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What does /lit/ use for writing? Google Docs isn't the best, I'm starting to realise. What do you recommend?

>inb4
Yes, I'm aware that this should technically be on /g/.

>> No.16200767

I keep active documents on Google Docs, and do organizing/final productions on Scrivener.

>> No.16200775

>>16200757
Notepad works just fine

>> No.16200924

Word.

There is the free browser version, paying monthly for Office or just buying the program. It is the standard by which all others are judged.

>> No.16200959

>>16200757
I just use word on my phone, it's free but Samsung notes is bretty good now

>> No.16200977

>>16200757
Notepad++

>> No.16201838

>>16200924
My pirated version is recently busted and honestly I can't get myself to go through the hassle of setting up another. And no I won't pay for spyware. But libreoffice is kinda shitty and slow compared to word, there nothing as good as word at what it does

>> No.16201864

>>16201838
Alternately, there are those who don't require a program (my dumb anus does) and just write with anything available. Word has a damn good grammar checker and quite a few formatting options, and to keep it from spying on you, use Spybot so you can torrent w/e coomer gook toons you prefer, forcefully self-inserting into jc's waving their impossibly well-developed asses in your face.

>> No.16202274

The true patrician doesn't worry about it. I use Scrivener because I feel like having dedicated software for writing helps motivate me, but I also recognize that it's not necessary. If you don't mind paying I recommend it, but if you're conscious of money just use whatever free program looks nicest to you.

>> No.16202346

Vim (or emacs if you are so inclined) + a markdown language of your choice. Personally I use Pandoc Markdown or LaTeX.

>> No.16202379

internet typewriter

>> No.16204084

>>16200757
i like ghostwriter https://wereturtle.github.io/ghostwriter/

>> No.16204682

>>16204084
Seconding this. It's pretty comfy

>> No.16205069

Bump

>> No.16206512

>>16202346
Emacs is based. Org mode is amazing. There's an "emacs for writers" video on youtube somewhere.

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>>16200775
This. Not worrying about formating or editing from the beginning is a blessing. Afterwards I just print everything, mark it with pens and change it on WordPad again.

>> No.16206740

>>16206512
spacemacs + org or markdown with git for sync
Make and pandoc to generate
based and redpilled

>> No.16206782

>>16206740
>spacemacs
Anon, no....

>> No.16206859

>>16206782
I realy would try to make my own emacs but, I still have a life not stallman yet

>> No.16206879

>>16200757
I don't really like how Google docs loads, but I like not being able to worry about constantly saving my work or files accidentally getting deleted.

>> No.16206893

>>16206859
If you wanna use an emacs distribution then use doom emacs

>> No.16207117

I want to write with annotations visible to myself, but also be able to omit those annotations from printed documents and files I share with others. I'd also like to be able to create branching versions of a scene to explore it from different angles before deciding on a final version. Any software like this?

>> No.16207153

>>16206893
Yes, i had forgoten about it will try soon.