Notebook.ai

@Riorlyne September 08, 2018

Hi lovely writers,

I have been making some tutorials for Notebook.ai and would love to know what sort of tutorials would be helpful for the community on here. If you have a suggestion, please share!

EDIT: To clarify, I’ve been making tutorials more along the lines of using Notebook.ai (how to create a custom category, how to delete a character) than the actual story writing or worldbuilding aspect.

EDIT: I’ll put a list here of topics I’ve already covered and intend to cover so replies don’t get lost in future posts.

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Add images
Set up or edit profile picture
Tips on critiquing
Tips on roleplaying

Deleted user September 08, 2018

How to write engaging fight scenes

@Riorlyne September 08, 2018

How to write engaging fight scenes

Oof, that would be a tricky one! While I’ve written a few scenes involving fighting, they are definitely not my forte!

To clarify, I’ve been making tutorials more along the lines of using Notebook.ai (how to create a custom category, how to delete a character) than the actual story writing or worldbuilding aspect.

@andrew Admin September 08, 2018

Mod Admin

Stickying this for now :)

Deleted user September 08, 2018

how to write a actual good first chapter.

@ninja_violinist September 08, 2018

I'm not sure if this is within your scope when it comes to tutorials, but it'd be really convenient to have a list of all the formatting code things (like the asterisks for italics, or < b> for bold, or the three dashes for a line break).
80% of my struggle is hunting for posts to quote so I can then figure out how people did a certain formatting thing and it'd be cool to have it all in one spot, I guess.

@MacaroniElephant September 08, 2018

I agree with @ninja_violinist, I have to do that all the time too. Even finding out how to add images to forum posts was a bit of a scavenger hunt.

@Riorlyne September 09, 2018

Stickying this for now :)

Thanks, @andrew (Our Supreme Lord and Overseer)!

@ninja_violinist and @MacaroniElephant - that's a good idea!

@Riorlyne September 09, 2018

@ninja_violinist and @MacaroniElephant - I have added a formatting-posts guide to the tutorial thread I linked in my first post, and I will eventually put it together as a Google doc too. If there are any formatting elements you think I’ve missed, let me know and I’ll make sure they go in.

@MacaroniElephant September 09, 2018

Ah, wow, that's super helpful! Thanks for making all of these, I'm sure lots of people will be so grateful.

@SaltyLasagna September 11, 2018

How to send private messages (I've noticed that a lot of new users have trouble with this)

@Riorlyne September 11, 2018

@SaltyLasagna - Thank you, that’s a great idea! I’ll add it to the to do list.

@Riorlyne September 12, 2018

How to send private messages

This tutorial is now finished. :)

@SaltyLasagna September 12, 2018

Thanks!

@CW-BornConfuzzledLeftILoveYa September 17, 2018

how to write a actual good first chapter.

THANK YOU

NOpe September 17, 2018

How to critique something in the best possible way

@Riorlyne September 17, 2018

How to critique something in the best possible way

@NOpe, that’s a great idea! It might end up being more of a list of tips than a tutorial, but I’d love to do something like that.

@Becfromthedead September 18, 2018

If you do other lists of tips, I think it might be a good idea to do one on "how to roleplay." I don't mean etiquette and stuff. I mean showing how to RP well. Like what makes a thorough response, a good character (for example, not being that person who puts down 3 very generic personality traits), and maybe how to start one (like making sure you have a plot/structure so it doesn't fall apart). Just a suggestion, if you could make it work.

@SaltyLasagna September 18, 2018

I think tips on roleplaying etiquette would be more important. There are a lot of beginner RPrs out there who don't really know the basics, and they need to. All of the "professional" stuff should come second, in my opinion.

@Becfromthedead September 18, 2018

Yeah, but a lot of that is under RP rules, so I figured it was (mostly) covered. Although it wouldn’t hurt to have some of that on a tutorial/tip list too.

@SaltyLasagna September 18, 2018

I mean somebody should talk about the unspoken rules. Like always use good grammar, don't use one liners, develop characters as much as possible, don't ever control other people's characters, don't discriminate against anyone in any way (I had a problem with this and I'm still bitter about it lol), take all of the nasty to the inbox, etc.

@Becfromthedead September 18, 2018

True, true. (Especially for one-liners and character development because those are big rp pet peeves of mine that I see a lot.)

@SaltyLasagna September 18, 2018

Yeah. I was doing a one on one once and the person was like "I'm not gonna fill out the template, I never do lol and I don't really have him developed" and I was just like ???????

@CW-BornConfuzzledLeftILoveYa September 18, 2018

I think tips on roleplaying etiquette would be more important. There are a lot of beginner RPrs out there who don't really know the basics, and they need to. All of the "professional" stuff should come second, in my opinion.

Hello! I just wanted to say that I have started a topic on this under "Wildcard Roleplaying". Feel free to check it out!

@CW-BornConfuzzledLeftILoveYa September 18, 2018

Hello, @Riorlyne , I was just wondering…

Do you mind if I make some of these suggestions (not the ones that you've already made) into a post thing? I would probably make the suggestion, "How to Roleplay" into a topic thing. May I?

@Riorlyne October 19, 2018

Tutorials have been updated to include how to link to other pages in a linking field or text field. :)

Deleted user October 20, 2018

how to change your profile pictur

@Riorlyne October 22, 2018

how to change your profile pictur

@"ghosy is an egg" That’s a good idea. :)

@Riorlyne October 23, 2018

Tutorials have been updated to include how to add and remove contributors in a universe. :)

@Riorlyne October 25, 2018

Updated with how to edit username and how to create private fields. :)

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