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Posted by Hugh
Oct 3, 2013 at 08:42 AM

 

Dr Andus wrote:
johnmcde wrote:
>>I have a licensed copy of Scrivener that I don’t use very often
>>—too cluttery or something??? My new best friend is WriteMonkey. So,
>>my plan is to play with ideas with Brainstorm until they gel enough for
>>a good outline. Meanwhile I’ll be writing with wm and linking back into
>>CT.
> >Interesting. I have very similar emotions about Scrivener and
>WriteMonkey. And I probably use WorkFlowy the way you describe
>Brainstorm (can also output to OPML).
> >But my challenge is to write focused academic prose within strict word
>count limit. I’ve been toying with the idea of using Gingko to break
>down the planned paper into index cards, along the lines of the
>“staircase method” described here:
>http://blog.gingkoapp.com/essays/sketching-with-words

Akin to the ‘Snowflake Method’ for fiction? It’s described here: http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method/