Abstract: The system relates to identifying critical textual passages that influence the pagination of electronic documents such that the addition or removal of text to these critical passages will have the effect of shortening or lengthening the document.

Abstract: The system relates to the process of associating textual or media Objects with the structural and dynamic choices of a narrative model and the application of those Objects to build an underlying narrative.

Abstract: The system relates to identifying critical textual passages that influence the pagination of electronic documents such that the addition or removal of text to these critical passages will have the effect of shortening or lengthening the document

Abstract: The system relates to identifying critical textual passages that influence the pagination of electronic documents such that the addition or removal of text to these critical passages will have the effect of shortening or lengthening the document.

Abstract: The invention comprises a computer-based system for creating, editing, and displaying works such as, for example, books, screenplays, speeches, or multimedia works, that include textual components that have a presentation metric associated with them. In one or more embodiments of the invention, the presentation metric is the time that passes when the component is delivered to the intended audience. In one or more embodiments, the components of a work are referred to as “events.” The invention creates graphical representations of events that visually display the presentation metric of the events and the temporal relationships between events. Events may be subsets of other events. In one or more embodiments, a hierarchy of events is displayed upon parallel levels, each of which represents a different level in the hierarchy.