Working Up

by Dwayne Phillips

I try DRAFT – an online writing tool.

Years ago I tried a web site called writely.com. It allowed a person to use a simple word processor online. That writer could then “share” what was written with other people who also had writely.com accounts. One day, as the stories go, Google bought writely.com and the online word processor became Google Docs as we know it today.

Several weeks ago, I bumped into a similar online word processor intended for writers – DRAFT. It is similar to what writely.com was, and it is much simpler than Google Docs. DRAFT provides a blank screen for writing – no frills and no distractions. The editing screen is basic with no distractions. (some) Writers find that (most) word processors have (too many) options and features cluttering the screen (some of the time). DRAFT skips all that.

DRAFT has several features that are almost required for a writer. These include:

• Share the writing online with other people for collaboration
• Export (Word, Google Docs, PDF, HTML, Text, Markdown, Kindle, and Epub)
• Viewing revisions (see the image for the display of several revisions)

That is about it; no more and no less. Write distraction free from anywhere that you have an Internet connection. Colloborate with other writers, download the result, and check revisions.

Now all you have to do is put your seat in a chair, your hands on a keyboard, and write.