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I'm can't tell what the benefit of Draft is supposed to be, but for folks looking for a great tool for writing longer works, check out Scrivener. Bit of a learn

I'm can't tell what the benefit of Draft is supposed to be, but for folks looking for a great tool for writing longer works, check out Scrivener. Bit of a learning curve, but once you get the hand of it you'll really appreciate the ability to work at a paragraph, chapter, or document level, and to pre-determine formatting for different outputs (p-book, e-book, etc.). (I have no financial connection to the company - just wish I'd found it sooner.)

saidajigumi 14y ago
FWIW, I thought the features page[1] laid out Draft's value proposition fairly well, primarily around a collaborative and versioned writing environment that doesn't suck. I really like the idea of integration around other cloud tools, as it provides paths for Draft to work with my existing workflows instead of being Yet Another Cloud Island. I'm not a heavy-duty writer, but Draft fixes some deficiencies in other tools well enough that I'll definitely try it for collaborative writing work. As far as the Draft site, I'd like to see an easier route to the value prop on the features page from the homepage. Perhaps locating that info "almost below the fold" on the homepage, so that simple scrolling leads readers through a tour? I suspect (anyone have data?) that there's a lot of propsective users who drop off before they'll click on a "Features" link. [1] https://draftin.com/features https://draftin.com/features
- nate 14y ago
  Thanks, I have some plans to experiment with the homepage for sure. I have a neat ab testing tool I made for a previous project that will get a workout. I'll open source that tool soon.
ghaff 14y ago
I used Scrivener for a book recently. The basic format was short chapters within sections (non-fiction). Scrivener did a great job as it let me easily rearrange things, easily track the state of chapters, etc. As for formatting though, once I got to the 80 percent or so point, I dumped the entire thing to a conventional word processor and finished it up that way. I don't use it for shorter pieces but I really liked it for pulling a book together.
scholia 14y ago
Scrivener is a great professional tool but overkill for the sort of amateur blog post-type writing targeted by draft.

saidajigumi 14y ago

FWIW, I thought the features page[1] laid out Draft's value proposition fairly well, primarily around a collaborative and versioned writing environment that doesn't suck. I really like the idea of integration around other cloud tools, as it provides paths for Draft to work with my existing workflows instead of being Yet Another Cloud Island. I'm not a heavy-duty writer, but Draft fixes some deficiencies in other tools well enough that I'll definitely try it for collaborative writing work. As far as the Draft site, I'd like to see an easier route to the value prop on the features page from the homepage. Perhaps locating that info "almost below the fold" on the homepage, so that simple scrolling leads readers through a tour? I suspect (anyone have data?) that there's a lot of propsective users who drop off before they'll click on a "Features" link. [1] https://draftin.com/features https://draftin.com/features

nate 14y ago
Thanks, I have some plans to experiment with the homepage for sure. I have a neat ab testing tool I made for a previous project that will get a workout. I'll open source that tool soon.

ghaff 14y ago

I used Scrivener for a book recently. The basic format was short chapters within sections (non-fiction). Scrivener did a great job as it let me easily rearrange things, easily track the state of chapters, etc. As for formatting though, once I got to the 80 percent or so point, I dumped the entire thing to a conventional word processor and finished it up that way. I don't use it for shorter pieces but I really liked it for pulling a book together.

scholia 14y ago

Scrivener is a great professional tool but overkill for the sort of amateur blog post-type writing targeted by draft.