Composing workflow

[Mark Probert]

Hi.

Sorry if this has been done to death, but I was unable to find a 
consolidated source of information. My question is a simple one at 
heart: How do you, as a composer of new music, setup your Lilypond 
workflow? 

When using a graphic environment, complete with midi player, it is all 
rather obvious. With a text-based version a little less so, I'm 
finding. I can do it in a simple way--produce a pdf and midi file, open 
the midi in Reaper, etc.--but I'm wondering if people have a more 
elegant solution without losing the core of what I like about LP (the 
text interface). 

TIA .. mark.