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For as long as I’ve been writing books, I’ve been in a constant battle with the design of word processing software.Just the phrase “word processor” itself is soul-sucking. But the real problem lies in the common interface conventions almost all word processors share, locked in a framework that took shape in the early days of computing, when software was almost exclusively oriented around the business market.
These tools are undoubtably well-engineered for producing an inter-office memo, or a short business plan that follows a conventional structure. But they are almost comically unsuited for long, complex, and structurally open-ended documents like non-fiction books or novels.
To understand why, you need to consider the entire the life cycle of a book, from the early ideas to the completed project....
Why Writing Books Is More Than Processing Words. We’ve been writing with word processors for 40 years. What if we’ve been doing it wrong all this time? Thoughtful reading! 9/10