What this place is, and how to get in.
You're inside Shovel right now, and this whole universe was built with the same tools you're about to learn.
Shovel is a place to write stories and gather them into shared worlds we call universes. A universe has its own members and followers, its own reference wiki, its own feed of posts, and its own collection of stories, all grown and curated by a community.
This universe is the guided tour. Each post explains one feature in plain language. Read them in order, and by the end you'll know how to write, how worlds get built, and how a community keeps its world consistent.
Writing & Publishing a Short Novel (Shovel)
Universes: Shared Worlds You Build Together
The Wiki: Your Universe's Canon
Editing the Wiki: Workspaces & Quick Edit
Propose & Merge: How Wiki Changes Go Live
Join vs Follow
Vouch & Verified: Curating a Universe's Stories
Applications & Invites: Linking a Story to a Universe
Roles & Permissions: Who Can Do What
Notifications, Bookmarks, Search & Profile
