Tools

I’m a professor of anthropology and a writer. Sometimes, I write tools to help me writer, or do my research. Enjoy.

  • Structur.py
    Structur is a simple, Python-based command-line tool to help extract and organize coded text from research notes. I’ve been using it for a year now, from the Finder. It’s useful to find the structure of longer pieces of text. I was inspired by John McPhee’s writing process, which he describes in Draft No. 4. Structur… Continue reading Structur.py