When I journal in the morning I use Thinklinkr. When I write a conference proposal I use Thinklinkr. When I compose a blog post I use Thinklinkr. It’s a simple online outliner, and I really love it. I can collaborate on an outline with another Thinklinkr user. I can keep multiple outlines, and copy one outline and use it as the basis for another. I wish I could write something in one outline and include a reference to it in another. But I’ve told them that, and maybe they’ll have that feature next week. It’s a young tool and growing fast.
Full disclosure: I am giving Thinklinkr the link to this post and in return I expect to get a free upgrade to a Pro account. But that only affects the timing of this post, not the content. I’m at the Writing About Testing conference in Durango today and I’ll likely demo Thinklinkr to the other writers. I’m happy to be a known user and I recommend at least giving it a whirl.
Hi there, thanks for the post!
You actually can reference one outline from another: just add an item like #1234 where 1234 is the outline id. Here’s a screencast with an example: http://thinklinkllc.com/blog/30
Geordie’s Reply: Thanks for getting back to me. I think what I had in mind was seamless integration of one outline into another, so that I can read the content inside the other outline. The linking feature appears to insert a link to the outline, which is a great thing, but I end up with one outline in one browser tab and the other outline in another. I’ll also give you this feedback on the thinklinkr site.
Thanks for the post.