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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[serria]

Hmm, now I hope I picked the right netbook. lol I only got it a year ago (or was it two?) but so far it's ace. I haven't had a desktop in ages, but I actually never had trouble writing on one. Something about the fact that it can't move (no going to lazy areas like couches or beds!), bigger screen, better keyboard... but I travel and move so often that it just isn't reasonable for me to have. I think it'd be awesome to have a desktop for writing, though.

Oh, what do you think of LibreOffice compared with OpenOffice? I've never tried Libre and don't really know how it differs. I like OpenOffice, but to be honest, I'd probably prefer Word if I had it (minus all the extra features that I never use). I just like the layout.

[siofrabunnies]

Libre is an offshoot of OO. As far as I'm aware (Wikipedia says so, too), OO stopped updates, but the site is showing updates, so I don't know what's up with that. I switched to Libre when I heard about OO discontinuing, but they apparently might not be.

Libre is almost exactly the same as OO, except it's green themed instead of blue. There are a few minor differences (menu names, I think a hotkey changed, stuff like that), since they splintered off a while ago, but it's the same platform at heart. They use the same filetypes, extensions, templates, etc. If OO is still updating, I see no reason to switch.

And I'm sure your netbook's fine. I did no research on it, and I was pushing it kinda hard. I'm a huge multitasker, and I was using it for school notes. Just treat it lightly and you'll be alright.