---
layout: help
title: Prose for writers
descr: How to use Prose as a writing workspace 
image: http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6119/6884293596_b44a31bf0a_m.jpg
author_twitter: _mql
author: Michael Aufreiter
categories:
- help
---

Prose can also be considered a full-featured writing environment. It's like your desktop text editor but your articles are stored on Github, complete with a revision history. Also you can share beautiful versions of your documents online. Five steps to your new writing desk.

![Start](http://f.cl.ly/items/0t0A170b2Y093F2u1w45/Screen%20Shot%202012-05-23%20at%205.48.45%20PM.png)

1. Create a Github account if you don't have one.
2. Create a repository called `documents`.
3. Open [Prose](http://prose.io) and navigate to the `documents` repository.
4. Create an [article](http://prose.github.com/prose/#prose/prose/gh-pages/_posts/about/2012-06-14-about.md/edit).
5. [Share](http://prose.github.com/prose/#prose/prose/gh-pages/_posts/about/2012-06-14-about.md) it.

---
layout: help
title: Prose for writers
descr: How to use Prose as a writing workspace 
image: http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6119/6884293596_b44a31bf0a_m.jpg
author_twitter: _mql
author: Michael Aufreiter
published: false
categories:
- help
---

Prose can also be considered a full-featured writing environment. It's like your desktop text editor but your articles are stored on Github, complete with a revision history. Also you can share beautiful versions of your documents online. Five steps to your new writing desk.

![Start](http://f.cl.ly/items/0t0A170b2Y093F2u1w45/Screen%20Shot%202012-05-23%20at%205.48.45%20PM.png)

1. Create a Github account if you don't have one.
2. Create a repository called `documents`.
3. Open [Prose](http://prose.io) and navigate to the `documents` repository.
4. Create an [article](http://prose.github.com/prose/#prose/prose/gh-pages/_posts/about/2012-06-14-about.md/edit).
5. [Share](http://prose.github.com/prose/#prose/prose/gh-pages/_posts/about/2012-06-14-about.md) it.

Unpublish Prose for writers for now.
Unpublish Prose for writers for now.
