Fig02. Workflow maps, which we introduce in chapter 6, use layered diagrams to consider how writing practices and preferences accrete over time.

Fig04. As part of her suggested workflow, Jensen recommends that writers make a second “writing” account on their computer to open and close their projects each day. This screenshot shows the Mac OS operating system “Users” panel with a similar configuration.

Fig05. The writers introduced in this book prefer writing technologies like Ulysses, pictured here, that support modular and multiple means of moving through writing tasks. This screenshot shows the Ulysses export menu, where a user can export text to several formats, including HTML, ePub, PDF, .docx, and others.

Fig10. A screenshot of the minimal interface of WordPerfect, version 5.1, released in 1989.

Fig11. A screenshot of the similarly minimal writing interface of Byword 2, released in 2013.

Fig14. The interface of the writing application Scrivener, showing the section outline on the left and multiple writing panes on the right.

Fig15.Sparks’s cooking ideas workflow depicted as two black boxes in a series.

Fig16. The Ulysses interface, showing the three panes containing the outline, the available sheets, and the text of a particular sheet.

Fig18. Microsoft Word’s Mac interface, showing the switches and buttons in the top row.

Fig19. Byword’s minimal interface.