When I first started using @RoamResearch, I struggled to find a good workflow for writing multiple drafts. This 10-minute video shows the solution that works for me. It combines tags/filters, versions, focus on block, and more!
The key to this writing workflow is differentiating "brainstorm" & "organize" passes from drafts.

I want brainstorm & organize passes to always be accessible. But I want drafts to be version-controlled.
@RoamResearch makes this simple. For early passes, I use separate blocks:

- [[pass]] [[1]] [[brainstorm]]
- <1st pass>
- [[pass]] [[2]] [[organize]]
- <2nd pass>

To write the 2nd pass, I open the 1st in the sidebar and "focus on block" with the 2nd. Clean and easy.
Then, when I'm ready for a full-fledged draft, I create a block with versions.

Everything indented under that block is now "version controlled." When one version is selected, the other is inaccessible from the rest of your Roam graph.
This ensures that "final draft 1" and "final draft 2" don't co-exist. There's only one canon version.

This method of writing in @RoamResearch keeps my progress neat and organized, and reinforces my creative process.
If you learn @RoamResearch's features best by seeing how they work together, check out my upcoming course "Your Road to Roam" (courses.rjnestor.com/p/your-road-to…).

The course explains features, demonstrates how they work together, and helps you discover how they can improve YOUR workflow!

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Wherever I am, I can make a note (or a to-do, or whatever) that develops my relationship with Tom. When I need that information, it's in the [[Tom Smith]] linked references, and it's easy to filter to the info I need. 3/
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I've used Todoist, happily, for almost 6 years. 46,662 completed tasks later, I moved my task management into a custom-built system in @RoamResearch (complete with #@next, #@waiting, and all the requisite GTD labels). 2/
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