning Pages

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Idea Dump

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Will the AI write for me?

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Can I publish a piece?

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Can someone read my draft and leave notes?

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Can I get my writing out?

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