gdoc for a while was the only thing that could reliably sync between devices, which is one of the things that i need the most since i write a lot on the go (either on the phone or during dead hours at work)
obsidian is more like a knowledge/note organization app, rather than a writing software. it’s got a HUGE learning curve, but if you’re willing to tinker w it and dig thru the metric fuck ton of plugins that are available it’s a very solid helper tool and it’s fully customisable. it’s markdown based, which makes it very reliable for storing files long term without data and formatting loss. it’s great for things like lore bibles, if you work on a big scale, because you can fully hyperlink it as if it were a wiki, and you can organize files thru tags, and stuff like that. it’s extremely powerful if used well. i used it for a while for first drafts because it has a pretty good sync option (obsidian itself is free, but this functionality comes a few dollars a month) but now it’s mainly my worm dump- aka where i quickly jot down an idea for a story before it gets swallowed by the black hole that is my brain, and to keep an offline archive of all the writing i've ever done (tags my beloved).
ellipsus is more explicitly a writing app, for writers who also want to collaborate with other writers or beta-readers and plan to share their writing on other platforms. there’s tools to collaborate w other users on files (such as comments and in-built chat), there’s a system of drafts for each file so you can compare them while you edit, and there’s a bunch of options to share and export your writing in different formats (which is the reason i also use it to write stuff like blog posts— copy as HTML is a lifesaver). it’s web based so you can use it on any device, thru the browser. i know there’s apps in development, but they’re not available outside the beta-tester list yet. it used to be a lot more bare-bones but now there’s a lot of customisation and formatting options. it’s my main draft + edit tool rn.
obsidian + ellipsus workflow- i feel like it’s fairly easy to work with them together and to switch back and forth. my workflow is not consistent at all, but ideally this is how i go about things:
jot an idea on obsidian (organised w tags by fandom and pairing)
draft the thing on ellipsus using the obsidian bit as reference (i usually keep it open in a diff window if im on pc/ipad, but i will sometimes copypaste the markdown right into ellipsus. there’s a function to import .md files too, but w the way i use metadata in my files its a bit hit or miss)
edit the thing using ellipsus
posting time! from ellipsus i “copy as HTML” to post it on my dreamwidth archive and on ao3, and “copy as markdown” to copy it into my obsidian offline archive.
and thats it, i think that’s all the rambling i have on the matter. feel free to poke me again about it if you have more questions !!
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(apologies in advance, this is gonna be so long)
gdoc for a while was the only thing that could reliably sync between devices, which is one of the things that i need the most since i write a lot on the go (either on the phone or during dead hours at work)
obsidian is more like a knowledge/note organization app, rather than a writing software. it’s got a HUGE learning curve, but if you’re willing to tinker w it and dig thru the metric fuck ton of plugins that are available it’s a very solid helper tool and it’s fully customisable. it’s markdown based, which makes it very reliable for storing files long term without data and formatting loss. it’s great for things like lore bibles, if you work on a big scale, because you can fully hyperlink it as if it were a wiki, and you can organize files thru tags, and stuff like that. it’s extremely powerful if used well. i used it for a while for first drafts because it has a pretty good sync option (obsidian itself is free, but this functionality comes a few dollars a month) but now it’s mainly my worm dump- aka where i quickly jot down an idea for a story before it gets swallowed by the black hole that is my brain, and to keep an offline archive of all the writing i've ever done (tags my beloved).
ellipsus is more explicitly a writing app, for writers who also want to collaborate with other writers or beta-readers and plan to share their writing on other platforms. there’s tools to collaborate w other users on files (such as comments and in-built chat), there’s a system of drafts for each file so you can compare them while you edit, and there’s a bunch of options to share and export your writing in different formats (which is the reason i also use it to write stuff like blog posts— copy as HTML is a lifesaver). it’s web based so you can use it on any device, thru the browser. i know there’s apps in development, but they’re not available outside the beta-tester list yet. it used to be a lot more bare-bones but now there’s a lot of customisation and formatting options. it’s my main draft + edit tool rn.
obsidian + ellipsus workflow- i feel like it’s fairly easy to work with them together and to switch back and forth. my workflow is not consistent at all, but ideally this is how i go about things:
jot an idea on obsidian (organised w tags by fandom and pairing)
draft the thing on ellipsus using the obsidian bit as reference (i usually keep it open in a diff window if im on pc/ipad, but i will sometimes copypaste the markdown right into ellipsus. there’s a function to import .md files too, but w the way i use metadata in my files its a bit hit or miss)
edit the thing using ellipsus
posting time! from ellipsus i “copy as HTML” to post it on my dreamwidth archive and on ao3, and “copy as markdown” to copy it into my obsidian offline archive.
and thats it, i think that’s all the rambling i have on the matter. feel free to poke me again about it if you have more questions !!