diff --git a/design/kickstarter/project_page.md b/design/kickstarter/project_page.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..825a3db6 --- /dev/null +++ b/design/kickstarter/project_page.md @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +# What is Writer Studio + +Writer Studio is my personal open-source project designed with writer needs +in mind. An market word processor comes with too much unused features that +people don't use or gives their computer virus. Writer Studio tries to be +a new distaction free writing software that will focus more than creative +writing and allow you do all things needed for writing project. + +# Who am I? + +(a paragraph explainning how the project be could be a underdog story) + +1. is a underdog story + - struggle with language + - not fit into a ESL program (that I think it suppose to fit everyone) + - actually, I was told it fit everyone at info session + - struggle with social life, get isolated from grade 6, not much friends before + - on mental disablity check and never have an taxable income + +(a paragraph of why I doing this project, and how it ends up on KickStarter.) + +1. doing project like this keeps me from suicide +2. wants a creative writing software that is free to use, distraction free and + comes with good writing features +3. natually the idea develops beyond creative writing to become useful to + even more people +4. nows lives in a quiet corner on GitHub, but unlike me, the project seemed to + want go out in the world + +# Features + +1. Main Purpose + - a software that done everything you needed from brainstorm to final draft + - has no features that you don't use + - e.g. marco which only show up in people minds as virus + - using best practice of both file managment and writing; meaning: + 1. following the writing guide: brainstorming, outline, writing, + editing, formatting + 2. using folder structure to keep the project together and organized + 3. using industry standard formats, reduceing the need of you get + frustrate over mess format + - things from a creative writing software + 1. writing goals + 2. distaction free gui + 3. note taking +2. What's done: + - to do list + - research note system + - exporting PDF file in a professional manuscript format (with some extra) + - distraction free GUI (needs testing) + - navigation with heading and notes + - a working writing program +3. What needed to be done + - an interface not depending on knowing a custom markup language + - project managing system + - brainstorming, researching, editing and custom format system + - Android tablet version (because some writers write outside of home). + - spell check + - file version and editing recording + - backup and auto-save +4. Additional expansion + 1. an office (and business management class) to hire more help + 2. paid plugins that is more focus on a topic and even more standardization + 3. professional printing from inside the software to you with envlopes ready + to be send + 4. scented romanace letters, out of date, but it sure grab attension