The 7 writing apps I used to start and finish my book
Thereas a famous two-decade-old Paris Review interview with Haruki Murakami in which he, one of the worldas most celebrated novelists, details his daily routine. He wakes up at 4AM, works for five hours, goes for a run, reads, goes to bed, and then repeats it all over again. The rigor and repetition are the point.
I am not Haruki Murakami.
In addition to my work at The Verge, I write novels a my second one is out this week a and while I admire Murakamias commitment to an immovable schedule, Iave found that I produce my best work when Iam constantly rethinking routines, processes, and, mostly, how Iam writing. In the modern age, that means what software Iam using.
What I am about to describe will be a nightmare to anyone who likes all of their tools to work harmoniously. All of these apps are disconnected and do not interoperate with each other in any way. Many of the things they do are redundant and overlap. I suppose this process is quite the opposite of frictionless a but thatas precisely the point. Iam not sure I believe that ambitious creative work is borne from a perfectly efficient workflow.
This is, instead, a journey of moving the work through d …