Through joy and through sorrow, I wrote. Through hunger and through thirst, I wrote. Through good report and through ill report, I wrote. Through sunshine and through moonshine, I wrote. What I wrote it is unnecessary to say.
— Edgar Allen Poe

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What do the various suggestion styles mean?

There are currently four types of suggestions for stories: realistic, bizzare, crazy and llama. They can be used by authors to control the style of their stories.

For instance: imagine that there is a drama story in progress. The story focuses around an individual - let's call him Bob - who moved to a new city after having a fairly painful divorce. He attempts to begin rebuilding his life. Examples for each comment style will follow.

Realistic: Suggestions must pay heed to the story flow, and should give scenarios that could feasibly occur based on the events of the story. Suggestions should not be overly fanciful, should use actual story elements in plot suggestions, and should stick with the story genre. An example:

Bob finds his neighbour's dog digging up his garden. Annoyed, he takes the dog back, only to find out that she's an attractive woman.

Bizzare: Suggestions should pay heed to the story flow, but suggested scenarios need not be expected or logically consistent. Suggestions should use actual story elements in plot suggestions, but can explore more unexpected or disconnected paths for characters and events. An example:

Bob wakes up one morning to discover that he has been kidnapped.

Crazy: Suggestions do not need to pay more than lip service to the events of the story; anything can be suggested. This means that suggestions can suggest literally anything. They do not need to match up with what has happened before, and any references to actual story elements can be counted as lucky. An example:

A wave of invading space hamsters enslaves Bob's neighbourhood. Armed only with a flashlight and an Etch-a-Sketch, he must save the day.

Llama: Suggestions can suggest anything, as long as a llama is involved. Anything goes, just make sure you get a llama involved somewhere. An example:

Bob adopts an orphaned Peruvian dancing llama after his aged cat passes away.


What is page tagging?

Page tagging is a simple way to remember where you are in a multi-page story. Simply click the "Tag this page" link, and the site will remember that page. When next you visit the story, it will automatically re-open on the tagged page. Think of it as an electronic bookmark for your reading. You can configure automatic page tagging in your profile.


Why can't I edit pages after posting them?

Pages cannot be edited after they have received suggestions. If you wish to make editions to your page, ensure that they are made before any suggestions are posted. If you believe that you'll want to modify a page further before displaying it to the public, you can flag it as "draft". Draft pages are not displayed to the public.