/lit/ - Literature

Word by microsoft

Notepad by microsoft

>>6792734
>program

I write in pen cos I aint no sissy

Scrivener

Microsoft by William Gates

>>6792920
40 dollars? Nigga, I'm broke

Byword. Handles both RTF and Markdown. Simple enough.

pen and paper, you fucking degenerates

>>6792734
I use pen and paper for the first draft, then type it into Q10 and then edit it in word

>>6793072
>pen and paper
mfw i actually just goggled pen and paper.

>>6792793
Guess you'll never be published then.

>>6792734
I use Darkroom for most writing. It's simple and basic.

Ommwriter if you're feeling especially hipster and want some zen with your writing. I've grown out of it but still have it.

Focus Writer to make super-custom themes with background images and all your system fonts, etc. Really nice if you're the type of person that likes to create a visual equivalent for your story. I like to use it when I write erotica.

Open Office to edit all these things because Word is for sheep.

tfw I've replied to this thread at least three times. Pic related.

>Not writing in stylus on clay

Haha, plebs.

>>6792734
Emacs, you tard.

Can someone offer me a legitimate reason as to why I should be bothered by whichever program I use? Just curious, because I find Notepad and Word to be sufficient if anything, maybe a little notebook I carry when I'm off adjourning in the park.

Anybody here ever use writemonkey? I used it for a while but the ctrl+w not being close window threw me so I don't use it much anymore.

Notepad to write, Word to edit.

>>6793140
Some people don't like all the weight that Word carries (it's a very bloated program) and don't like the drab interface and abundance of buttons and options. Minimalist writers are comfy. It's kind of a fad, but there's some legitimacy to it.

Notepad is just fine.

>>6793140
Only faggots think it matters. Honestly, 99% of all writing can be done in open office and its free.

>>6793159
not him but do you have any minimalist writing programs for windows

>>6793188
See above >>6793120
(that was me). I'm on Windows and use all of the above programs.

>>6793159
You can always use Word in fullscreen.

>>6793203
Yeah, but you can't as swiftly make the interface, say, all black with green text. Or put a picture of a nekkid chick off to the side and line up the text crawl next to her. Etc.

Plus Word takes up a lot of unnecessary memory.

>>6793120
>I like to use it when I write erotica.
Got some work to share with us?

gdocs. too convenient to care about muh privacy

>>6793243
Well I'm at work. I'd have to risk titties on my work monitor to grab them. Perhaps if this thread is still up later when I'm home I'll pastebin something.

>>6793243
>>6793291
I have returned. Pic related is a quick micro fiction I wrote. Below is a paste of a story I wrote about a man who has sex with an entire K-pop band.

http://pastebin.com/Cgmj4LmB

I just use notepad

Focus Writer at work.

>>6794089
Is this piece a joke, or a replacement for ipecac?

>>6794085
it really is the most hip word processor of all

if someone looks at your computer when you die and sees thousands of .txt files they'll probably have positive thoughts re: you even if your .txt files are all dumb

>>6794089
Shitty first drafts, anon.

I'd like a program that automatically colors a paragraph of text depending on what its first few letters are.

libre office cuz free

>>6793031
> Pirate Bay is a thing that exists

>>6793214

Memory shmemory.
If you're writing, it's not like you need a dozen programs open at once. If you do, then ram is the least of your issues.

>>6795358
>stealing

iA Writer, because I'm a cliché.

Their whole brand is about making you feel better about yourself, it's like a word processor as life coach.

https://ia.net/writer/mac/

WriteMonkey

These days, vim in full screen.
Used to use applications like FocusWriter, only feature I miss from those are the ones to imitate a typewriter.

But what font do you write in? And why is it Consolas?

Anything but notepad is just useless luxury tbh

>>6796327
My laptop crashes randomly. The autosave on Word is essential

Notepad++ or go home.

Program THIS
*grabs dick*

>>6796301
Helvetica cause im a loser

>>6793104
MFW autistic

>>6793159
>Some people don't like all the weight that Word carries

I really like Atlantis

It is kind of between Word and Notepad, it's pretty basic, it can be customized (I love neon green letters on black background) and it has a pretty rad intuitive predictive word option that is not intrusive at all.

It is all around the best word processor, imo

Easy torrents available as well

>>6795721
If you're using the Internet in the background (research, I swear) or if you are going to do something else on your computer when you're done writing, then it is an issue, because Word doesn't release your memory when it's done with it.

I repeat, Word takes up memory and then hogs it even when you're done with it. Not until you restart your computer is it released. Word is a bloated-ass program that can more quickly slow down computer session. Why the fuck does a word processor need to have RAM usage comparable to Photoshop? Because Microsoft has loaded the program with so many features for any type of conceivable use. Many of these features you'll never use. They are all pretty much useless for writers.

>>6796656
I'll have to check this one out, sounds neat. Though I am pretty happy with Darkroom.

I remember a while back seeing a program that took the immersion concept and ran with it, displaying your text in 3D-rendered letters that would zoom and float off the screen. Looked super-comfy to the max, but a little bit much. 2hipster4me.

Also, why did the naked Asian lady image get removed when there are several threads here already with similar OP images?

Pirated writeitnow 4

I am pretty happy with it.

>>6796656
>>6796689
Okay, looked at their site. Looks complicated, but a program that sorts out chapters for you is kind of attractive. I may give a try.

LaTex is good, except you are bad at orthography and grammar.

>>6796778
LaTex is for technical writing.

>>6796811
It's a very powerful application, which is the reason for using it to write paper for science, but if you use it for literature, you can create great books, which are more than just text.

>>6796849
I imagine Michael Crichton made great use of it.