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Earnest：面向初稿的写作工具
Earnest – A writing tool for first drafts
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这是对 Earnest 的推荐：一款只为写初稿设计的极简写作工具。它刻意弱化字数统计等干扰，让作者先把想法写完再回头改，适合那些写初稿时总忍不住反复修改、盯着字数的人。
可以直接用的写作要点
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初稿阶段的目标是把想法先落到纸面，修改留到之后，别一边写一边编辑。
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把字数统计设成每分钟才更新一次，用降低反馈频率的办法压住随时查看进度的冲动。
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可以给自己定一条规则：初稿期间不许退格，写错了先划掉，写完再统一处理。
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把草稿主动分享给朋友或感兴趣的人求反馈，用这种轻度的社交压力来促使自己写完初稿。
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分享草稿求反馈的机制能促使作者养成先写完初稿的习惯。
我对 Draftin（draftin.com）有种近乎不理性的偏爱。我的问题是：二十多年在 BBS、Usenet、邮件列表、博客和论坛上写作，让我养成了不写初稿的习惯，缺少把想法先写下来、然后走开的自律。Draftin 的解法是让收集反馈变得极其容易，只需把草稿链接分享给朋友，于是每次写作我都觉得必须这么做。而且我惊讶地发现，在 Draft 上写作时几乎不想念 emacs，甚至更喜欢它的界面。
tptacek查看英文原文
For this problem, I am a little bit irrationally in love with Draftin --- https://draftin.com. One problem I have writing is that I've spent ~25 years conditioning myself not to write first drafts, by doing so much writing on BBSs, then Usenet, then mailing lists, then (briefly) blogs and finally on boards (the new Usenet). As a result, I lack the discipline to get my thoughts on a page and then walk away. Draftin solves this for me by making it so easy to collect reviews (by sharing links to drafts with friends or interested people) that I feel compelled to do that every time I write something. I'm also surprised at how little I miss emacs (my normal writing environment) when writing on Draft. I almost prefer Draft's interface.
通过限制光标移动、用划掉代替删除，从机制上迫使作者一口气写下去。
和很多人一样，我也做了一个专写初稿的编辑器叫 Typewriter。它更受限：光标不能移动，但你可以把写错的地方划掉，保存时划掉的内容会被排除。我把它做成了 Mac 桌面应用，因为想要离线可用、能好好读写文件，不过浏览器里也能体验基本写作流程，代码在 GitHub 上。
dmerfield查看英文原文
As it seems many have done, I also made a text editor for first drafts called Typewriter. http://llllll.li/typewriter/ It's a little more restrictive since you can't move the caret. However, you can 'delete' mistakes by striking them out. Also, when you save your draft, text you've struck-out is excluded. I turned it into a desktop app for mac since I wanted something which would work offline and save/read files nicely but you can preview the basic writing experience in browser (http://llllll.li/typewriter/app/). The code is also on Github: https://github.com/davidmerfield/Typewriter
延迟显示字数仍挡不住好奇心，或许改成主动触发才显示更有效。
我也很喜欢这个设计：Earnest 显示字数，但每分钟才重算一次，免得你老盯着进度，字数不该分散写作的注意力。我倒觉得可以让计数器实时更新，但要用户离开键盘或做某个明显动作时才显示，比如鼠标悬停。我试的时候还是忍不住盯着“0 字”想：到底写了多少字了。
euphemize查看英文原文
Like this a lot too. > Earnest shows you the number of words in your text, useful for people who need to hit a particular word-count, but it only re-calculates the number every minute to deter you from constantly keeping an eye on your progress. The word-count should not be a distraction from your writing. I would maybe have the counter be real-time, but require the user to leave the keyboard (or some other significant action) to show it? (ex: on mouseover). I was trying this out and still was looking at the "0 words" and thinking "damn, I wonder how many words there are."
把禁退格的初稿模式与功能齐全的常规编辑模式结合，比单一模式更实用。
Draft（draftin.com）几个月前就有类似的“海明威模式”了。它可能更实用：写完这段“不许退格”的初稿后，可以切回普通模式，用上完整协作软件的所有功能。
donnieclapp查看英文原文
Draft (http://draftin.com) has had a similar "Hemingway Mode" feature for a few months now. It's potentially more useful, though, because when you're done "no backspace" writing, you can switch to normal mode and get all the features of a full collaborative piece of software.
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