Newly created: repository of writing resources Chromebook users have fewer options, but they still have some powerful tools at their disposal, which I will only touch upon here (that may have to be a separate article). Linux, macOS, and Windows now share many of the same applications. You no longer have to commit to one of the traditional Linux distributions just to take advantage of many of the tools and applications once available only to authors and writers using that platform. Open source has also matured, spreading broadly to all platforms and every market. Open source has been a net good for the world. forced them to simply create better software. Open source has forced commercial vendors to innovate to remain competitive: subscription-based pricing, free + paid-for add-ons. Open source ensures that high-quality applications are available to anyone who has access to a computer. Open source democratizes software and has served as a catalyst for fostering a vibrant and competitive ecosystem where both community and commercially developed software can thrive. So much so, I run Linux on my desktop (laptop) and have done so for nearly 25 years. Additionally, I introduce a newly created repository of templates and how-tos in support of the processes I describe here. In this article, I give a broad overview of the tools and applications that have worked for me in the past and which ones, I think, are appropriate for the various stages of a writer's process. Nearly all of which, for me, are open source or freely accessible online. ⟶ Draft ⟶ Revision ⟶ Review ⟶ Submission or PublishĮach stage of that process uses any number of tools. That means I follow a process that looks a lot like . . .
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