What writing programs do you use for Nano?
For planning/plotting I now use http://www.treepad.com/treepadfreeware/ It allows you to keep all your notes in one place.
For writing with no distractions I use http://www.baara.com/q10/ It's a very simple writing program that has no distracting spell check and lets you write in a full screen. Has the sound of a type writer.
While I am talking to people and writing online, I use openoffice, which I think is a lot better then just using word.
Another program I do use is http://www.spacejock.com/yWriter5.html a novel writing program. It might seem complicated at times, but I think it's rather great for a serious project. It allows you to keep all your chapters and scenes in one document and keeps track of your total word count.
http://www.salsbury.f2s.com/rd_download.htm This is called Rough Draft, which is a program made specially for writers. I sometimes use this to edit in.
Why I can't simplify it and use one program I don't know!
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For any mac users out there, there's a number of great tools available. Macworld covered most of them in a series about NaNoWriMo last year and they are still valid. Personally I'm using StoryMill by Mariner software because I bought it already. It offers an all-in-one organisation approach, with space to add your characters, scenes, locations, research and a timeline so that you can fit everything together. There's a program called Scrivener which has most of the same functionality but has an interesting cork-board approach to character and scene notes. check them out if you would like to, or take a look at these macworld posts:
http://www.macworld.com/article/143348/2009/10/mwvodcast130.html?lsrc=rs...
http://www.macworld.com/article/136379/2008/10/nanowrimo_intro.html
Edit: if you're interested in scrivener, they offer a special Nano version that has an extended trial period so that you could write your entire novel in it and not lose it after 30 days. Storymill currently has a 30 day trial as well
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3263767
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All of my previous attempts I've just used plain old notepad. I'm planning on trying out yWriter this year, however.
If I'm ever in need of motivation on a given day, however, might just have to open http://lab.drwicked.com/writeordie.html for a bit to get me moving :)
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I love write or die! Good recommendation.
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Did you know there was a desk top version of that called PunishPad?
http://jon.thysell.us/software/punishpad/
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I just splurged on the download of Write or Die. I've written half my *pitiful* wordcount in the online version this year.
----------2006--Blackwing (pitiful, wimpy attempt)
2007--Blackwing--finished at 43K
2008--The Search for ArdRi--winner! and still not finished
2009--The Abolitionist