These programs and websites are essential to my workflow, and I’m probably forgetting a few.
Evernote. I use this to clip web articles, and keep track of things to buy.
Scrivener. I do ALL my writing in this, although I deviate from time to time to try writing in other programs for when I feel my creativity needs a boost from a fresh workflow. After that, I’m back to Scrivener.
Asana. This is how I plan my work and keep track of multiple projects in various states of completion. I suppose I could put my hobby work in there as well, so projects don’t get delayed. Would like to get this installed on my next phone.
ProWritingAid. This is the primo editing application/website. I really wish I could upload a scrivener file to it, and directly edit my work in that way.
Journaley. There’s a couple of problems with it – for instance, I accidentally hit the enter button twice while entering category names, and now I have a blank category I can’t delete. Aside from that, it’s my favorite method of journaling.
Logos. I’m not hiding the fact I’m a Christian, at all. And this is the primo Bible software out there. Hands down. It’s the best. Expensive, but worth it. If I ever sell a movie script that gets filmed and released, I’m maxing out Logos!
Google Sites. This is how I keep track of my training with my Karate Sensei. He lives in Florida, I don’t. Long Distance Learning can be coordinated, it just needs serious attention.
Dropbox. This is where I do all of my storage. Literally, everything is saved to Dropbox. Just be forewarned that if you do it this way, the entire first week you buy a new computer, Dropbox will slow everything to a massive crawl as it downloads and indexes tens of thousands of files.
Last but not least, there is Resolve and Filmora. Resolve is a primo video editing program, while Filmora is a fantastic program for beginners. It has enough interesting features that you can do some amazing work in it very quickly. I should be investing time into learning DaVinci Resolve, but time is something I don’t have a lot of. Once my schedule frees up (or if my Filmora license expires), I may move on to Resolve full time. In that case, I’ll remove Filmora from my system. But right now, Filmora is the program for me, making it REALLY easy to mark edit points on the film, splice, edit, double and triple track, etc – all very quickly. Resolve has a lot more power and less limitations, but I’ve only got a few hours invested in it. I should really remedy that, spend a good three weeks learning it and finally switch. Just right now, the fast interface and process of Filmora is just too tempting to keep using.
What do you use for your workflow process, how do you use it and why?
