bookbuilder

A tool for writers using simple text editors. Write Character POVs in individual files, then combine them into a single file:

example

input files

luke.txt

// hoth_battle
"That armor's too strong for blasters!"
// visits_yoda
"Hey, that's my dinner!"
// fights_vader
"That's not true! That's impossible!"

han.txt

// meteor_worm
"All right, Chewie, let's get out of here!"
// cloud_city
"This deal's getting worse all the time!"

esb_chapters.txt

luke_hoth_battle
han_meteor_worm
luke_visits_yoda
han_cloud_city
luke_fights_vader

output

empire_strikes_back.txt

"That armor's too strong for blasters!"
"All right, Chewie, let's get out of here!"
"Hey, that's my dinner!"
"This deal's getting worse all the time!"
"That's not true! That's impossible!"

command

> python bookbuilder.py esb_chapters.txt empire_strikes_back.txt luke.txt han.txt