Uploading documents into your stories and storyforms in Narrato is incredibly powerful—imagine quickly building up your world by adding character sketches, detailed backstory, world-building documents, and even past conversations you’ve had with Narrato. It’s an amazing way to enrich and develop your storytelling.
However, the magic really kicks in when you’re specific and intentional about what you want. Here are a few quick examples from a recent session:
First pass:
“What do you know about Bruno so far?”
This didn’t return much—Narrato wasn’t sure exactly where to look or what was important. It hadn’t yet been directed to consider the documents I’d uploaded.
Second pass:
“In the files uploaded to the story, can we look through those to get an idea of what this story is all about?”
This was better, but still vague. Without clarity on exactly what to focus on and why, Narrato ends up guessing—it’s not designed for general searches like Google, but for meaningful, intent-driven exploration.
Third pass (specific and intentional):
“There were some good ideas in there about the main character and influence character, so let’s focus on those two, and also anything about domains and concerns.”
This prompt delivered detailed, helpful results, clearly highlighting the most relevant and actionable content from the uploaded documents. Plus, we could smoothly pick up exactly where we left off in our conversation.
Bottom line: Uploading and referencing your files in Narrato unlocks deep storytelling insights—but the clearer and more specific you are, the better your results will be. Happy writing!
and thanks for letting us know.