Saturday, November 02, 2019

Re: Tools for writers

>>> On 2 Nov 2019, at 19:17, STeve Andre' <steve@wb8wsf.org> wrote:
>>>> On 2019-11-02 15:07, Antoine Jacoutot wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, Nov 02, 2019 at 03:04:34PM -0400, STeve Andre' wrote:
>>>> /usr/bin/vi
>>> You obviously never wrote a book.
>>> At least not with the requirements OP asked for. >
>> Actually, I am, right now. I've found that "formatting" is an
>> annoyance, when writing material. Get it written, *then* worry
>> about how it looks. I've done this for more than 40 years when
>> creating documents, reports and such for work.
>>
>> --STeve Andre'
>
> I'm inclined to agree with you STeve. For the "writing words in a document" part, nothing beats a distraction-free experience that vi provides. For avoidance of doubt, my query was more around supporting the writing process (outlining, character development) and the formatting (like you say, an after thought most often)
>
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