# New in Ellipsus: March 2025

Sometimes, the most challenging part of writing is _just getting started_. Living in _this_ world is daunting enough. But building a new one? From scratch?

This month’s updates are here to make it easier to go from blank page to first draft.

Written by

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Kate Donahue

Publish date  
04/04/2025

## Plan your story with templates

Developing a story starts with asking the right questions.

We’ve added 10 templates to help you define your next story’s world, characters, and plot points. Explore templates for:

- [Assembling character sheets](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/f357b5af-4f85-4894-99bc-e40c8406fa37)
- [Planning character arcs](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/e1d96c65-f578-49ee-b621-e4c83ca9b41f)
- [Identifying your characters’ emotional wounds](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/66025e8f-f8a6-4246-a9b9-53c377c810da)
- [Outlining character relationships](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/dbaead4f-923d-4a2e-a4dd-7058e3a6e9b9)
- [Defining conflicts, stakes, and tension](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/ab973630-2f59-4adb-aa67-8ad3ddc95304)
- [Building scenes](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/8ecd5718-f823-49ce-b32b-f4ed600a73e5)
- [Crafting a story opener](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/af077267-79b7-4534-8935-d8e83816d9d2)
- [Planning your story](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/0b62242e-d92d-4b16-b32f-24c807f86028)
- [Exploring themes and symbolism](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/e224a1c0-f725-4d69-a71e-957e0accdb20)
- [World-building](https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/8d16b469-1ae4-49ba-b5f8-43529ef737c2)

You can work with these templates directly in Ellipsus—open the dashboard, click **New**, and then select **From template**.

What templates would you like to see next? [Let us know over on our ideas board](https://feedback.ellipsus.com/b/k06kj9mx/feature-ideas?sortBy=vote_count&topic=topic_9v6r5rzv).

## Set the mood with 10 new fonts

We’re continuing to enrich the editor with additional fonts. (Shout out to everyone who shared excellent suggestions on our ideas board— [keep them comin’](https://feedback.ellipsus.com/b/k06kj9mx/feature-ideas/additional-font-suggestions)!)

In March, we added 10 new fonts. Our latest batch includes a playful, sans serif option ( [Balsamiq Sans](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Balsamiq+Sans?query=+Balsamiq+Sans)), two vintage-inspired serif fonts ( [IM FELL English](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/IM+Fell+English?query=M+Fell+English), [Spectral](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Spectral) [Newsreader](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Newsreader?query=Newsreader)), and a few handwritten ones ( [Lugrasimo](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Lugrasimo?query=Lugrasimo), [Oooh Baby](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Oooh+Baby?query=Oooh+Baby)). (Did we choose _Oooh Baby_ for its name? Perhaps.)

## Check spelling in four new languages

Ellipsus has writers in nearly 160 countries. That’s a lot of (potential) typos across a lot of languages! (JK we’re sure you’re all perfect.)

We’ve added Czech, Irish, Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk), and Swedish to our supported spell-check languages.

How do we choose which languages to support? It’s a mix of scrying, reviewing anonymized visitor data to see where writers are (generally) located, and keeping our eyes open for specific requests. When all three point to the same outcome— _and_ we’re able to spot a compatible open-source dictionary—well, that’s when the spell check magic happens, baby. So, if you’d like to see another language in Ellipsus, [let us know](https://feedback.ellipsus.com/b/k06kj9mx/feature-ideas?sortBy=vote_count) and we’ll look into it!