How do you write?

[serria]

Technically, I mean. What kind of computer do you use? Or do you write freehand/some other way? Do you use any special programs? Microsoft Word, or something like Write or Die? Do you care about the font you use?

I'm one of those cliche aspiring authors who bought a Netbook. I heard that's kind of a stereotype, but mine really has been perfect for me. My normal laptop is too big to carry around, and the Netbook fits in my handbag and has a 7+ hour long battery life. I purposefully don't have any other programs except for Open Office on it, and it isn't hooked up to the Internet so I can't be distracted.

I use Open Office because it's free, and my Netbook didn't come with Microsoft Word. Actually, I've done a lot of writing just on Wordpad because it loads so quickly, haha.

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[ljwrites]

Yay another Scrivener user! I use the Windows version on my home laptop and love the hell out of it. So much that I read the entire 120+-page manual, lol.

I agree with you it makes life a whole lot easier. I've written a 160K-word fanfic on it, and at least one chapter would have been impossible without Scrivener because I had to rearrange dozens of scenes before the chapter came out right. I've also written academic papers on it, and the ability to pull in research files and web pages saved me hours of work.

Away from the home I use a tablet (Nexus 7) with a Bluetooth keyboard on Evernote, and copy any drafts from the Evernote Windows program where my notes are synced. I don't carry the tablet around as much anymore, though, since I have an office computer where I have Scrivener installed and have access to my writing files via Dropbox.