There are four programs I’ve used to write stories: Apache OpenOffice, LibreOffice, Google Docs, and yWriter. That’s why so many of the things I’m going to discuss in this series are open source. From that moment, I fell in love with open source software. I was considering putting some of my stories online in a format that didn’t require the reader to be online, but I had no idea how to create a PDF without spending money. Please also note that this first post is for writers in general, not just indies.īrief background: I was first introduced to open source software in the early 2000s by a writer who used OpenOffice. I may even cover formatting and e-book creation software, but I’m not as sure about that, so I may skip it. It’ll cover word processing, graphics, 3d modeling, and desktop publishing software that I’ve used. Inspired by Holly Lisle’s course, Publishing While Broke, this is the first post in a series for indie authors who need software that doesn’t cost anything more than time.
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