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@ljwrites@writeout.ink  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#WritersCoffeeClub Jan. 4 - Share a tool of your trade.

#Emacs #OrgMode on the digital side. This is where all my drafts start out unless they are short and simple/already complete, or have special formatting needs requiring a word processor. I manage versions with #git, which Emacs greatly simplifies with the #Magit package, and once I'm ready to share or submit I export the .org file to .odt, and then to .docx, and edit with #LibreOffice Writer from there. Basically Org Mode meets the drafting and structuring needs Scrivener used to on Windows and Mac.

On the analogue side I like to carry around little one-sheet notebooks made from used printer paper. I simply tuck them inside an old passport bag that's my daily carry and write drafts or take notes on the go before I transcribe them into the appropriate Org Mode file. WikiHow has a nice article on how to make these mini notebooks, and you can skip the stapling step if you use them as discardable temporary notes like I do. https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Paper-Book

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Author-ized L.J.
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@ljwrites@writeout.ink replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Even scissors are optional if you just use these mini notebooks as temporary memo paper, tearing two sections of the middle fold with my fingers is enough lol. Sometimes I don't even carry complete booklets, I just fold a few A4 sheets into eighths, stuff them in my bag, and go. When I want to sit down and write for a bit I just make the tear with my fingers, refold the paper and bam. Instant mini notes. The passport bag has two pen loops so I always have a pen and backup pen at hand.

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