: Re: Composing a single narrative by writing small chunks Qualifier/Disclaimer This may be a very atypical question for this site (of all those I've seen, this question on superuser seems most closely

The general approach you are required to take is called "topic-based writing". It's a controversial field and there are mountains of material online about it.

The most well-known tool is an XML specification called DITA. DITA is supported by numerous applications. I recommend using oXygen Author.

Since you have already been given a tool to work with, the main issue is how to write a cohesive narrative that is assembled from different parts. For that I'd recommended reading a document called "STOP", which was written by Hughes Aircraft in the sixties.

STOP provides a method on how to prepare a convincing argument that is assembled from much smaller pieces that could even have been prepared by different teams.
github.com/johngtait/ditabook/blob/master/STOP_Original%20Report.pdf

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