Hey guys,

I’m a writer, and for as long as I can remember I’ve used scrivener on either MacOS or Windows laptops. Now, I’m also a full stack developer, so I’ve always had a pretty nice laptop of some kind, but these were Sally Ted to whatever company I was currently working for.

I’ve recently gone self employed, and I have obviously had to return my most recent macbook, and I find myself at a crossroads. I already have a high end desktop PC which I use all the time, so buying a laptop simply for Writing on the go seems a little extreme.

My question, is would this device be suitable for a writer? I do not handwrite my work, but I can see that the remarkable has a keyboard. This question is more oriented toward formatting, structure, organisation etc.

A second question also - I like to draw (not professionally or anything) is this any good for that?

Thanks in advance!

  • SirAthos@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Can answer to the second point. I like to pencil sketch and have used the RM2 for this as well. At a hobby level, it’s pretty good, almost like pencil on paper.

    The only cons I’ve found vs paper: It lacks some of the finesse/precision of a real pencil (even with the 4096 supported pressure levels), and you can’t smudge the graphite with your finger as you might do on paper to make a fill smoother (maybe there is a function that I’m not aware of?).

  • CathyInk@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Plenty of writers use the reMarkable. If you prefer typing text for your first draft you do it in new documents on the device and then you can copy the text from the PC rM app, once downloaded onto your PC, and paste it into Scrivener or Word, or wherever you like to edit. Be aware that the width of the page you’re typing on feels narrow but you can keep typing on one infinite page. I hand write my brainstorming notes then my first drafts, then type up my chapters in separate note documents so they don’t get too big to copy paste. The documents all go in a folder with the title and I load research/article pdfs from my Mac into the same folder, so it almost feels like Scrivener. There is even a scene cards template you can use. It works brilliantly as a distraction free typing device and so much more.

  • Initial_Debate9923@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If keyboard is the big thing, I suggest a FreeWrite. They’re wonderful. Word-count goes way up. (I own the Traveller.)