# Writers' room sessions

> One question on the table. Leave with decisions.

Part of ScripTao ([all features](https://scriptao.com/features), group: Break & outline).

Run a session around one question. Capture decisions, pitches, parked ideas, open questions and assignments as they happen, then send decisions straight to the board as beats.

## What it does

- A session has a question, a date, who was in the room and an episode (or the season)
- Items are decisions, pitches, parked ideas, open questions or assignments with an owner
- Parked ideas and open assignments are collected across every session
- Send a decision to the board as a beat

## How to use it

1. Writers' room → Start a session
2. Add items as the room talks
3. Send decisions to the board

## Step by step

Screenshots of the app, on the sample series.

1. Writers' room: write the question the room is working on, then Start a session.

   ![Writers' room: write the question the room is working on, then Start a session.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/writers-room/01-question.jpg)

2. Add items as the room talks: pitches, questions, decisions, assignments.

   ![Add items as the room talks: pitches, questions, decisions, assignments.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/writers-room/02-items.jpg)

3. → board sends a decision to the story board as a beat, ready to place; the session keeps the record of how the room got there.

   ![→ board sends a decision to the story board as a beat, ready to place; the session keeps the record of how the room got there.](https://scriptao.com/features/shots/writers-room/03-to-board.jpg)

## What it doesn't do yet

- Several people editing the same room from different computers at once. Today one person runs the session.

Try it: [see it in the sample series](https://scriptao.com/app/sample/room). Start free, no sign-up: [open the app](https://scriptao.com/app) or [write a pilot now](https://scriptao.com/app/pilot). Your work stays in your browser; export it any time as Fountain or JSON.

## Related

- [The story board](https://scriptao.com/features/story-board)
- [Series bible](https://scriptao.com/features/series-bible)