ever tried a program for writers called Scrivener?
I have the Linux beta release that will stop working sometime in 2014.
It is pretty cool.
nope notu usd Scrivener, but have had good luck with open/apache/libre offic
as well as a few other free ones even IBM Symphony
http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/lotusymp
Scrivener - thanks for the lead. Looks very interesting and some of the stuff it does is sort of difficult in Office and not even available in Open Office. :-)