 | Archive: Getting Started Creating a Story | |
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You're an exited, new writer, and after registering on our site, the first thing you may want to do is publish your story. To do this is relatively simple, but it WILL require some patience on your part. That will be explained in a moment. I |
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| Archive: The In's and Out's of Validation | |
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Validation is described simply as a way for the staff of HPFF to ensure that improper content does not enter our site. Some members, through inexperience or ignorance or even malice try to publish content that is inappropriate or that does not follow ou |
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| Archive: Banners | |
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Nothing attracts readers to your story like a good banner. It is an immediate visual representation of what can be found within your story, and is eye-catching as well. But the entire subject of banners can be a little confusing to new authors. Putting |
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| Archive: Chapter Pictures/Images | |
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Your story and chapters can be greatly enhanced by a nice chapter image, a picture you put into a chapter that helps spruce it up visually. Creating and inserting a chapter image is a 3-step process:1. Create a chapter image |
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| Archive: Editing A Chapter | |
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Once you have had your story/chapters validated and viewable to the public, you may want to go back in and edit something, either to correct a typo or to change a sub-plot. This is perfectly okay as part of the creative process. However, changes made to |
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| Archive: Formatting Your Story (bold, italics, etc) | |
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Formatting refers to things like use of italics, bold, section separating lines, and colored text. Formatting, when used properly, can spruce up your story and help give emphasis to certain lines and sections. Formatting also helps your readers comprehe |
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| Archive: Deleting A Story | |
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Things to Think About Before Removing a StoryBefore you decide to delete one of your stories, you should think about the consequences:- |
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| Archive: Reviews | |
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For each chapter you read of a story in the Archives, you have the capability of leaving a review. A review is a simple box where you can leave your name/penname, and a message to the author to let them know what you thought of their chapter. You do not |
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| Archive: Favorites & Favorites Management | |
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Registered users have a function only available to them called Favorites Management. This enables you to keep track of your favorite authors and stories by a simple click of the button. You can then retrieve that favorite item rather than relying on a |
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| Archive: Beta Readers | |
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What is a Beta Reader? A Beta Reader is a person who reads through your story, before or after you post it, and gives input on the story. What your beta will do depends on the relationsh |
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