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What tools do you use for writing? (self.writing)

submitted 1 year ago by elarem to c/writing

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Was curious to see what tools everyone uses for both writing and storage.

Personally I use Word for writing, Excel for planning and progress tracking, and a local MediaWiki server for note taking.

What about you?

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[–] mutalias 2 points 1 year ago

I've been really enjoying Scrivener since version 3 dropped on windows. It really helps me keep things organized. That's a big deal because I am kind of all over the place. It's also really good for organizing GM notes for TTRPG campaigns!

It does have a learning curve, and it has a lot of features that I don't actually use, but even just the basic functionality is very nice.

I also use Scapple, which is their whiteboard-like storyboarding tool. For what it is, it's by far my favorite because it's so lightweight and stripped down. I don't think that one's being developed anymore, but honestly it's simple enough that it doesn't need to be.