The secret of writing creativity and productivity is to have a workflow which makes you more creative.
Creativity is a process of connection and association. My aim is to build that connection/ association into my workflow as much as possible. My two favorite computer tools for that are Scrivener and Curio. They’re both Mac tools.
I also use index cards. I love them on the computer too, Scrivener has a Corkboard with virtual index cards. Since I’ve started writing another novel, I’m finding the Corkboard is fantastic.
A Pile Of Index Cards has a system for using paper index cards for journaling. Currently it doesn’t suit my workflow, because I carry index cards around and then enter them into either Scrivener or Tinderbox, depending on whether a card refers to a current project, or is just an idea for reference or for further development. However, the site may give you some ideas you can use for your own workflow.
Scrivener seems to be sneaking into more of my workflows. Although I’ve been using the program for a while for longer projects, like manuals and ebooks, and now a new novel, I’ve also started using Scrivener for article writing.
I write articles for my Web sites and blogs, and for clients, usually in PLR packages. Tracking all those articles means that I’ve got hundreds of articles in folders on my Mac. This is fine, I can import the articles into DevonThink Pro when I want to get an overview on what I’ve written on a particular topic.
But I’ve now got a Scrivener file just for articles - I want to see whether having lots of articles together will enhance my creativity because I can more easily see connections. I suspect that it will.
What’s your writing workflow? Please share in the Comments to this post.
You’ll find lots of ideas on developing workflows to enhance your creativity in "Top 70 Writing Tips To Help You To Write More".
