Writing programs.

[CorruptedInnocence]

Alright so, Joined with the intent of writing and whatnot, Unfortunetly it spaced my mind at first but, My windows OS crashed and i lost word first day i got this comp, and the Geek squad wanted to be paid in full again just for putting the stuff back on so my family decided against it.
I have Notepad. . . Not exactly what i would call a ideal writing program.

So question to you all would be, Does anyone use a alternative program or know of a decent one? Or if not, Does anyone write storys using notepad and have any tips on doing so?

 

[lovecraft68]

Alright so, Joined with the intent of writing and whatnot, Unfortunetly it spaced my mind at first but, My windows OS crashed and i lost word first day i got this comp, and the Geek squad wanted to be paid in full again just for putting the stuff back on so my family decided against it.
I have Notepad. . . Not exactly what i would call a ideal writing program.

So question to you all would be, Does anyone use a alternative program or know of a decent one? Or if not, Does anyone write storys using notepad and have any tips on doing so?

Open office isn't to bad it has spell check and some other features. Also free.

I wrote with it for a few months before I picked up word 2007 and didn;t have any real issues with it.

 

[CorruptedInnocence]

Open office isn't to bad it has spell check and some other features. Also free.

I wrote with it for a few months before I picked up word 2007 and didn;t have any real issues with it.

Thank you very much, Especially for the quick response <3 I'll look into it.

 

[Handley_Page]

Alright so, Joined with the intent of writing and whatnot, Unfortunetly it spaced my mind at first but, My windows OS crashed and i lost word first day i got this comp, and the Geek squad wanted to be paid in full again just for putting the stuff back on so my family decided against it.
I have Notepad. . . Not exactly what i would call a ideal writing program.

So question to you all would be, Does anyone use a alternative program or know of a decent one? Or if not, Does anyone write storys using notepad and have any tips on doing so?

Open Office.
It's FREE and works just the same as Word.

 

[roomfor1more]

I am not a big fan of Open Office, especially when it comes to editing. When editing an Open Office file, on my system, I find Open Office files do not always page down or up, essentially they stick on the page that you viewing. However, Open Office does offer a Word plugin but I have not tried to see if there are any issues with the plugin. An alternative would be trying Word 2010 as a 60 day free trial. Finally, Microsoft 360 is in Beta mode, user testing mode. Microsoft 360 is targeted at businesses and it is a cloud based application that means you can access Microsoft Office for a small subscription fee of around $4 / month once it comes out. Nonetheless, I do not see why an individual could not subscribe to it since at $4 / month you would have to use it for about 2 years before you would pay for the cost of Word.

 

[CorruptedInnocence]

Thanks guys, I dont plan on editting to much I dont make that many errors while typing and,
I found a editor that sounds perfect in the volunteer thread so i'll talk to her about that stuff, At this point really all i need is people to talk with on msn to keep me going lol, I find i get stuck occasionally and i love having someone to bounce idea's off of xD Would use my Gf but shes probably in the middle of mass.
That and i wanna surprise her c:
So yea if anyones bored and wants to be my sounding board, I am definitely recruiting while im still on this caffeine high.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Open Office and/or Word are good for short stories and anything up to a novella(maybe).

For longer works, multi-chapter, multi-part novels, I use yWrite 5.0. It's free and a good tool. It allows you to type without the annoying spell check squiggly lines popping up under words. (I export the thing when done and run it thru Word or Open Office for spelling errors before sending it off to the editor)

When finished you can export it into a number of formats for submission or spell checking or to be sent to your editor.

 

[litfan10]

I like using Scrivener for my writing. It is specifically designed for writers with many features that are very handy with very little extraneous garbage. Unfortunately, it is free in the Windows version for only a limited time as it is in Beta version. I believe the full version when it comes out later this year should be around $40 which is not bad at all.

 

[D_Lynn]

I like using Scrivener for my writing. It is specifically designed for writers with many features that are very handy with very little extraneous garbage. Unfortunately, it is free in the Windows version for only a limited time as it is in Beta version. I believe the full version when it comes out later this year should be around $40 which is not bad at all.

Just switched to Scrivener. Bought a Mac for that reason. Scrivener was $49, if I remember correctly. Love it!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

I started my professional writing on Word Perfect. At the time it was far superior to MSWord for desktop publishing and it meshed easily with all professional journals' software. I found it had better features for professional writing and editing as well. It also converts to RTF and quite a few other formats if you want. (I usually save a copy as an RTF so I can share with my colleagues who use MSWord). I recently upgraded to WordPerfectx5, a complete suite with a nice note taking feature, for only $45 at Staples.