Step #1: If you haven’t created your HackerNoon account yet, sign up here: app.hackernoon.com/signup.

Step #2: Once your account is set up, you have several ways of creating a new draft.

Option #1

• Simply navigate to app.hackernoon.com/writer
• Select “START WRITING”

Option #2

• If you are on HackerNoon’s Homepage, select “Write” on the top right hand side.

Step #3: Both of the options above will direct you to app.hackernoon.com/new.

Step #4: Choose one of two editors.

Option 1: Editor 3.0

• Classic HackerNoon writing canvas
• Friendly Functions:

Option 2: Chowa Collaborative Text Editing

Features include:

• Everything Editor 3.0 offers
• New improvements from the old Editor 3.0
• Co-writing stories with other contributors in real time
• Built-in comment feature
• Improved Copy/Paste flow from google docs to Chowa canvas
• Functions are similar to other popular writing application