XML-Grammar-Fiction

CPAN distribution implementing an XML grammar and a lightweight markup language for stories, novels and other fiction.


Keywords
fanfiction, fiction-xml, filmmaking, hacktoberfest, html, html5, lightweight-markup-language, markup, markup-language, prose, screenplay, xhtml, xhtml5, xml
License
MIT

Documentation

Sources for XML-Grammar-Fiction which comprises of:

  • Screenplay-XML

  • Screenplay-Text

  • Fiction-XML

  • Fiction-Text

These can be converted to XHTML5 and to PDF.

The CPAN sources are under perl/ . There’s also a ctags generation file under build.

Note: we do not use the Hollywood-blessed screenplay format because it is boring, finicky and requires a lot of time to prepare, and is the antithesis of "hacking"/action heroism. For more info, see:

Examples: