Author - Clean and Coherent Writing

Introducing Author, for Mac

Author brings back the lost art of writing. The modern word processor short circuits the creative process by making little tweeks too easy, distracting us from the neccessary flow, momentum, and forethought of good writing. Do you think Kerouac ever slowed down? Author restores the old spirit of the great writers by mimicing their process on your Macintosh. By disabling the ability to edit while writing, Author forces you to think like an author, escaping the modern world and its invitation for disconnected thought. With Author, you'll get back to basics, plan out paragraphs at a time, write more coherently, and end writer's block.

Step 1: Copy and paste your scraps and notes into the note box. You'll later use these when authoring your composition.

Step 2: With your notes immediately beside your typewriter, begin composing. You may backspace, but you'll write ugly ink on top of what was previously there, just like on a type writer. The idea is: keep writing continuously and plan ahead mentally.

Step 3: Revise and pull together the very rough draft in a brand new document, where you can re-work what you were unable to the first time through. When you're finished, you can fine-tune your composition in your usual word processor.

Introducing Author, for Mac

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