Hi there.
Tried sending a blank email, but do not think it has worked as I never received
a reply. So I am trying the direct approach.
I am trying to write a novel using openoffice, 4.0.0, on a Windows7 x64 laptop,
saving each chapter as a discrete file.
I would like to be able to have an updatable chapter summary at the top of the
chapters. I have an individual file with this data, which I would like to be
able to update from the chapter summary. ie if I have a briliant idea, I can
add it to that chapters summary, which in turn will update the summary file,
this amended summary then needs to update all the chapter heading summaries.
Next I have a file with character notes/bio's. Again I need to be able to amend
this whilst writing. ie, I am writing something about a character, and want to
save a particular word or character detail, so click on characters name which
then opens up the character file and I can update the file.
I suspect that I need to use the hyperlink function in some way, maybe you can
give me some advice as to the best way to do this?
I could of course use an index card system, but that would inhibit the flow, as
it were, especially as copy and paste would be so much more efficient.
I have given each chapter a title and number, but in going over what I have
already written, I am thinking I want to change chapter1 to chapter 5 and move
chapter 4 to chapter1...or at least move things around. Any ideas as to how
this could be best done. I am thinking I should simply have used the chapter
title as the file name, deciding on the actual chapter order/number when
satisfied with the whole book.
Has anyone got any experience of using openoffice for novel writing?
Appreciate any help you can give me.
Thanks C Harris.
