Description
Append one unfinished-word marker unless already present.
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.
Append one unfinished-word marker unless already present.
When to use this tool
Use Dialogue Interruption Unfinished Word Hyphen when checking a supplied story-continuity, chronology, calendar or drafting-budget convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter fragment, marker. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read marked. Use the output convention below.
Append one unfinished-word marker unless already present. Require nonempty fragment and marker; preserve fragment when it ends with marker, otherwise concatenate marker.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| fragment | Fragment | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| marker | Marker | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| marked | Marked | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"fragment": "hel",
"marker": "—"
},
"output": {
"marked": "hel—"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This literal suffix operation does not recognize interrupted speech or select a typographic convention.
- 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.
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
Similar or alternative tools
- Dialogue Attribution Speaker Turn Index
Return a supplied dialogue line's speaker-turn index.
- Manuscript Dialogue Dash Role
Compare a dialogue or interruption dash with supplied marker conventions.