add readme and electron start script

README.md

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+# Chronicles
+
+**Status**: In development. Bugs abound. See releases to download the application. 
+
+
+
+## Development
+
+All of the application code lives in the `/ui` directory. Ignore the others :)
+
+
+
+The app is a typical Electron dev setup, but serves the UI from webpack dev server while in development. To start the app you'll need to start both the webpack dev server and electron.
+
+```bash
+cd ui
+
+# install dependencies
+yarn
+
+# start webpack
+yarn dev
+
+# start electron
+# yarn dev:electron
+```
+
+
+
+
+
+## Build and release
+
+- Use the `ui/build.sh` script
+- Make a Github release
+

ui/package.json

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   "license": "UNLICENSED",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "webpack-dev-server --config webpack.js --hot --inline --colors",
+    "dev:electron": "electron src/electron/index.js",
     "test": "mocha -r ts-node/register -r esm src/**/*.spec.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {