John Andersen said the following on 01/09/2012 06:18 PM:
On 1/9/2012 2:58 PM, Roger Luedecke wrote:
I'm commissioned to start a small book project, and vaguely remember seeing a wikilike piece of software that would facilitate this well. I intend to start with a conceptual outline, and then flesh each section out. Any recommendations?
If you are writing it, farting around with a wiki like software seems pointless. Get a good word processor package, a good to-do list and a paper notebook. Otherwise you get bogged down in the mechanics and the content suffers.
+1 At the limit, you might need a wiki-like tool to keep track of characters, places, events, chronology, if *AND I SAY IF* you book is something like a crime thriller with a complicated plot. But then most authors seem to get along fine with a paper notebooks and some index cards. Anything more than that and its an indicator you are more interested in the technology than the production of a book. And please also ignore anyone who recommends word processors or formatters, latex, docbooks, and other distraction. As John says, focus on the content not the mechanics. -- If people were really trying to just reduce risk, they would be running on OpenBSD rather than windows. So what we are generally trying to do is not really Risk Assessment, but Risk Justification. We don't want to reduce risk so much as justify why we are allowing our assets to be so exposed. - Bill Royds, 16th September 2005 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org