On 02 Nov 2019, Raymond, David wrote: > You might try lyx. This is a front end for latex. You can write > without worrying about formatting and come back to that later. Also, > when you do the formatting, you don't have to worry about niggling > details as in word and its clones. Just declare chapters, sections, > etc. > > Lyx is an OpenBSD package. >
I'm glad someone has mentioned LyX. I've now used it to produce seven books and find it excellent. But I also agree with those who have said that producing books is a two-stage process, writing the text and preparing it as a book. So I start in vim, which is ideal for cutting, restoring, moving blocks of text, etc. I then import the result into LyX, but may go back to vim from time to time when big changes become necessar. The above is for books that are going to be printed. I only use libreoffice when I am compelled to provide a book in Word.doc format, as required by Smashwords. I dislike doing this but LyX can't produce Word.doc files. We often read that many good writers like to draft their books in longhand. I don't do that but starting in vim is my equivalent method. It gives maximum flexibility and I've used it for so long that it's become pretty intuitive to me. -- Anthony Campbell http://www.acampbell.uk
