COMMIXTURE by MELT MY FACE: a notebook for the novel before (and beside) the manuscript

For everything that happens before the first draft.

If you're the type of writer who enjoys making playlists, mood boards, character sheets—all while jotting down countless notes and questions about your story—you've come to the right place. This app is the perfect springboard to catapult you into a world made of words. Your words.

Pay once, keep it forever · macOS 11 or newer · Apple Silicon and Intel

Choosing a mantra for a new notebook, from a handful of suggestions or in your own words

A mantra to write by

Before anything else, a few words to guide how you’ll write this book. Pick one or write your own. It stays with you on the Board and in Focus.

The Story page: the book in a sentence, in two sentences and in a paragraph, with the nutshell on the facing page

Your story in a nutshell

Discover what your book is about. Start with a sentence, grow it into a full synopsis, and rework it from either end. It’s all about capturing the essence, baby!

The Cast page: a sheriff with his photo, role, what he wants most and his conflicts

The World page: a trail with its photo, its role in the story and a description

A cast and a world

Who would you cast in the film version of your book? Where does it take place? Add actors and musicians, old photographs of London or drawings of your own design.

The Mood page: a grid of mood pictures and the book’s playlist link

A mood board and a playlist

Nothing like a little art and music to set the mood. Gather the pictures that feel like your book, and keep your playlist one click away.

Notes: pages for the synopsis, outline, cast, world, open questions and a dated Thoughts journal

Notes for everything else

A synopsis, an outline (start from Three acts, Hero’s journey or a template of your own), notes on every character and place, open questions, and a journal for your thoughts along the way.

A close look at the Board for Bear Spit: the mantra, title, logline, mood pictures, cast, world and playlist

Your book’s vision board

Everything gathers on one board as you go: your mood pictures up front, your cast, your world and your playlist. Drag the pictures into any order.

Two Focus windows: a slim panel with a mood picture, the cast, the focus timer and the playlist

Bring focus to your draft

Fold the notebook into a slim window next to Word or Scrivener to keep you inspired and motivated. Have no focus? There’s a focus timer built with writing time and breaks.

Show your work

COMMIXTURE keeps a sealed record of when your notebook grew and roughly how much was typed, pasted and cut, but never the words themselves. Turn it into a PDF in one click. Only share if you choose.

NO AI FEATURES.

If you're looking for a program that'll write words for you, this ain't it. Here at MELT MY FACE, we believe you have it in you to write a novel, without a computer telling you what sounds "punchy" or whether you've successfully saved the cat. Cats have 9 lives. And what about saving a dog every once in a while? Or goldfish?

HIYA, I'M SHONY.

I'm a Bay Area-based indie horror author, dad, and musician. I like long walks ACROSS THE BONES OF MY ENEMIES and quiet nights at home with a good book. I created COMMIXTURE as a way to get away from all of the companies pushing the easy road down my throat. I DON'T WANT WRITING TO BE EASY. I want it to be fulfilling.

MELT MY FACE

THE FUTURE IS WRITTEN.