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Meta Questionable Promotions!

I notice we have a dearth of activity on this site. With a relatively small number of active users, perhaps we can add a tab to the "Questions" Page. We have Activity, Age, Score as sorting algori...

4 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Planning story using layers, compartmentalization, and time

Plot, environment, characters, each one is a layer in a story. Each layer is also a compartment for further layers that are internally affected by external changes in their own, unique way, and eac...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Atlas‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I organize my writing process?

Let's say there are elements of good writing such as: Characters, Conflict, Dialogue, Ideas, Mood, Plot, Scene, Style and World You want to start focusing on one of them. Which do you think is th...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Lady Fickle‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Good writing software for tracking information/facts (for Man vs Nature plot)

I have been looking for a writing software, but while I have seen a number of mentions about how this or that program helps you keep track of characters, I haven't seen any mentions of ones that ar...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Kaine‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Need guidance on my writing method

I have decided to take up writing as a hobby. First because I have so many ideas and like creating things. Second, because I enjoy it so far and thirdly, I like the idea that if my writing is any g...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by JBP‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Database for Characters?

I have been on the search (passively, that is) for some sort of database type tool to put characters in. I would want/need the basic stuff (height, birthdate, skin color, hair color, etc.) but I wo...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by HelloBeautifulChild‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Writing many entries/articles, storing them, and browsing them

I'm looking for software that will permit me to write articles of various sizes, with a title and tags for each article. The program should store the content, and then allow me to browse (whether f...

2 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by user2300440‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Alternative to mindmap software

I would like some alternatives to using a mindmap to organize my thoughts while writing. Mindmapping is good, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't preserve the sequence/order, therefore it makes thin...

2 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by drhanlau‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do I organize a paragraph that lists several steps after an introduction?

I have a paragraph like below: A hypothetical solution is like this: first, we can use a table to record entries. These entries are imported from a library. . ..... Basically, this paragraph ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11y ago by misteryes‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Organization for epic fantasy writing [closed]

Possible Duplicate: Organizing your Universe? I have some issues on the organization of my fantasy story. For instance there are many factions that come into play during the story and ...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Joze‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Do writers use highlighting to clarify ideas in their work in progress?

In programming we often use syntax highlight in order to have a better picture of what the role of particular bits of code is (using different colours). I wonder if writers do something similar - ...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is my essay on group learning clear and well-organized?

I'm looking for all-around advice on this essay (I'm a foreign student, and learning English), but primarily, I wanted to ask is whether my essay is well-organized and clear enough. I mean, the fir...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by xzhu‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What tools do you use for your writing journal?

I usually keep a notepad and pen with me at all times. So, if I'm out thinking about a story and a scene or a bit of dialogue comes to mind, I write it down for recall later. I also keep a list of ...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Slick23‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A If I wouldn't want to read the story, is writing it still a good idea?

I struggle with forming full-fledged ideas. I'll come up with a snippet of an idea, have a hard time fleshing the idea out, and then lose interest before the idea becomes an actual story concept. ...

5 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Alexis Strain‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Where do I start?

Let’s say I’ve created an outline, have explored my characters properly, and have properly broken down each scene to an appropriate level of detail. I know the story, I know the pacing, and I know ...

5 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Liath‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to revise your "setting bible"

When it comes to revising/reformatting a setting bible (for a video game) to make the setting more internally consistent and better organized, which place is the best part of a setting bible to loo...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by InterstellarTK‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Tools for organising anthologies

I'm looking for software or markup/markdown based tools for organising anthologies selected from a large number of short pieces of writing. In this case it's poems, but the content of the individua...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Bob says reinstate Monica‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I keep up with my co-author's detail creation?

Keeping track of details invented for a work of fiction is never simple, often requiring writing bibles and continuity editors. But when two people are working on the same book simultaneously, then...

0 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Standback‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A What are tips / techniques to manage the consistency of a plot encompassing several subplots ?

When I lay out a plot consisting of interwoven threads, one of the most annoying things is to manage effectively the factual, logical consistency of the whole. In order to be more effective and di...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Max Bolondi‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to share the work, if writing fiction in a team?

How should one split up the work between two people? Should one write the even-numbered chapters and the other the odd-numbered? Does each person tell the story from the point of view of a differen...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Mnementh‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can I deal with an overload of writing projects?

I'm formulating a habit where I create too many writing projects. I'll work on a project, and things will go fine, until I have this incredible idea and I start writing on it. This continues overti...

2 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Zolani13‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How can a new writer make a realistic estimate of his work rate?

This question relates to my earlier question Habits and routines for my first tech writing job which I was told to split into two parts. My first technical writing / translation gig starts soon. A...

1 answer  ·  posted 12y ago by Pitarou‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to effectively document a product composed of complex microservices?

I have a highly flexible software product consisting of a series of loosely coupled microservices. Each component is effective at a single job, but may be dependent on inputs from other services. I...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Jason Fox‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Presenting documentation for a large software product

My documentation team supports a massive software product, over 30 modules. These modules are individually licensed, so one customer might pay for all the modules where another might only pay to us...

3 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by uxtynuxty‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write about things which depend on each other

I am writing a technical documentation about a product. Now problem is there are many interrelated and interdependent concepts. I am just confused how to put them in order. I mean if I talk about f...

4 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by itsaboutcode‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Organizing categories and tags for a writing blog

I've started a writing blog (specifically for research and other information about my novel in progress) with Wordpress and am having a very difficult time with categorization. In other blogs I've...

0 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Creating and keeping track of characters

I admit to finding this an insurmountable task. My novel has dozens of characters. My first problem wasn't keeping track of them, but creating them. Modern Day: My 20th century characters were ...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How to write a joint book with each writer writing a character?

I have been looking through various books with a dungeon being the main character. Regardless of the book, however, the character had to gain a physical body in order to forward the plot, which I ...

2 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Maiko Chikyu‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A How do you keep track of projects/ideas until you have time to write them down?

I've read the answers to this question but they focus on getting ideas written down pretty much as they occur, that's not my issue, I have both digital and analog methods for doing so with me at al...

1 answer  ·  posted 5y ago by Ash‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Are there tools/software for planning your story using nested mindmaps and references to characters?

I've been looking for a certain piece of software for a long time, but I never quite found something that matches what I need. I'm a very visually oriented guy, the best way for me to keep track of...

3 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by noClue‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Is it better to repeat steps listed elsewhere in a manual, or to refer the reader to where the steps are listed elsewhere in the manual?

We have a tool that we cannot replace that does not support single sourcing. As a result, with instructions that involve the same node, we either repeat the same dozen steps over and over, or refer...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Lefty G Balogh‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Considering the audience for technical publications

At work we provide three types of technical document, aimed at different kinds of users : The Quick Start Guide. Single laminated sheet, illustrations and basic explanation. The handbook. A5 form...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by ItWasLikeThatWhenIGotHere‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Way to create an interactive dictionary for Google Docs?

I'm using Google Docs to both write a story and to create a dictionary of sorts for ease of writing. I'm trying to figure out a way that I can either have a word suggestion box pop up on Google Doc...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Marcus Mravik‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A External folders in scrivener?

I have a couple of folders with artwork, maps etc. I would like to include this folders to my scrivener project but I don't know how. The furthest I've got is to drag files from folder to Scrivene...

0 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Invader Zim‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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Q&A Simple way/techniques of arranging all the ideas and scenes in a plot?

Sometimes, I get confused as I add more and more ideas and scenes in a plot, is there any way of arranging these?

0 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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