"I actually have two computers," Martin told Conan O’Brien in May. Martin (author of the Game of Thrones series) says that he’s written every Game of Thrones book on a computer from the 70’s. If you have any other suggestions, I’d love to see them in comments. So I’ve gone searching for the simplest, most distraction-free writing interfaces for Mac, PC and mobile that let me focus on content and structure, not formatting. And while Word look-alikes with sharing capabilities (i.e., Google Docs) are nice, I definitely don’t want to see all the tabs of my internet browser open while I’m trying to focus. I don’t want to think about formatting while I write. And as such, it’s cluttered with a lot of menu bars, side options - and it autoformats and autocorrects things you don’t want it to. Microsoft Word isn’t actually a writing tool And I think it's time to break off our 15-year relationship. Whether it’s a creative piece, a blog post, or a copywriting job for a client, I use Microsoft Word out of habit - not because it’s good.
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