Comments on: Holy Grails, Windmills, and Serious Writing On the iPad

By: Ted

Ted — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:47:09 +0000

I have had my iPad a week and I am already starting to integrate it into my workflow. I threw it into my bag when going to the library three times last week and used Evernote for raw writing (or first stage writing.) I found the keyboard a bit clumsy at first, but as long as I’m not doing tons of editing on a document it worked for me, and then I have the document in the Evernote cloud I can retrieve at home to format for Word.

I completely agree – it’s about having the iPad with me all the time that makes the difference. I love it.

By: Local News

Local News — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:17 +0000

Already addicted with my iPad, because its content was amaze me much :D

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:07:03 +0000

For pre-production try a mind mapping type tool like iThoughts HD. I find it much more fun than simply writing outlines, and the color coding helps in organizing complex projects.

The other thing I use a lot is Evernote. Windows desktop, MacBook, iPad and Android phone all sync so that I can edit/write no matter which device I’m using. Evernote is great with photos and graphics as well. Final formatting is done in a Word processing program, but Evernote is very handy for collecting ideas and data over the course of a day or a month-long project.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:21:53 +0000

Thanks for writing about something I love to talk about too: writing workflows.

I find that Simplenote is absolutely the best way to write on the ipad. It integrates with TextExpander, syncs with Notational Velocity, and stays out of my way. It’s awesome.

By: Sky

Sky — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:10:56 +0000

@Tom: “Since I got the iPad nearly three months ago, all but 15-20 posts on my THREE blogs not only ‘passed through’ the iPad, they never saw anything else.”

That’s a great testimonial, thanks.

By: Tom Reestman

Tom Reestman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:57:35 +0000

Great article.

“While the debate over whether the iPad is a content creation or content consumption device will be everlasting”

Nah, there’s already plenty of proof for iPad content creation, and it keeps getting better. Imagine what’ll be available in even one year’s time. The mind boggles.

Since I got the iPad nearly three months ago, all but 15-20 posts on my THREE blogs not only “passed through” the iPad, they never saw anything else.