<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Publishing tools are instruments of capability.... > Publishing tools are instruments of capability. Their purpose is not simply to increase the volume of material online, but to help more people think clearly, compose responsibly, and leave behind work another person can use. A successful tool improves the author along with the artifact. **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 ``` “Publishing tools are instruments of capability. Their purpose is not simply to increase the volume of material online, but to help more people think clearly, compose responsibly, and leave behind work another person can use. A successful tool improves the author along with the artifact.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-publishing-tools-instruments-author-along-artifact ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->