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Writing on the go

9 years ago

I found this site by accident and haven't had a chance to even try it out yet but joined the forums so I can ask my question to like-minded people.

There are many programs and sites like this one that allow people to create their own 'choose your own adventure' style stories. I am keen to write my own but am on the go much more than at a computer. If I was writing a short story then I would probably just keep a plain text doc on my (Android) phone so I could add to it as and when. It's a bit trickier with a structured CYOA story.

How does anyone else write on the go? I have Evernote on my phone but I'm just not sure how I could structure my writing blocks and keep it simple at the same time to allow for 5 min on the go writing sessions.

Writing on the go

9 years ago

First: I wouldn't recommend it. Maybe I'm just old fashioned but I'd consider a real keyboard and a lack of distractions a necessity for serious writing.

That said, the notepad feature in 'my stuff' is handy to jot things down in on the go for copy and pasting later, but I've never used it without the intention to do some heavy editing afterwards. 

But otherwise, if you're comfortable writing on your phone, any writing app will do. Even when writing on the computer it's not uncommon to use Notepad or Word and just copy and paste onto the site later. People have systems for organizing such as writing up one path at a time--maybe @Bucky or @Endmaster could tell you more. It's always going to be a little messy but you'll want to keep a backup of your work one way or another. Personally I prefer writing in Wordpad over the little pop up boxes, the only problem is when I'm trying to add to a story from separate computers or I need to get in there and do something with scripting. 

Writing on the go

9 years ago

I actually wrote a fair chunk of my second game on my phone. I prefer a good ol' keyboard if possible, and I do have a laptop and some USB drives on my keychain, but you can't fit a laptop in your pocket, sadly...

Writing on the go

9 years ago
Writing on a phone sounds absolutely horrible in all aspects. An hour of isolated work with a keyboard will do you far more good than hen pecking on a mobile while surrounded by babbling masses and chaotic noise throughout the day.

Writing on the go

9 years ago

Can't imagine trying to write anything with a phone, but an iPad with a keyboard case works pretty well as a substitute laptop. Had to write a large part of Rogues on one.

Best thing to do is to keep the big branches on separate documents and keep good notes on everything until you can just copy/paste everything and email it to yourself and access all of it when you're on a proper computer.

Writing on the go

9 years ago

This reminds me, I've been considering getting one of these itty bitty laptops. Fits in a purse almost as well as a tablet, and it would make writing on a lunch break or when stuck in a waiting room a lot easier.

I have a hard time focusing when out and about though, the best writing environment involves locking myself in a small dark room free from distractions.

Writing on the go

9 years ago

I actually have something similar to that I'm using right now. It's not nearly the same as having a PC and full monitor to spread things out. But it's still really nice for jotting down things when on the go or when out of town for a while. So I highly recommend one. 

Writing on the go

9 years ago
I'm late to this thread I know. ^^'

I do write on the go, primarily because I don't have much time this year to actually have any time to sit down and start writing for my story (apart from typing up essays and notes) + I'm on the train for 3hrs a day.

I write on my phone, just in notes (although make sure you write them on the one connected to your Gmail or iCloud) but I usually just write down prompts or really really tiny sentences I could include into my story, not large paragraphs or anything like that - that's something for you to do at a computer when you're not getting distracted and can actually write some quality stuff and flesh out the prompt.
Any kind of notepad or journal would be fine for the same thing.