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Impromptu #threadstorm on how I manually publish #huntingmidnight serial stories.
I have the story parts ready to go on a program called Scrivener. I copy-paste a section to Google Docs for potential #nft book formatting.
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Impromptu #threadstorm on how I manually publish #huntingmidnight serial stories.
I have the story parts ready to go on a program called Scrivener. I copy-paste a section to Google Docs for potential #nft book formatting.
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Next, template-execution. I also have cover image designed in Canva. I make a copy, change the name, advance the Part number, pick a new icon. Download the image.
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I find the last part I published, open up its edit pane in Ecency. Copy-paste into a new post, copy-paste title, change title for the new part. Copy URL of last part.
Scrolling up, I replace the "Last" nav with the URL I just copied.
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Adjust the "continued in" part, then delete all the story. I replace this with a placeholder, usually something like "werds" so I can find it easier.
Change the H2, change the other Last nav, replace image.
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Next I copy the Google Doc story into Microsoft Word, coz I have to add manual hard returns else Hive's editor smushes all the paragraphs together.
Find replace with this handy formula:
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The result can be copied into the Hive/Ecency editor w/ paragraphing preserved. Next I have to hunt for italics and manually reapply because Word and Docs won't translate the markdown over. Annoying!
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I add tags to the post and place it in #scholarandscribe. The Peakd Template system would save me this step, but I like Ecency points & it takes me like 20s to do so I make that tradeoff, lol.
Next: double check all the stuff.
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Tinker with advanced settings:
Peakd template only helps with the first and last bit, so again, Ecency points > 10s it saves me ha.
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Triple check all settings, hit publish! Not done yet:
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Now we're done! (Unless there's an NFT Bookmark to make but that's a different process).
Seems like a lot, but it usually only takes me 5–10 mins, and gives me the opportunity to do last minute edits on the story.
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Check out the #huntingmidnight index post here!
https://peakd.com/scholarandscribe/@jfuji/hunting-midnight-a-serial-story
#scholarandscribe
That was a great thread. I must admit that your Story parts always look so professional.
Great way you do things. The Word and Google docs annoying I agree about the non formatting. Going to bookmark this thread!
Hope it works...
Hey, thank you! I do try and make sure the formatting is polished for a good Reader experience :)
One day maybe someone will automate the process for me, but for now this works!
Yes. first impressions count too.