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I'd like to know what people are using for writing non-fiction. Mainly I'd like to know how people keep track of their research and cross referencing it from th
by ryanmarsh 10y ago
I'd like to know what people are using for writing non-fiction. Mainly I'd like to know how people keep track of their research and cross referencing it from their editor.
Here's what I have:
* Many words typed up in One Note
* Highlights and annotations in iBooks, Kindle, and Instapaper (although Instapaper allows export to MD)
* Notes from PDF exported to Markdown using the Highlights app[0]
* Images
* Tons of shit to read in pinboard and other places
Here's the kicker, I travel a lot (every week) so I need most of my tools to work well offline/slow wifi and preferably on an iPad/iPhone.
What do people use for organizing notes and research (literature of all sorts), cross referencing, organization, and first draft?
0: http://highlightsapp.net/ http://highlightsapp.net/
- jseliger 10y ago1. I use Devonthink Pro for notes / research: http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/movabletype/archives/000230.html http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/movabletype/archives/0002.... 2. Many use Scrivener for writing, but I have never quite managed to agree with it properly, so I just use Word. 3. I use Bookends: http://sonnysoftware.com/ http://sonnysoftware.com/ for citations. No one it seems really likes their citation manager, but I like this one best. See also http://blogs.plos.org/neurotribes/2011/06/02/practical-tips-on-writing-a-book-from-22-brilliant-authors/ http://blogs.plos.org/neurotribes/2011/06/02/practical-tips-....
- ryanmarsh 10y ago2. Scrivener is great, wish it could do .md natively 3. Yes I hate Papers. Citation managers seem to only be useful for academic papers anyway.
- tjl 10y agoI love DEVONthink Pro. I have the Pro Office version. I especially love the "See Also" feature as that will suggest other documents to look at when you're hunting through your references.
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- te 10y agoI love Paperpile, which would accommodate some/many of these needs.
- auxbuss 10y agoScrivener is a one-stop shop for this sort of work. Ulysses might also be sufficient. The learning curve for Scrivener is fairly steep, though, by comparison.