Switching to Linux, but need a writing program

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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I'm going to give Mint Cinnamon a go as have had it with Windows. But I need a program I can do writing on, specifically something intended for novel writing. Storybook seems to be what crops up when I look into this, can anyone confirm if this is any good or offer a better suggestion? Thanks.

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http://gottcode.org/focuswriter/ Seems pretty nifty, and it got mention on LifeHacker for being good.

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I Google'd your question and found this article: www.makeuseof.com/tag/for-literary-penguins-4-great-writing-tools-for-linux/

Plume Creator seems pretty neat. Some people on AskUbuntu suggested LibreOffice Writer but that is basically like Microsoft Word.

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This could be something you would like

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I didn't think Scrivener worked? Interesting :-)

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Thanks folks. The Syndicate is always so ready to help noobs like myself. Very grateful.

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For writing a novel, or any important text document for that matter, i would suggest Latex. It takes a bit getting used to but after that you will pretty much wont want anything else. I am currently using Tex Studio for my compiler. This software also has the advantage of being Linux native so no messing with WINE.

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Thanks :-)

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I agree with Rugaliz, Tex Studio is a fantastic complier for Latex. I used it last year for my Uni thesis and I could not have been happier with it.

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@adrianwarner Hey mate,

When you say writing to you mean publishing, have you seen Scribus ?

http://www.scribus.net/

it is a desktop publishing program
http://www.scribus.net/category/made-with-scribus/

here is a free tute/manual
http://en.flossmanuals.net/scribus-2/
and their wiki
http://wiki.scribus.net/canvas/Scribus

and if you are think about making custom fonts you should look into inkscape.

calibre can also be used to turn you text into books. https://calibre-ebook.com/

Are you familar with LaTex ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX
and As noted above try Tex Studio or Tex Maker

http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/
http://www.texstudio.org/
see which one you like more. They should be easy to install on any distro

Or do you mean word processing ?

In which case you must have seen libre office.

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I do all writing in LaTeX. It's great for books and scientific papers. It also has the advantage that you can put your book under source control.

I use texmaker as my editor, but you can use any editor of course.

http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/

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