https://writing.codidact.com/categories/1/tags/2877.rssNew Posts Tagged 'format' - WritingWriting - Codidact2024-02-17T16:32:43Zhttps://writing.codidact.com/posts/286607What is the Current State-of-the-Art / Any Successful Experiements with EPUB Format?James McLellanhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/567002022-06-17T15:05:14Z2024-02-17T16:32:43Z<p>As a zipped web-page, EPUB has long offered the possibility of completely changing how a book looks and feels with dynamic content and interactive content.</p>
<p>But since EPUB came out (2007)...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/279838block-quotation narrative with dialoguemsh210https://writing.codidact.com/users/81062020-12-14T00:24:23Z2021-12-18T11:32:34Z<p><a href="//judaism.codidact.com/articles/278664">Over on the Judaism site</a>, I summarized a narrative text in a block quotation. Because the narrative is well-known, I expected many people to ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/38382Telephone ConversationsWalter Sanvillehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/78572019-09-15T20:08:36Z2020-06-12T13:16:56Z<p>The Situation: I am writing a short story. My POV character is listening to another person having a telephone conversation. The POV character only hears the one person speaking and not the respo...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/7988In end user documentation, should screenshots come before or after the text that references them?Matthew Rodatushttps://writing.codidact.com/users/20572013-06-14T12:24:00Z2020-05-17T17:20:58Z<p>The end user documentation I'm writing makes use of screenshots (and partial screenshots) to show the user what I'm referring to in procedural instructions or conceptual explanations of the soft...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/36958Can we dialoguify sounds?blackbirdhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/74992019-06-26T22:23:58Z2020-01-11T04:11:11Z<p>Can we dialoguify sounds? By dialoguifying I mean turning something that shouldn't be put in quote when that something correspond to sounds into a dialogue by putting it between quotes and treat...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/36723What are the indentation rules for the paragraph introducing a bulleted list?Troyenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80682019-06-18T01:10:12Z2019-12-14T23:20:00Z<p>I'm writing a formal document for my company where it'll be shared and used by a number of teams. Unfortunately, we don't have any official standard style guide to follow, so I've attempted to b...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/35778Is there something "wrong" with my writing? How do I improve it?Carlos Cienfuegoshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/71312019-05-01T13:48:10Z2019-12-14T20:45:27Z<p>So I usually use stackexchange as a last resort, but I'm completely stumped. If this question is inappropriate here, I will gladly delete it.</p>
<p>None of my teachers say that anything is wro...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/35494Correct punctuation for showing a character's confusionEvil Sparrowhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80652019-04-11T18:03:26Z2019-12-14T20:45:27Z<p>I'm trying to show that the narration (third person limited) is being interrupted by the character's thought process, and I'm not sure what punctuation is best for this situation.</p>
<p>So far...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/35006Indicating multiple different modes of speech (fantasy language or telepathy)Robynhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/71642019-03-24T11:50:55Z2019-12-14T20:45:27Z<p>All the viewpoint characters in my story are orcs and speak Orcish as their native tongue, but some are bilingual: they use English to talk to humans. Additionally, the main character has a magi...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/38303Switching languages within dialogueromebothttps://writing.codidact.com/users/74942019-09-08T21:26:22Z2019-12-13T12:00:48Z<p>I'm writing a story which requires frequent switching between languages, sometimes in the same sentence.</p>
<p>I thought about writing the foreign language in italics, but the problem is that ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/31915Writing a Non Fiction: Need to Format a Continuous Side BarMaxhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/69052018-11-25T18:34:20Z2019-12-13T12:00:47Z<p>I am writing a novel with two stories simulatenously running alongside each other. That is, on each page there is a main story, taking the body of the page, and there is a 'side story' which run...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26713Question mark in use with colonnicoXhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/26232018-03-05T13:25:03Z2019-12-13T12:00:46Z<p>Do you use a question mark in hand when you use a colon, if yes how?</p>
<p><code>I Will Fix Any Error Or Bug</code> is the title of the service. </p>
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<p>Should I place the orde...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/21870Do you pluralize a Roman numeral?C Aaron Nhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/46122017-06-02T17:05:01Z2019-12-13T12:00:45Z<p>My work has Validation Engineers I, Validation Engineers II, Compliance Consultant I, Compliance Consultant II, etc.</p>
<p>When discussing more than one person, do you write Validation Enginee...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/21610Formatting used when introducing a termstilahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/9522017-05-16T09:33:30Z2019-12-13T12:00:44Z<p>I found a previous post about introducing terms, but it doesn't quite answer my question. I have a more specific question about the punctuation used when introducing a term, and not how to styli...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/21291Caption title for screenshotsbarb higginshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/50592017-04-26T14:05:33Z2019-12-13T12:00:44Z<p>When creating a figure caption related to a software screenshot, can I use title case or should I match the case that is in the application?</p>
<p>For Example, "Figure 1-1. New Virtual Machine...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/20779Formatting multiple languages while avoiding italics for native speakers in their POVdmoonfirehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/44392017-03-15T04:46:40Z2019-12-13T12:00:43Z<p>Looking at <a href="https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/1742/whats-the-best-way-to-show-a-foreign-language-in-a-manuscript">this question</a>, I was trying to figure out how to format a ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/20534How do I fix a text wall when I already have one?Please stop being evilhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/49122017-02-24T01:24:55Z2019-12-13T12:00:43Z<p>When I write answers to questions on the stack exchange network my end result is often quite lengthy. While length itself isn't a problem for me, sometimes my answers end up like <a href="https:...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/20044Should capitalization be used for emphasis for a character's tone?Kyle Lihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/46772017-01-28T07:13:03Z2019-12-13T12:00:42Z<p>Capitalization in a text has been something heavily debated in the writing community due to its nature as being preference based, and finding a hard set answer is fairly difficult. However, shou...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/19637How to distinguish two different voices in one book?aparente001https://writing.codidact.com/users/81232017-01-07T04:01:20Z2019-12-13T12:00:41Z<p>A relative (who is no longer living) wrote a number of autobiographical pieces which I would like to publish in a book. I would like to include four or five chapters written by myself, that woul...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/19616Where to put a pronunciation key?aparente001https://writing.codidact.com/users/81232017-01-06T02:48:16Z2019-12-13T12:00:41Z<p>In a recent <a href="https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/25847/13494">answer</a>, "pronunciation key" was mentioned.</p>
<p>I would like to provide a pronunciation key in my book. It would be ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/18526What is generally the accepted format style for telepathic communication in the midst of verbal communication?Memor-Xhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/28472016-09-15T06:46:13Z2019-12-13T12:00:38Z<p>At this point in my story, it's already been revealed that 2 characters share a telepathic link with one another that allows them to communicate to each other with their minds.</p>
<blockquote>...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/18043When dialog is italicized, should the quotation marks be italicized as well?whiterook6https://writing.codidact.com/users/21422016-08-07T00:31:56Z2019-12-13T12:00:38Z<p>For example, in the following exchange,</p>
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<p>"Shut up!" she yelled. "I can't think when you ramble."</p>
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<p>(For context, it's for a novel or online story public...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/17291Formatting dialogue and single linessocrateshttps://writing.codidact.com/users/38022016-05-24T22:18:12Z2019-12-13T12:00:36Z<p>Consider the following exchange: </p>
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<pre><code> "Hello"
"Hi"
</code></pre>
<p>They were sitting on the bench.</p>
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<p>The dialogue lines are indented. Should...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16885Should I use different fonts in my manuscript?RichShttps://writing.codidact.com/users/40962016-04-04T19:10:17Z2019-12-13T12:00:35Z<p>My novel contains emails, titles of news articles, parts of technical journals, and snippets of computer output in addition to regular dialogue and action.</p>
<p>Is it common/acceptable to use...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16866Capitalisation after punctuation in dialogueColm Mulhernhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/41442016-04-02T16:41:38Z2019-12-13T12:00:35Z<p>I've seemed to have a problem with getting this right and doubting myself. In regards to writing dialogue, do you follow up with capitalisation after punctuation marks? Can someone tell me which...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16714Name of Journal-Like Setting Description Lines Under Chapter Section HeadingsRandomDSdevelhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/41092016-03-21T21:54:17Z2019-12-13T12:00:34Z<p>Some fiction titles put a small block of text listing relevant setting details like the scene's time, date, and location between chapters' section headings and bodies. Heres an example: </p>
...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16640Formatting Text from a SignEric J.https://writing.codidact.com/users/38992016-03-12T18:20:02Z2019-12-13T12:00:34Z<p>I have a dialog heavy scene in which one of the characters walks up to a door marked with a sign. I wrote</p>
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<p>A warning etched under the sign read “Electromagnetics strictly p...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16283Formatting a Story Teller's DialogEric J.https://writing.codidact.com/users/38992016-02-13T21:52:46Z2019-12-13T12:00:34Z<p>I'm writing a short story in which a story teller (the possibly-historic Aesop) addresses an audience. He tells his short story (within my short story), after which I will describe dialog betwee...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/15994What is the formal way to write a reference in English?sarahhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/39702016-01-22T11:37:56Z2019-12-13T12:00:33Z<p>I am writing my thesis and I need to know the correct way of putting the reference.</p>
<p>For example:</p>
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<p>This is a sentence taken from someone [2].</p>
<p>This is a s...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/15590Should you emphasise text within quotation marks?XPMaihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/39012015-12-15T07:40:55Z2019-12-13T12:00:32Z<p><strong>e.g.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Bold</strong>:</p>
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<p>Click <strong>"Setting"</strong> then click <strong>"Options"</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><em>Italic</em>:</p>
<b...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/15242How to format neural actions in a storyMichaelShttps://writing.codidact.com/users/36262015-11-09T21:46:21Z2019-12-13T12:00:31Z<p>I'm writing a short story with androids and cybernetically enhanced humans who have access to neural interfaces. Essentially, they open up some kind of computer terminal, but it's via internal s...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/15150Having a character quote an entire stanza of a poemMatthew Brown aka Lord Matthttps://writing.codidact.com/users/19172015-11-02T12:42:53Z2019-12-13T12:00:31Z<p>I am working on a long form fiction item. In this one of the characters will quote the first stanza from a poem. Normally with speech, one opens quotes, adds the text, and closes quotes. However...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/14961Writing a trail guide for mountain bike trails - advice on the processAndrew Welchhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/18402015-10-15T07:53:10Z2019-12-13T12:00:31Z<p>I'm writing a trail guide about mountain bike trails in a little known Eastern European country. </p>
<p>I have many maps and trails but I would like some advice about which software to use to ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/14955How do you properly add paragraphs into a research paper?Ninahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/37092015-10-14T22:39:44Z2019-12-13T12:00:31Z<p>I'm writing an MLA formatted research paper and want to add the following into my paper.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Legislature</p>
<p>The Legislative branch is Parliament, comprised of the He...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/14266Position of Footnote on PageSam Thttps://writing.codidact.com/users/35712015-08-11T13:25:20Z2019-12-13T12:00:30Z<p>This question isn't about a case that I have a problem with; it's just a purely hypothetical thing that I've been thinking about.</p>
<p>Suppose you are writing a book or maybe an article for a...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/14194How to format common words that are made "special"?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602015-08-05T15:25:23Z2019-12-13T12:00:30Z<p>In my novel, there's something that the characters refer to as "darkness". It symbolizes the bad thoughts of depressed/suicidal people.</p>
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<p>A short silence. I imagined Joel no...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/12411Should I drop the quotation marks in a chapter that consists mostly on a character telling a story?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602015-02-25T08:42:51Z2019-12-13T12:00:28Z<p>The structure looks like this:</p>
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<p><strong>Chapter 10</strong></p>
<p>(...)</p>
<p>And so Cath began telling me her tale. Which turned out to be grimmer
than I'd e...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/12748Should I write "also known as" in full or as an acronym (aka)?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602015-04-02T03:24:01Z2019-12-13T12:00:28Z<p>Example:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>It was located in the East Coast National Scenic Area, also known as<br>
<strong>China's Last Unspoiled Land</strong>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Is that how it shou...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/11797When to use normal caps and small caps in fiction?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602014-12-09T15:43:17Z2019-12-13T12:00:27Z<p>Sometimes I don't know which one to use. For instance, what kind should I use when referring to the stamping on a t-shirt?</p>
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<p>Mark wore a t-shirt that said, SAVE WATER, DRINK...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/11715Should I use ellipses or em dashes to denote pauses in speech?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602014-11-28T12:20:46Z2019-12-13T12:00:26Z<blockquote>
<p>I flipped open its latch and peered inside. A—gold tooth?</p>
<p>I flipped open its latch and peered inside. A ... gold tooth?</p>
<hr>
<p>Was it an elephant? No, e...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/10712Sluglines for same location but different periods, real and imaginedSpiffeahhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/26912014-07-14T05:48:28Z2019-12-13T12:00:23Z<p>I'm writing a short film that has the vast majority scenes set in a pub, with the main male character about to approach a woman, and he imagines/projects some of the possibilities of this - it g...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9954How do I search for tick marks not smart quotes in Word?Leon Conradhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/24902014-03-07T11:07:20Z2019-12-13T12:00:22Z<p>I'm doing a proofing check of a book prior to submitting to publication and want to make sure it's as neat as possible before doing so.</p>
<p>Recently, I've had to merge two versions of the do...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9827Capitalization of personal event nameslswimhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/24592014-02-11T03:21:30Z2019-12-13T12:00:21Z<p>I am working with a friend on a essay and we have encountered a capitalization question. The book we are analyzing is <em>The Assault</em> by Harry Mulisch. The central event in the book is the ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9770Script Writing as it pertains to TV and Radio linesuser6796https://writing.codidact.com/users/24282014-02-02T14:06:25Z2019-12-13T12:00:21Z<p>If a Radio or TV needs to be audible. How is that written in a Script? Is it written like the characters, or is written in the description in parentheses? </p>
https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9396Are there straightforward instructions for MS WORD 2013 for numbering in different formats, yet maintaining a chronological count?FountainpenLadyhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/23592013-12-24T05:54:18Z2019-12-13T12:00:20Z<p>I have a master's thesis in the humanities undergoing its final throes before readers' examinations. The university's formatting rules are, understandably, very strict and, unfortunately, demand...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9041Should I italicise when the protagonist quote other character's words?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602013-11-12T16:00:25Z2019-12-13T12:00:19Z<p>For example in a story I'm writing a character says the following:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Be careful,” An-Mei said, ignoring my question. “No matter what,
don't get close to her.”</p>
</block...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/8951How to indicate emphasis in plain text manuscriptsDale Hartley Emeryhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/2652013-10-27T22:40:17Z2019-12-13T12:00:19Z<p>Some short story markets (e.g. Daily Science Fiction) request manuscripts in plain text. How do you indicate emphasis in a plain text manuscript?</p>
https://writing.codidact.com/posts/8945How to format and where to place the "thanks" section for websites in a book?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602013-10-27T11:07:43Z2019-12-13T12:00:19Z<p>I just finished a "long" <a href="http://www.scribophile.com/authors/alexandro-chen/works/ghost-earthquake-part-1-of-3/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">short story</a>. And I want to include a sectio...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/7640Background speech with foreground dialogueJerryhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/19422013-04-27T16:34:45Z2019-12-13T12:00:16Z<p>A few days ago, I stumbled upon an issue of the type; meaning I had two characters talking between themselves and another character talking in the background; actually delivering a speech.</p>
...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/7277How should I format a non fiction book with Scrivener?Shantnu Tiwarihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6222013-02-26T20:56:57Z2019-12-13T12:00:15Z<p>I have written mainly novels in Scrivener, and am now thinking of writing a small non-fiction work (which I will self publish).</p>
<p>When writing a novel, you just keep typing til you reach t...