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onemoresoopyesterday at 5:50 AM2 repliesview on HN

That looks like a different type of writing, perhaps research or business writing. Wordstar like editors that bring simplicity and a distraction free environment are best suited for creative writing.


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jamiejquinnyesterday at 8:25 AM

I've found trying to find a distraction-free editor a distraction in itself. I'd bet money that most authors using an old word processor had some external reason to use it (cost, availability, editor compatability) and just stuck with what they know.

wodenokotoyesterday at 6:10 AM

A large fantasy adventure could easily have supporting documents with cities stats, characters, races, maps etc.

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