Ich kann es gar nicht oft genug sagen: #Ulysses ist die eleganteste Schreibumgebung für den Computer.
@ulyssesapp

Eben hab' ich einen Weg gesucht, unsichtbare Zeichen anzuzeigen (also Absatzzeichen, geschützte Leerzeichen, etc. – und herausgefunden, dass ich diesen Weg schon seit 10 Jahren nutze.

Ich wähle einfach einen Text aus – schon sehe ich alle Steuerzeichen.

Kein Menü, kein Tastaturbefehl.

From the Lab: Invisible Characters or Now You See Me, Now You Don't

https://blog.ulysses.app/from-the-lab-invisible-characters-or-now-you-see-me-now-you-dont/

So: here on Mastodon, I post mostly about writing, being a writer, and the tools I use as a writer, including #Obsidian, #Ulysses, and others.

But after taking a couple of decades away from a prior area of expertise (#Tarot), I find I have some new things to say … and that I’m missing interactions with folks from the #Tarot and #divination community. I’d like to reconnect with ‘em.

@jslr I generally take notes in text file windows in various editors. (The windows may or may not get saved to files, ahem #BBEdit.) I’ve been using #Logseq for a few months — enough to appreciate some of its linking and data management/query capabilities. I throw a bunch into @drafts. I’ve also used #Ulysses.

@apolaine #Ulysses’ proprietary format turns a lot of folks off. I can overlook that because info is very easy to get in and out in a variety of file types … and because I like the power of this “made for purpose” app.

I migrated to it from #Scrivener years ago, wrote several books in it, and left it. But after trying many other options, I’m solidly back in Ulysses for book-length projects.

@apolaine I *love* Vellum, which lets me essentially create perfect, uploadable books with a click or two.

I wrote my first novel, #ParallelLines, in #Obsidian, but missed #Ulysses’ ability to let me write in short scraps and easily rearrange these by clicking and dragging them. I don’t always write a book in order, so this really comes in handy. I also like how I can organize projects in Ulysses, keeping everything together in one place. The Longform form plugin didn’t click for me, sadly.

@apolaine For me, there’s very little that’s difficult about self-publishing. #Ulysses outputs to #Vellum, which outputs to Amazon (and other services). I’m lucky to have some graphic design background, so covers haven’t been a hurdle for me. (Though laziness can be.) Good editors can be hired.

The difficulty for me is in the marketing: doing smart things consistently to help people discover the work. (Though even with inconsistent marketing, my self-published non-fiction has done pretty well.)

My #Ulysses subscription renewal is coming up, prompting a round of “Should I drop my deeply discounted early Ulysses subscriber deal and just sign up for #Setapp?” anxiety.

Ah, #Setapp. I know a lot of you love it. Hmmmmmm.

@mikeschmitz — now would be a very good time to give me that affinity code.

@ulyssesapp I have an active subscription but have been receiving this message. What should I do? #Ulysses

@davidshq #Scrivener works well for any kind of prose that you want to work on in pieces and reassemble, reorder, split, and combine at will. Like all powerful software, there’s a learning curve, but the in-app tutorial is excellent, and if you work through it over a few days you’ll pick it up quickly. And it’s a real bargain.

If you prefer markdown, check out #Obsidian with the Longform plugin. #Ulysses also has fans, though it’s a subscription and uses an idiosyncratic version of markdown.

Just picked up a copy of James Joyce's 📚 'Ulysses' from #easons on Patrick Street in #Cork

Any tips on how to tackle it greatly appreciated #wishmeluck #ulysses #jamesjoyce

@macguru17 Ich probiere es einmal hier, da meine E-Mails in den letzten Jahren immer wirkungslos verpufft sind 😊 Ich bin langjähriger Abonnent und liebe #Ulysses, aber ich nutze es inzwischen nur noch ein paar mal im Jahr, wegen den proprietären Links und Fußnoten, und weil ich meine Highlights nicht mit anderen Programmen austauschen kann. (Ullyses verwendet ::, andere Programme == oder ^^). Ich stehe mit der Sicht nicht alleine da. Geht da nicht etwas?

"sundown, the wind sitting in the west, biggish swollen clouds to be seen as the night increased and the weatherwise poring up at them and some sheet lightnings at first and after, past ten of the clock, one great stroke with a long thunder and in a brace of shakes all scamper pellmell within door for the smoking shower, the men making shelter for their straws with a clout or kerchief, womenfolk skipping off with kirtles catched up soon as the pour came.”#ulysses #climate
https://www.greenprophet.com/2023/06/bloomsday-poetry-climate-change

@FSonder
How many times in #Ulysses does nothing happen?

Blooms and Barnacles is my favorite Ulysses podcast. Kelly and Dermot break down about a page of text and provide wonderful insights in each episode. It is great for anyone interested in Ulysses especially if you are looking for a little help getting into it.

https://www.bloomsandbarnacles.com/

#Bloomsday #Ulysses #Joyce #Books #podcasts

Oh, j'ai raté le #Bloomsday c'était hier... Alors, avec un jour de retard...

#Ulysses, édition dite « de Hambourg », The Odyssey Press, 1932.
La dernière page, via @GallicaBnF > https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k945789h/f398.item

More Blooomsday!

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/feedback-from-james-joyces-submission-of-ulysses-to-his-creative-writing-workshop

#bloomsday #ulysses #Books

“Force, hatred, history, all that.
That's not life for men and women, insult and hatred.
And everybody knows that it's the very opposite of that that is really life.
--What? says Alf.
--Love, says Bloom. I mean the opposite of hatred.”

Happy #Bloomsday to all who celebrate!
#Ulysses #JamesJoyce #bookstodon @bookstodon

@fifepsy

A great day, that was, and almost four years ago now. We substituted our own 3500 ft. at Granton for the Forty Foot at Sandycove.

#Bloomsday #JamesJoyce #Ulysses

From a previous walk with @brianlavelle

For #Bloomsday #Joyce #ulysses

“Full many a flower is born to blush unseen”

With a vague notion of reaching the now inaccessible Martello tower in Leith docks, perhaps it was inevitable that our wander would lead us to Ulysses & a now blind cyclops.

Happy #Bloomsday to all who celebrate James Joyce's modernist novel Ulysses, which takes place in and around Dublin all on one day: June 16, 1904.

On the left: photo of Irish writer James Joyce (1882–1941), taken inside his home in Paris, France, in 1926 by photographer Berenice Abbott (1898–1991). At the time, Joyce was writing Finnegan's Wake.

On the right: a leaf.

#Ulysses #JamesJoyce #LeopoldBloom #bannedBook #Dublin. ✍️ 📕 ✒️