<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # An authoring interface should reduce avoidable... > An authoring interface should reduce avoidable friction between thought and artifact. Clear prompts, reusable structures, accessible design, and visible next steps allow cognitive energy to remain with the idea instead of being consumed by software confusion. **Source:** [[livestreams/From Audience to Author — Building Tools for Participatory Publishing - Workbook|From Audience to Author — Building Tools for Participatory Publishing]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “An authoring interface should reduce avoidable friction between thought and artifact. Clear prompts, reusable structures, accessible design, and visible next steps allow cognitive energy to remain with the idea instead of being consumed by software confusion.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-authoring-interface-should-consumed-software-confusion ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->