

I’m looking for a “bridge app” between the research documents and Scrivener to ensure I capture and connect all of the major ideas, facts, and concepts from the research into appropriate conceptually connected headings/subheadings for each chapter in the book. Ideally I want to be able to export the results into each chapter in Scrivener as headings/subheadings. If I use a mind mapping app or free form canvas app like Curio, Coda or Notion, then I only want to type (or cut/paste) a few words with the remainder of the content embedded in the app or branches of a mind map for quick reference. I’m trying to capture a visual outline or mind map of the ideas/concepts/quotes so I can connect them by copying/pasting/dragging them into an application so that the resulting content does not require reopening the source file.

What I’m trying to do is review each research document related to a particular topic, say team dynamics and cull out the important ideas from the document into a system so I can manipulate the information around and connect it to create final headings and subheadings for each chapter I’m working on. I may be making this much harder than it needs to be.

No subscription required – though if the application is strong enough and cross platform I’d consider ~$60/year as reasonable.Cross platform MBP and iPad syncing in iCloud.Roam (the subscription price is too high for my tastes).
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Scrivener–my long form writing app on iPad Pro and the MBP.They were originally in DEVONThink but I was having syncing issues on iOS so I moved everything out of DT to iCloud. The material is primarily in one of three formats: PDFs, plain or markdown files, or archived web pages.Ĭurrently all of the documents are in folders/sub-folders in iCloud and accessed through the Finder or through the Files App. I have collected a lot of digital research/resources. I’d appreciate advice regarding best practices for connecting research for outlining and/or mind mapping ideas that will end up as the headings/subheadings of chapters in a book project.
