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Back in my (full time) writing days, I was perhaps atypical. I would basically never write a draft of anything. Instead, I would write and publish immediately. It was all about speed, speed, speed.Ā These days, Iām a lot different. I wait.Ā And wait. And wait.
I find myself increasingly using drafts, even beyond simply for long-form writing. Twitter. Instagram. Basically anything that will let you save a post to come back to later.Ā A large part of this has to do with having a day job beyond writing and simply not having the time to devote. But the part Iāve grown to respect is actually getting something down and then revisiting it later with a ādifferentā set of eyes.
These are the apps I use for writing:
For taking notes on the go, I generally useĀ Bear. I love the design and simplicity of the app mixed with the ever-growing functionality. I do use Appleās built-in Notes app for a few other things, mainly because thereās now a super quick short-cut to get to the app via Control Center in iOS 11 (not to mention the Apple Pencil shortcut for the iPad Pro).
When it comes time to sit down and write, Iāve been switching betweenĀ UlyssesĀ andĀ iA Writer. Each has different pluses and minusesā ā Ulysses has many more features (and is a paid product), but recently Iāve got back to liking the more spartan look-and-feel of iA. I also likeĀ Byword, which is more similar to iA, and is featured on Product Hunt today. š
When it comes time to actually publish, Ulysses, iA, and Byword all work withĀ MediumĀ via an API to publish directly to that service in draft form. Iāll usually do any last edits there. Iāll also write directly in Mediumās very nice, simple editor if Iām replying to responses or writing shorter things. Iāve never actually lost a draft using Mediumās editor, but old habits die hard ā Iāve lost too many in the ether of the CMSes of yesteryear :)
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