Writer Portal Help Center

A one-stop location for you to find all the answer to all of your question about the Writer's Portal!Located under the “Help” tab, the help ...

Portal: Word Wrap

To add on to our last massive search update, we’ve made an update to story searching! Before you would see something like this:The font and ...

Writer's Portal Guide 1: What To Expect

What to Expect! You’re wanting to start a story, but you’re not sure where to begin. You looked at Portal and said, “What in the world…...

Writer's Portal Guide 2: Starting Your Story in Portal

 Starting Your StoryHelpful VideoStarting in Limelight 1 The PortalTake time to explore the portal. Take note of the several tabs at th...

Writer's Portal Guide 3: Scripting Rules & Overview

Script Format Script Format OverviewYour dialogue will need to follow a strict scripting format:| CHARACTER NAME (animation)Dialogue sp...

Writer's Portal Guide 4: Stage Direction

 Stage DirectionHelpful VideosENTERING AND EXITING BACKGROUND ZONES MOVING BACKGROUNDS ZONES    Summary o...

Writer's Portal Guide 5: Placing & Animating Overlays

  Placing and Moving Overlays Helpful Video OVERLAYS  Editing Overlay Placement in a Background As a remi...

Writer's Portal Guide 6: Transitions

TransitionsHelpful VideosFADING SCENES FADES  Transitions OverviewTransitions move us from scene to scene. Episode offers an ...

Writer's Portal Guide 7: Letting Readers Choose their Name

Naming A CharacterNaming A Character OverviewAllowing the player to name a character is a fun way to personalize a story. There is a specifi...

Writer's Portal Guide 8: Extras (Background Actors)

Extras (Background Actors)  Background Actors Overview Background actors, or “Extras” as they’re often called in the biz, are the ...

Writer's Portal Guide 9: Speech Bubble Placement

Speech Bubble PlacementSpeech Bubble Placement OverviewSimple Donacode and a handy tool called the Bubble Helper allow the director to contr...

Writer's Portal Guide 10: Creating New Outfits

Creating New OutfitsCreating unique outfits for your characters are important to express their personalities and appropriate themes or setti...

Writer's Portal Guide 11: Using the Limelight Avatar Creator Feature

 The Universal Avatar Creator*This is only supported in Limelight stories. Using Reader’s Existing Profile Avatar*This is only sup...

Writer's Portal Guide 12: Adding Animations

Character Animation  Character Animation OverviewThe characters can perform basic actions to make the story more visually interesting. ...

Writer's Portal Guide 13: Advanced Character Placement

Advanced Character Placement  Spot Placement Overview Helpful VideosPlacing Characters (Classic) Lying in Beds (Classic) ...

Writer's Portal Guide 14: Synchronous Action & Direction

Synchronous Action & DirectionUsing the AmpersandThe ampersand (&) can be used in place of the at-sign (@) to allow directing comman...

Writer's Portal Guide 15: Adding & Removing Props

 How do you use the props? With the @add and @remove commands! An example below:@add PropName to CHARACTER@remove PropName from CHARACT...

Writer's Portal Guide 16: Basic Choices and Branching

Basic Choices and BranchingThere are some special commands you can include in your script to make your stories interactive.  We have so...

Writer's Portal Guide 17: Gem Choices

Gem ChoicesAuthors have the ability to choose the cost of individual gem choices. The prices of gem choices can be set at the following leve...

Writer's Portal Guide 18: Complex Branching

Complex BranchingBy putting choices in your story, you can create alternate storylines, or branches. This document discusses how to manage t...

Writer's Portal Guide 19: Common Camera Angles

Common Camera AnglesOver the ShoulderOver the shoulder shots can add interesting depth and variety to otherwise static shots. While you won’...

Writer's Portal Guide 20: Zooms: Movement and Composition

 Zooms: Movement and Composition  Helpful VideosBASIC ZOOMS SLOW ZOOMS ADVANCED ZOOMS   Zoom Overview Zoo...

Writer's Portal Guide 22: Sound Effects & Music

SoundsImplementing Sound FX and Musicsound [identifier]music [identifier]music offsound offHelpful VideoSOUNDS & MUSIC  You ca...

Writer's Portal Guide 23: Adding & Customizing Filters

 Adding & Customizing Filters “What are filters?”Filters allow you to adjust the look and feel of your scenes to make them really s...

Writer's Portal Guide 24: Adding Weather & Effects

Adding Weather and EffectsWeather AnimationsYou can add the effect of SNOW or RAIN over your stories, bringing the scene to life and setting...

Writer's Portal Guide 25: Adding Reader Messages

 Reader Alerts Reader Messages and AlertsReader messages allow you to add more emotion, flavor, reinforcement, and commentary to your s...

Writer's Portal Guide 26: Adding Text Effects

How to use Text Effects in YOUR Story! What are text effects?Text effects are font customizations that allow you to put more emphasis on cer...

Writer's Portal Guide 27: Testing Your Story

 Navigating the Create Tab StoriesHere are some screenshots of the menus you’ll see on stories in the Create tab: >> 10 line...