Re: [opensuse] Writing a small book... what should I use?

John Andersen said the following on 01/09/2012 06:18 PM:
On 1/9/2012 2:58 PM, Roger Luedecke wrote:
I'm commissioned to start a small book project, and vaguely remember
seeing a wikilike piece of software that would facilitate this well. I
intend to start with a conceptual outline, and then flesh each section
out. Any recommendations?


If you are writing it, farting around with a wiki like software seems pointless.
Get a good word processor package, a good to-do list and a paper notebook.
Otherwise you get bogged down in the mechanics and the content suffers.

+1

At the limit, you might need a wiki-like tool to keep track of
characters, places, events, chronology, if *AND I SAY IF* you book is
something like a crime thriller with a complicated plot. But then most
authors seem to get along fine with a paper notebooks and some index cards.

Anything more than that and its an indicator you are more interested in
the technology than the production of a book.

And please also ignore anyone who recommends word processors or
formatters, latex, docbooks, and other distraction.

As John says, focus on the content not the mechanics.

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