Scrivener + Obsidian

Scrivener has been my "go to" software for years. I've highly customized the appearance, auto-complete lists, and fonts, to make it my optimal place to write. While I keep trying other options, like LivingWriter, Novlr, Ulysses, IA Writer, etc. I always come back to Scrivener.

Obsidian is my world-building dumping ground. I keep it on a separate window to swipe back and forth between Scrivener and Obsidian so that I can quickly make a note, add a character, describe a location, and swipe back.

This keeps me locked into the story within Scrivener. While I could put world-building elements in Scrivener, it's easier to dump them in Obsidian, easier to find them later, and keeps me focused on writing, with Scrivener just being for composition.

Habits

I work mainly in the morning before my "work day" starts because I'm a morning person.
Every day I try to work on something that is related to one of my books. Ideally, that's the primary book I'm writing. I try not to get distracted by other projects.
I put headphones on and listen to ambient instrumental music so that I'm 100% focused and can shut out everything else.
What do I do? I write, edit, work on the story outline, flush out a character, conduct research, work on world-building, or get inspiration by creating images of scenes, characters, ships, etc.
It's okay not to "write prose" every day as long as you are advancing the project. Give yourself the freedom to work. But yeah, write, write, write as well.

Scrivener + Obsidian

LivingWriter

LivingWriter

Habits

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