The Zettelkasten eliminates the blank page by building a repository of material to draw from
The Zettelkasten eliminates the blank page by building a repository of material to draw from. Writing is always the culmination of inputs. By setting up those inputs in an easy to use and pre-cited format, the Zettelkasten is a prime writing tool to start any paper with a bulk of material.
Writing a book should never start with a blank page. Fiction and non-fiction are often the product of previously written articles, essays, serialized content, blogs, interviews, and lectures; even social media posts, comments on forums and tweets can be incorporated into that mix. The fact is, books are often more curation than catharsis. [1, p. 144]