Description
Return a story's share of an anthology word budget.
Story planning separates the order of telling from fictional chronology, continuity records and practical writing budgets. Explicit labels, counts and invented calendar rules can make a local convention consistent without deciding narrative quality or inferring facts from manuscript prose.
Return a story's share of an anthology word budget.
When to use this tool
Use Anthology Story Length Share when checking a supplied story-continuity, chronology, calendar or drafting-budget convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter storyWords, anthologyWords, reservedWords. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read share, unreservedWords. Use the output convention below.
Return a story's share of an anthology word budget. Require positive whole anthologyWords and nonnegative storyWords/reservedWords whose sum fits; share = story/anthology, unreservedWords = anthology-story-reserved.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| storyWords | Story Words | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| anthologyWords | Anthology Words | Required. Safe integer; minimum 1. |
| reservedWords | Reserved Words | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| share | Dimensionless numerator/denominator ratio under the explicit basis above. | Required. Finite number. |
| unreservedWords | Unreserved Words | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"storyWords": 8000,
"anthologyWords": 80000,
"reservedWords": 2000
},
"output": {
"share": 0.1,
"unreservedWords": 70000
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Counts are supplied; no manuscript is counted and no editorial allocation is recommended.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the manuscript, scene outline and the chosen style/calendar policy for a complete editorial review; interpret numerical budgets in their narrative context.
References
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