February 3, 2025

Introducing Subtxt Flow & Focus: A New Era of Story Development

Proof positive that purpose counts

The future of storytelling just got a major upgrade.

We’ve been eagerly awaiting this moment for months, and now it’s finally here: Subtxt Flow and Subtxt Focus—two distinct storytelling modes that bring unprecedented depth and flexibility to narrative development.

Thanks to OpenAI’s latest o3-mini release, Subtxt Focus now allows you to refine and deepen your narrative structure like never before, leveraging groundbreaking advances in reasoning and contextual awareness—all within Muse.

And the results? Nothing short of astonishing.

The Power of Subtxt Focus

In just the past few days since its release, we’ve seen Subtxt Focus do things we never thought possible. I recently had a 60-page conversation with the storyform for Anora, bouncing ideas back and forth (using it as inspiration and a jumping-off point). It kept track of every storybeat, every thematic nuance, every throughline connection—all while giving me the freedom to be as creative as I wanted.

This isn’t just a chatbot throwing ideas at you. This is a dynamic, interactive, and intelligent narrative assistant that understands the structure of storytelling—helping you weave together storybeats, refine themes, and explore characters in ways that feel completely organic.

For the first time ever, you can now build an entire storyform—organically, conversationally, and holistically—right inside Muse.

Introducing the Subtxt Model Selector

With Subtxt Flow & Focus, we’ve introduced a powerful new feature inside Muse:

🔄 The Model Selector—allowing you to seamlessly switch between two distinct modes of storytelling:

🌀 Flow Mode (Creative Brainstorming) – This is the Muse you know and love, optimized for creative ideation, rapid iteration, and engaging writing. Perfect for exploring story ideas, pushing creative boundaries, and diving deep into character and world-building.

🎯 Focus Mode (Precision Storyforming) – Need to nail down your storyform? Want to check the consistency of all related thematic elements? Focus mode is built for that. It helps you align narrative structure, refine storybeats, and ensure everything fits together perfectly.

For Subtxt Pro and Subtxt Infinite subscribers, the Model Selector at the bottom of the Muse chat box allows you to manually switch between these two modes. Choose Flow when you need inspiration, then switch to Focus when it’s time to refine and structure.

(Basic subscribers will find automatic Focus checks sprinkled in for consistency)

And here’s the real game-changer:

Focus mode’s context window is 6-8x bigger than what we’ve had before. That means you can have much longer conversations, receive incredibly detailed responses, and even get an entire screenplay’s worth of story sequences woven together—all in one response.

To Celebrate, We’re Updating Our Pricing

To make Subtxt Flow & Focus accessible to as many writers as possible, we’re adjusting our pricing:

Subtxt Basic is now $20/month (down from $25) or $200/year (down from $250). This is your Flow-centric subscription—perfect for rapid creative development and theory-driven storytelling.

Subtxt Pro is now $55/month (up from $45) or $550/year—reflecting increased server usage as more professional writers and serious storytellers push the limits of Subtxt.

🚀 Special Offer for February!

If you sign up for Subtxt Pro’s annual plan this month, you can lock it in for just $450 for the entire year—a $100 discount as a thank-you to all our supporters.

💡 And if you’re already a subscriber? Your current rate is locked in. If you’ve been with us since 2017, you’re grandfathered in at your original pricing—just another way we show appreciation for your loyalty.

See It in Action – Live Demo This Wednesday

Want to see Subtxt Flow & Focus in action? I’ll be hosting a live demo this Wednesday at 2PM Pacific, walking through exactly how these new tools work and how you can use them to craft better stories.

(Details on how to join will be in a follow-up email.)

This is the moment we’ve been waiting for—a storytelling assistant that understands narrative structure, supports your creative freedom, and helps you build stories better, faster, and more intuitively than ever before.

We can’t wait for you to experience it.

Oh! And here's that 60-page PDF Conversation with Muse!

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