If you are at all adapt with a mouse or trackpad, speed is comparable to the repositioning of a pencil or pen on paper.
The faster you plant ideas on the page, the less time you have to censor yourself. Notes can be dropped anywhere on the page with a click of the mouse, and connected together with simple drag and drops. Enter Scappleīasically Scapple is a big sheet of electronic paper where you can quickly and easily create your clusters. In many cases, the structure of your cluster provides the structure to your writing. You then mine your cluster for concepts to pursue in your writing. You’ve filled up the page, or just feel like you’ve generated enough material, Custer is simpler and, as outlined by Professor Rico, geared directly towards writing. Mind mapping would go on to formalize the structure a bit, and bring in visual concepts where possible to reinforce memory and imagination. Write down all the words or phrases that come to mind branching off of it. Simply write a word or concept in the middle of a piece of paper, and then Similar and simpler clustering method focused on quick, near-subconscious word associations between NowĬonsidered a classic, Rico’s book focused on the exercise ofĬlustering to help generate and organize ideas.īefore Mind Mapping became the end-all, be-all popular brainstorming technique, the Lusser Rico as one of the first books I purchased on writing. Over twenty-five years ago, I was lucky enough to choose Writing the Natural Way by Gabriele And for me, its simplicity and focus are the key to its usefulness. Along with Evernote, and Literature and Latte's flagship writing program Scrivner, Scapple is an invaluable tools for writing and idea generation. Literature and Latte's newest application, Scapple, immediately became one of the programs I use every single day.
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