Which program is best to write a novel with

[Nomad]

I have vista so it would need to be compatible with that.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

For fast no-nonsense writing with a minimal risk of corrupting documents,
WordPad -- which comes with Vista -- does the job quite nicely. Start - All
Programs - Accessories - WordPad.

 

[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

I have vista so it would need to be compatible with that.

There's always Open Office writer (and the software is free)
http://www.openoffice.org/

Regards Mike.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

See http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Your request is a bit crass in my opinion.

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[JoAnn Paules]

Some folks have chutzpah.

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[Poprivet]

I have vista so it would need to be compatible with that.

IMO, it is not Word, although depending on several things, Word can be
capable and functional for such purposes. The answer really depends on what
YOU mean by a novel and what you're going to do with it.

HTH
Pop`

 

[Dwilma]

Word is your best bet saved as version 2003/97. I have written a couple of
novels in Word Perfect, but most agents and publishers want soft copies in
Word format. I had to convert the large file (133,000 words) to Word and then
go through and manually change the chapter headings and most punctuation
marks which printed out as letters or other characters. If I had known that
Word would be the lingua franca I would have strated there.

Save as 2003 or earlier since not all users have 2007.