Draftback
A Chrome plugin that replays a Google Doc's version history.
Where Draftback comes up1 episode or test
- 1Write in a Google DocEvery edit lands in version history
- 2Open DraftbackChrome plugin plays back version history
- 3Watch the replaySee how the article came together
- 4Spot your real habitsMany started as untitled ideas on paper
From Podcast with Steph Smith
What was said about Draftback
Draftback let Steph Smith study how she actually writes. Smith used Draftback, a Chrome plugin that plays back a Google Doc's version history, to watch how her articles came together. She saw that many started as ideas on paper with no title.
It shows how you actually work, not how you remember working. In her words, "it'll just play back your article." The source is a podcast about Smith's writing, not about Draftback, so it covers only this one use.
How to Be Great? Just Be Good, Repeatably | Steph Smith | How I Write Podcast
Steph used it to watch how her articles came together and saw that many started as ideas on paper with no title. It shows how she actually works, not how she remembers working.
Draftback let Steph Smith study how she actually writes. Smith used Draftback, a Chrome plugin that plays back a Google Doc's version history, to watch how her articles came together. She saw that many started as ideas on paper with no title.
It shows how you actually work, not how you remember working. In her words, "it'll just play back your article." The source is a podcast about Smith's writing, not about Draftback, so it covers only this one use.
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