As a freelance journalist (and occasional business writer) I have clients who insist on Microsoft Word or Google Docs. Both are awful in different ways.
Most of the time I write everything in a Markdown editor then save or copy and paste into a Word or Google Docs file. It is about ten times more efficient.
Markdown is, essentially, a plain text editor with a few extra commands. I’d argue that discovering Markdown was behind my second biggest every productivity leap. The first leap was when I became so frustrated with Windows 8 that I bought a MacBook, possibly the smartest investment a writer could ever make.
@jond @billbennett I mainly use iA Writer, also have Byword, but I’m not sure it is still supported.
@billbennett Hi Bill, what are your preferred apps or online Markdown editors - and why? I have used a few but always keen to hear others' opinions.