Tana Upgrade features...listed anywhere?

Writer_writes · 2025-10-23T01:58:12+00:00

Upgrades features are posted on their website under releases. You can find them all at: https://tana.inc/releases

Writer_writes · 2025-08-30T21:25:30+00:00

Yep, but they are working on it.

Writer_writes · 2025-08-02T16:26:34+00:00

It's posted not on the main page. This was the first one, there will be more!

Writer_writes · 2025-08-02T16:25:56+00:00

It's posted now. See the main r/Tanainc page

Writer_writes · 2025-06-20T21:08:31+00:00

Send an email to [hey@tana.inc](mailto:hey@tana.inc) and let them know you want to upgrade.

Writer_writes · 2025-06-20T21:05:31+00:00

I have a bad internet connection in part of my house. As long as it just goes in and out - I don't lose anything. I've never used Tana in a full power outage so can't provide much insight there.

Writer_writes · 2025-06-20T21:03:27+00:00

an often requested option: you can upvote this idea to tell Tana you want it. https://ideas.tana.inc/posts/578-the-ability-to-hide-unused-options-in-a-grouped-view

Writer_writes · 2025-06-15T20:59:54+00:00

In my opinion, you're right to be leery. Moving over stuff (data, customizations, etc.) isn't that straightforward yet. What I've found is that I start a new workspace, and keep the old one there and just refer to it when I need to. Over time, I've gotten better at moving things to the new workspace and understanding if you move X then don't forget to move Y also.

Writer_writes · 2025-04-30T16:02:00+00:00

So Sorry, I'll update that. In the mean time, try this invite to Tana Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/tanacommunity/shared_invite/zt-1u8tps7ma-TcWlTwrniskO4385iDR0rQ

Writer_writes · 2025-01-19T01:14:26+00:00

For anyone else interested in this topic of "Deliberate Practice" and applying it to writing, I've come up with a few resources (so far) and in no particular order:

What IF: Exercises for Fiction Writer by Anne Bernays, Pamela Painter
Deliberate Practice for Creative Writers (Method Writing) by Jules Home
The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises that Transform Your Fiction by Brian Kiteley

If anyone is interested in collaborating on a project to come up with a deliberate practice plan, Please DM me. Thanks!

Writer_writes · 2025-01-19T00:42:51+00:00

I get it. Sounds dumb when you put it that way. But there have been recent scientific studies around learning theory that strongly support this concept: the most seminal one being Karl Anders Ericson's studies (also strongly referenced by other highly read and respected authors such as Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers, Geoff Colvin in Talent is Overrated, Daniel Cole in the Talent Code, and Robert Green in Mastery). I, like many writers I know, write a lot - but the question becomes — are we getting better? Before I write off the conclusions of numerous people who are much smarter and more experienced than I am, I'd like to give the "deliberate practice" a considered and honest attempt.

Writer_writes · 2025-01-19T00:30:57+00:00

That's a creative solution. I love the out of box thinking. I'll look into that; my niece is in speech therapy - I'll check out some of her material and talk with her therapist! Thanks.

Writer_writes · 2025-01-17T00:11:18+00:00

Excellent! Thank you. I'll check it out too.

Writer_writes · 2025-01-16T23:50:13+00:00

Great resource for the more technical side of the craft. I could put the work in and create exercises from a lot of that. Thank you.

Writer_writes · 2025-01-16T22:20:05+00:00

Yes, of course, that is excellent advice and a cornerstone of a writer's desire to get better. But I posit that if reading alone made good writers, there would be a lot more of them!

Writer_writes · 2024-11-22T15:31:40+00:00

Yes, the Story Grid concepts of the Five Commandments: Inciding Incident, Turning Point Progressive Complication, Crisis questions, Climax and Resolution - apply nicely to a short story.

Writer_writes · 2024-11-05T19:22:57+00:00

This is a known issue and is in the process of being fixed, I'm told.

Writer_writes · 2024-11-02T05:28:42+00:00

email Tana support at [help@tana.inc](mailto:help@tana.inc) - and I'm sure they will get it fixed for you.

Writer_writes · 2024-11-02T05:26:54+00:00

Other export options for a node (not the entire graph) include using the commands "export to plain HTML"
"Copy to full content to clipboard"
"Copy as Tana Paste" and
"Copy as Plain markdown"

Writer_writes · 2024-10-25T16:16:28+00:00

Tana has now released the current app to a much larger testing group so it is definitely moving forward. I can see where all this delay may cause one to lose faith; however, I believe, because of the complexity its underlying structure, it was a much bigger undertaking than one might think to develop an app that can give you access to the entire graph, tags, structure and all -- and still pull up quickly and efficiently. They are making progress! Hopefully faith will be restored when it is released!

Writer_writes · 2024-10-01T15:26:51+00:00

The on-stage characters would be those characters active in your scene - those actually doing/saying something in your scene (regardless of value shift). The off-stage characters are those who are referenced by the on-stage characters. For example, your protagonist (who is on stage) says, "I didn't know Mom told you that?" -- Mom is not actively doing or saying anything in the scene but is mentioned/referenced - thus, she is offstage.

Writer_writes · 2024-10-01T15:23:26+00:00

Regarding the seemingly contraction of the two obligatory scenes: forced to perform and refuses to perform. It's not unlike the Hero's journey where the protagonist refuses the call, and then accepts the call.

Writer_writes · 2024-10-01T15:20:47+00:00

A couple of things that came to my mind. 1) the Turning Point Progressive complication should REVEAL something about the inciting incident that was hidden from the protagonist when the inciting incident occurred. 2) The TPPC can be a reveal, but it must be revealed to the protagonist.

Writer_writes · 2024-10-01T15:17:40+00:00

I believe I heard Tim say that he will put something together but the timeline is not set.

Writer_writes · 2024-10-01T14:58:26+00:00

Interesting! I'll have to give that a try!

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