Ulysses on the other hand does a pretty good job of educating you on Markdown and distills it down to core features that every writer needs – whether it is adding images, videos, or footnotes (all three of which I had desperately sought to add on iA Writer but constantly lost and finding myself scouring the web for Markdown syntax). Markdown Onboarding: The challenge at times (for me) with iA Writer was that the organization was rather nebulous around Markdown 1 that seemingly is a feature, not a bug.The Writer’s Journey: The way the app is organized - from personal notes to blogging to writing a book all the while allowing for random thoughts to permeate an “Inbox” is a terrific way to organize the writing process, regardless of your stage of writing interest.Better Organization: There’s a story to be told about story-writing platforms like iA Writer and Scrivener but Ulysses organizes itself best from the eyes of a writer.Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly.įranz Kafka, born on July 3rd and my greatest inspiration to overcoming writer’s block Five Reasons to Switch to Ulysses! So, without further ado, here are the five reasons I decided to “upgrade” to Ulysses from iA Writer.ĭon’t bend don’t water it down don’t try to make it logical don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. It takes the craft of writing seriously, provides an accountability better than any other writing platform and seems to make the inscrutable keyboard-friendly plain text formatting syntax - Markdown just as simple as needed. Kafka on Writing or How to Beat Writer’s BlockĪfter some debate, and a few years of using iA Writer, I switched to Ulysses recently since it feels like a grown-up version of iA Writer.
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