In Track Changes you reference how George R.R. Martin prefers the word-processor WordStar to more current and advanced word-processors due to WordStar’s bare interface that leaves little to no room from one to get distracted from writing. Do you think this same type of mode of thinking can be applied to other programs and software in that older versions of current software can in some senses be more efficient when it comes to the task the user wants to accomplish despite these programs being less efficient technically speaking?

Also, I was wondering who were the unresponsive authors that you reached out to in the process of doing research for your book and why did you reach out to them in particularly?

You reference tacit knowledge in Track Changes and how it applies to a writer’s workflow, specifically that of George R.R. Martin. Do you think that one needs to have a tacit knowledge of a program they use for their works in order to be successful in their profession and output of works? Furthermore, do you think that a person with tacit knowledge of a program has more creative sessions than a person who does not possess a tacit knowledge of said program? Does this mean that we should devote ourselves to understanding the ins-and-outs of every version of every software we use for are writing purposes or any processes of value to us we undertake for that matter?