You know what I hate?

[ThisAdamGuy]

I hate when I come up with a new idea for the book I'm writing, but for it to make sense I have to introduce it earlier in the story. So I go back, find the perfect spot to insert a new chapter to plant the seed for what's going to happen later, and then...oh, right. I just completely screwed up the chapter numbers, didn't I? *Siiiigh* Fine, let's get them fixed. Chapter Fifteen Sixteen. Chapter Sixteen Seventeen. Chapter Seventeen Eighteen.

*An ungodly amount of time later*

Chapter Fifty Five Fifty Six. Chapter Fifty Six Fifty Seven. Finally! Now I can get back to work on the...hmm. That new chapter is kind of long. Maybe I should split it into two chapters.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Heh - with Between Worlds I wound up having to split four early chapters into seven when I submitted it to PocketFM. Wound up with such a messed-up sequence, I just jumped a few numbers on what was here (and I'm not sure my actual electronic version on Google Docs is correct anymore)...

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

Heh - with Between Worlds I wound up having to split four early chapters into seven when I submitted it to PocketFM. Wound up with such a messed-up sequence, I just jumped a few numbers on what was here (and I'm not sure my actual electronic version on Google Docs is correct anymore)...

I wish there was a way to make it automatic. Kinda like how in Excel you can put "=E2+F5" to add the two cells together, except it keeps track of the other times you've typed "chapter" or something like that. "Chapter [countword='chapter']" or something like that. (I have no idea how coding or programming works, can you tell?)

 

[whitesculptor]

May be the reason people put chapter titles rather than numbers in some stories

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

May be the reason people put chapter titles rather than numbers in some stories

I don't think I've ever read a book that just had chapter titles. It's always [Chapter Number]: [Chapter Title].

 

[CharlesEBrown]

I wish there was a way to make it automatic. Kinda like how in Excel you can put "=E2+F5" to add the two cells together, except it keeps track of the other times you've typed "chapter" or something like that. "Chapter [countword='chapter']" or something like that. (I have no idea how coding or programming works, can you tell?)

There is (or was, at least - haven't used it extensively for two editions) in Word but I haven't found anything like that in Google Docs unless you make every chapter its own Tab (I reserve that for notes, distinct arcs and side stuff and keep the main file in one place, until it starts glitching and I have to open a second tab for it).

 

[DireBadger]

You know what I hate? Onion rings. I mean, there's a ton of cool stuff you can do with onions, but instead you just like..dunk it in gooey flour and water, coat it with more flour, and call it food? ick.

oh, yeah, and chapter numbers suck, but so does cleaning your driveway. It's just gotta be done occasionally.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

I don't think I've ever read a book that just had chapter titles. It's always [Chapter Number]: [Chapter Title].

If it's anthologies, like some of mine are, it's just the title. *^^*

 

[ThisAdamGuy]

If it's anthologies, like some of mine are, it's just the title. *^^*

Well that's different. Anthologies are a bunch of standalone stories put together in one book, so it wouldn't make sense to label them as "chapter one, chapter two" etc.

 

[LeilaniOtter]

Well that's different. Anthologies are a bunch of standalone stories put together in one book, so it wouldn't make sense to label them as "chapter one, chapter two" etc.

Unless it was a longer story; I have a few where I use "Part one, Part Two" etc.

 

[Assurbanipal_II]

I hate when I come up with a new idea for the book I'm writing, but for it to make sense I have to introduce it earlier in the story. So I go back, find the perfect spot to insert a new chapter to plant the seed for what's going to happen later, and then...oh, right. I just completely screwed up the chapter numbers, didn't I? *Siiiigh* Fine, let's get them fixed. Chapter Fifteen Sixteen. Chapter Sixteen Seventeen. Chapter Seventeen Eighteen.

*An ungodly amount of time later*

Chapter Fifty Five Fifty Six. Chapter Fifty Six Fifty Seven. Finally! Now I can get back to work on the...hmm. That new chapter is kind of long. Maybe I should split it into two chapters.

That is the reason why I aa using an Arc structure~.

 

[LuoirM]

This is quite an unprecedented story

 

[ArcadiaBlade]

Hey. At least you don't have ADHD and OCD fighting for control when writing.

Me: Finally! Just a few more words and this chapter is done-

OCD: bro. I think some paragraphs earlier, you might have some grammatical errors that needs to fix.

Me: Oh shit! I forgot about that. I was gonna fix that after writing the whole chapter-

ADHD: Don't listen to him bro. Just finish the chapter and move on. We just got a new idea for the upcoming chapter and I don't wanna waste anymore time trying to stick that idea into your head. There's also that idea, another idea and another...

Me: R-right. I just need finish this and go back after writing...

OCD: Again? This is the 1000 times this week. Are you sure you gonna release this pile of shit without editing them? We ain't posting this until you edit the chapter. Understood?

Me: I-i know. I don't want to end up with another review that summons god that took out the lights like last time.

ADHD: You know what? Screw the idea. A new video from youtube just dropped and I'm too lazy to write more.

Me: But what about the chapter?

ADHD: Huh? Go to sleep? Why write right?

Me: But the chapter...

ADHD: Bruh. Just looking at you trying to write makes me so hungry right now. Screw the novel.

Procrastination: Yeah! ADHD is right. More sleep time!

 

[Worthy39]

Hey. At least you don't have ADHD and OCD fighting for control when writing.

Me: Finally! Just a few more words and this chapter is done-

OCD: bro. I think some paragraphs earlier, you might have some grammatical errors that needs to fix.

Me: Oh shit! I forgot about that. I was gonna fix that after writing the whole chapter-

ADHD: Don't listen to him bro. Just finish the chapter and move on. We just got a new idea for the upcoming chapter and I don't wanna waste anymore time trying to stick that idea into your head. There's also that idea, another idea and another...

Me: R-right. I just need finish this and go back after writing...

OCD: Again? This is the 1000 times this week. Are you sure you gonna release this pile of shit without editing them? We ain't posting this until you edit the chapter. Understood?

Me: I-i know. I don't want to end up with another review that summons god that took out the lights like last time.

ADHD: You know what? Screw the idea. A new video from youtube just dropped and I'm too lazy to write more.

Me: But what about the chapter?

ADHD: Huh? Go to sleep? Why write right?

Me: But the chapter...

ADHD: Bruh. Just looking at you trying to write makes me so hungry right now. Screw the novel.

Procrastination: Yeah! ADHD is right. More sleep time!

I can relate to about 60% of that, but I don't have ADHD. I do have everything else.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

Hey. At least you don't have ADHD and OCD fighting for control when writing.

Me: Finally! Just a few more words and this chapter is done-

OCD: bro. I think some paragraphs earlier, you might have some grammatical errors that needs to fix.

Me: Oh shit! I forgot about that. I was gonna fix that after writing the whole chapter-

ADHD: Don't listen to him bro. Just finish the chapter and move on. We just got a new idea for the upcoming chapter and I don't wanna waste anymore time trying to stick that idea into your head. There's also that idea, another idea and another...

Me: R-right. I just need finish this and go back after writing...

OCD: Again? This is the 1000 times this week. Are you sure you gonna release this pile of shit without editing them? We ain't posting this until you edit the chapter. Understood?

Me: I-i know. I don't want to end up with another review that summons god that took out the lights like last time.

ADHD: You know what? Screw the idea. A new video from youtube just dropped and I'm too lazy to write more.

Me: But what about the chapter?

ADHD: Huh? Go to sleep? Why write right?

Me: But the chapter...

ADHD: Bruh. Just looking at you trying to write makes me so hungry right now. Screw the novel.

Procrastination: Yeah! ADHD is right. More sleep time!

(From Four Faces by The Who)

You must have heard of them
A kind of screwed up blend,
Split personality
Two sides to fight
And argue all night
Over coffee or tea

Well that's okay, I wouldn't mind, two shades
Or even three, and that's no joke
But with a four-way split, the pocket money's hit
And all of me is broke

 

[Ruyi]

i don't think i've ever had issues with chapter numbers, because i don't reference them anywhere anyways before finishing the story. are re-ordering chapters messing up some index page for you or something?

i do shift a lot of things around as i write the story, but i divide chapters into named chapters and then slap on the number in front as needed. (1 Title Goes here, 12 Title Goes here, etc.)