I, for one, wasn't looking forward to starting my day with a slaughter. Which, really, just goes to show how much I've grown

Anya ,'Sleeper'


The Great Write Way, Chapter Two: Twice upon a time...  

A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.


lisah - May 10, 2006 8:13:10 am PDT #6670 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

I never use Master Document and I work with 100+ page docs all the time. With my largest doc (300+ pages) I keep it in separate chapters when in draft and then put it in one document at the end and add the table of contents and that's worked out pretty well. I never, ever use automatic numbering (except for page numbers in the footers). That's a recipe for fuckedupedness.


Allyson - May 10, 2006 8:22:44 am PDT #6671 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I can't believe there isn't a program like what screenplay writers use.


Pix - May 10, 2006 8:24:03 am PDT #6672 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.

I like Master Document when I can remember how to use it.


deborah grabien - May 10, 2006 8:28:19 am PDT #6673 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

Of course, long docs in Word are also notoriously buggy.

I've been lucky, but then, there's no graphics or tricky formatting or anything for straight fiction submission format; it's my Word doc default and it's yet to mess with me.

I imagine that a document with graphics, imported text, bullets, footnotes etc would have the potential to be buggy as hell.


Volans - May 10, 2006 8:31:53 am PDT #6674 of 10001
move out and draw fire

I use a separate document for each chapter and then create my own master document. Word's is aw.ful.

This does mean that I have to print and collate manually, but the ToC and index are in the master and they come out right.


deborah grabien - May 10, 2006 8:32:25 am PDT #6675 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.

BTW, I've got a story - The Gravekeeper, based on "Long Black Veil", in this anthology.

This will likely be the first in a series of these, assuming it sells. Second would likely be Bob Dylan, and that one might have stories by both erika and me.

So here's hoping it sells.


Typo Boy - May 10, 2006 9:25:45 am PDT #6676 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I imagine that a document with graphics, imported text, bullets, footnotes etc would have the potential to be buggy as hell.

Sobs.

IOW Yup.

Question - if you do chapters in seperate documents, how do manage cross referencing on end notes?


lisah - May 10, 2006 9:34:36 am PDT #6677 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

how do manage cross referencing on end notes?

umm...I don't have end notes. I imagine that would be a pain.


Allyson - May 10, 2006 10:03:55 am PDT #6678 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Man. I can't believe how much Word blows.

However! I have a new poll:

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Typo Boy - May 10, 2006 11:24:05 am PDT #6679 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Question: you can send out multiple queries correct? But if they ask for a book proposal (not yet), then one publisher at a time, cause evaluating a book proposal is major work for editor and publishing staff - true?