I got in the habit of using Google Docs for nearly everything back when I spent a lot of time writing on campus and work computers. I'm not currently a student and work is too busy now, but the habit stuck. It's a fairly inoffensive text editor, and it's easy to just send the link when it needs a beta read.
I used to use Bean (Mac only) as my lightweight text editor with full-screen mode of choice, but now when I write directly on my hard drive I tend to use Scrivener, which I see someone already mentioned! It's too clunky for one-offs unless I want to keep them together as part of a series, but it's excellent for keeping longer works organized. I can also sync txt files from a project to a folder in my Dropbox and use Plaintext to access them on my phone, so I can jot down notes when I don't have my computer handy.
When I know I just need to write to get my thoughts down for a scene but don't really want to commit to having it in my draft, I tend to dump it in 750 Words. I can easily copy it over if it turns to have merit and if not, well, it's saved (and out of my way) just in case.
I also keep a notebook and a few pens in my purse at all times. Usually when writing I need to type to keep up with the pace of my thoughts, but if it's just not flowing then the slower pace of hand writing tends to give me more time to think, which frees up my writer's block tremendously. (I usually just end up doodling after a while though.)
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Date: 2013-02-14 05:41 am (UTC)I used to use Bean (Mac only) as my lightweight text editor with full-screen mode of choice, but now when I write directly on my hard drive I tend to use Scrivener, which I see someone already mentioned! It's too clunky for one-offs unless I want to keep them together as part of a series, but it's excellent for keeping longer works organized. I can also sync txt files from a project to a folder in my Dropbox and use Plaintext to access them on my phone, so I can jot down notes when I don't have my computer handy.
When I know I just need to write to get my thoughts down for a scene but don't really want to commit to having it in my draft, I tend to dump it in 750 Words. I can easily copy it over if it turns to have merit and if not, well, it's saved (and out of my way) just in case.
I also keep a notebook and a few pens in my purse at all times. Usually when writing I need to type to keep up with the pace of my thoughts, but if it's just not flowing then the slower pace of hand writing tends to give me more time to think, which frees up my writer's block tremendously. (I usually just end up doodling after a while though.)