Re:Does Sponsoring Daring Fireball Work?
by puranjay on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @05:28PM
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Agreed and agreed.
Tolstoy didn't write War & Peace with Scrivener, after all.
But what Tolstoy did have was a thick notebook filled with copious notes.
As did every other writer.
Heck, there was a picture going round a few days ago of JK Rowling's huge spreadsheet with plot information, all written on paper.
Now, you can of course get yourself a notebook and take your notes and get your writing done in a minimalist app, but since we are talking about using the computer alone to get all your writing done, I won't bring pen and paper into the equation.
Desk replaces the typewriter. It doesn't replace the notebook and endless scribbles and marginalia.
Tolstoy didn't write War & Peace with Scrivener, after all.
But what Tolstoy did have was a thick notebook filled with copious notes.
As did every other writer.
Heck, there was a picture going round a few days ago of JK Rowling's huge spreadsheet with plot information, all written on paper.
Now, you can of course get yourself a notebook and take your notes and get your writing done in a minimalist app, but since we are talking about using the computer alone to get all your writing done, I won't bring pen and paper into the equation.
Desk replaces the typewriter. It doesn't replace the notebook and endless scribbles and marginalia.
For that, you still need a tool like Scrivener.