# start **Tutorial: Write a Hypstory in 3 Minutes / / So, you want to write a Hypstory in three minutes? We should get going then. Ready? ||I'm ready. # I'm ready. First, we need to start a new card, because anything you write in your Hypstory has to be inside one. Now copy/paste or type the following line into the source text box on the left: / //\\:CARD: first card / ||Done. # Done. Great. Next step: Click on the source text box somewhere below the line you already have. Then hit enter once or twice. Now write some text on a new line. You can write anything you like or copy the following paragraph. Remember, though, that we're on a time budget here. / //It was a stormy night, but your rumbling stomach left no room for doubt. It was time for a nice, juicy pizza. / ||Okay. There's some text now. #Okay. There's some text now. Good job! Our third ingredient will be a link. Again, copy/paste or type the following into the editor on a new line: / //\\:LINK: Let's hurry then.|second card / You can, of course, write something that goes better with your paragraph above. Just replace "Let's hurry then." with your own text, but keep the other stuff. ||I'm finished. What now? # I'm finished. What now? Glad you ask. Now please create another card just like before and write some text. Here's an example. / //\\:CARD: second card //"The best decision I've made today," you think as the warm cheese melts on your tounge. / Again, instead of the example paragraph you can write your own text. Just make sure to keep the line that starts with ":CARD:" as it is. ||Okay, I got it. # Okay, I got it. Perfect. Now, it's time to see your Hypstory in action. Just hit the button that says "update" at the bottom. Did it work? ||Yes, it worked. What next? ||No, it didn't. How can I fix this? # Yes, it worked. What next? That's awesome! You've already done everything you need to write your own Hypstory. I hope creating this was as much fun for you as showing you around was for me. Now, there's a lot more for you to discover. Just go to the :HREF:Basics section|/learn/basics/:: and start from there. But since you're practically a Hypstory pro already you can also just head over to the :HREF:Write section|/write/:: and get to work. Either way, enjoy! ||I want to go again.|start # No, it didn't. How can I fix this? Maybe there's some kind of typo. Here's the example source text again. Just check if you've copied or written everything correctly. / //\\:CARD: first card / //It was a stormy night, but your rumbling stomach left no room for doubt. It was time for a nice, juicy pizza. //\\:LINK: Let's hurry then.|second card / //\\:CARD: second card / //"The best decision I've made today," you think as the warm cheese melts on your tounge. / ||It worked now. What next?|Yes, it worked. What next? ||It still doesn't work. I want to start again.|doesn't work # doesnt work I'm sorry it didn't work. Bad luck, I guess. But if you feel there's been a mistake and Hypstory didn't work as it should have, please drop me a line: :HREF:chris@hypstory.org|mailto:chris@hypstory.org || Back to start|start