A place where writing meets structure — without surrendering freedom
Writing does not lack tools.
It lacks tools that respect how writers actually think while writing.
MuseCrossing exists to explore a simple idea:
structure does not have to dominate creation to be useful.
Most writing tools hide their structure until it is too late.
Others impose it too early.
MuseCrossing rejects both extremes.
We believe structure should be:
- explicit but lightweight,
- present but optional,
- formal enough for tools,
- gentle enough for authors.
MuseCrossing does not build a single application.
It builds languages.
Small, focused, writing-oriented DSLs that:
- describe narrative elements clearly,
- remain independent of interfaces,
- can be interpreted by tools, humans, or machines.
Languages endure.
Interfaces evolve.
MuseCrossing currently hosts two languages:
MuseTag lives inside the text.
It lets authors annotate, name, and evolve narrative entities while writing, without interrupting the act itself.
MuseTag accepts incompleteness.
It embraces notes, contradictions, and provisional truths.
MuseFlow lives beside the text.
It describes structure, progression, and relationships between story units.
It supports preparation, exploration, and revision.
MuseFlow does not dictate stories.
It reveals their shape.
Nothing in MuseCrossing requires authors to:
- draw graphs,
- master abstractions,
- adopt predefined methods.
Complexity is available when needed, not imposed by default.
Tools may grow sophisticated.
Languages remain restrained.
MuseCrossing is not a framework.
Not a standard body.
Not a closed ecosystem.
It is a crossing point:
- for writers who want better tools,
- for developers who care about narrative,
- for experiments that value clarity over control.
Because this is where paths meet:
- text and structure,
- intuition and formalism,
- writing and tooling.
You do not have to stay here.
But you may pass through — and take something with you.
MuseCrossing is a place to think carefully
about how we help stories exist.
