Besides Libre Office, what other programs/solutions exist in the Linux world for writers?

(Please, don’t suggest VIM. After all the memes and comments I’ve read, I’ve come to dread it).

I like writing but the standard Writer tends to send me in a constant formatting spree.

I want to get back to writing regularly and something that could help me stay focused and somewhat organized would be nice.

  • taladar@sh.itjust.works
    5·
    1 year ago

    Vi and it’s descendants are brilliant editors for a programmer but not for writing prose.

    They work just fine for writing prose too. Though you probably do not need to learn them if you only want to write prose.

    • goosehorse@livesound.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I wrote almost all of my grad school work in Vim and Emacs/Evil, in a non-compsci field! It was fantastic for editing, and I used pandoc to automate proper formatting, citations, and bibliographies for my papers and thesis. 10/10 would recommend to someone who is tech savvy or has a tangential interest in programming.

      • rstein
        1·
        1 year ago

        If you used pandoc hen you were programming your thesis. ;-)