Going back to the original topic of the thread, it looks like I’m describing a pretty common task. As @PaulWalters put it, a “standard read, take notes, consolidate, composition cycle.” So resources that help with that cycle might be useful to more users than just me. To that end, here are the specific Tinderbox tasks that I found myself needing to accomplish:
- Import existing notes. Assign $Source attributes.
- Explode notes, assigning the same attributes to the children.
- (Map View) Cluster notes topically. Topics are emergent, in that I don’t know what they are until I’ve reviewed the material.
- (Map View) Use Adornments to visually distinguish clusters and individual notes, as needed.
– At any point, create new notes with my own observations or incorporating additional research. Add these to topical clusters. - Assign $Tag attributes relevant to each cluster.
- (Attribute Browser) Within each cluster, develop narrative order. Highlight or create notes reflecting the central theme of each cluster.
- (Attribute Browser) Determine overall narrative flow between clusters. Assign attributes accordingly. (First, Second, etc.).
- Export the “highlight” notes in narrative order, thereby creating a draft outline.