September 2, 2024
What is your most obscure and favorite work supply for writing?
I will admit, this one had me scratching my head.
The tools I use are commonplace. The basics. Pen, paper, computer. Everyday stuff. Nothing exciting there. Even opening a clean notebook isn’t thrilling to most folks.
I could talk about the landscape that inspires and supports me., the hills and back roads of Pennsylvania. I spotted a bear running across the road going to town a few days ago, and have deer wander through my yard occasionally. (Much to the detriment of whatever flowers are in bloom.) But none of those count as tools.
So, I got to thinking harder. I took a walk outside to check my hummingbird feeder and the answer hit me. I use a tool called LibreOffice for my word processing (like Microsoft Office.) It’s free and has many of the same capabilities as the Microsoft product.
Its development was a combination of the efforts of thousands of people. The list on their web page is amazing and too long to even screen shot and post here. Historically, it branched off a previous program called OpenOffice, which was the effort of even more people. (For those who love computer stuff, it’s open source software.)
As a side note, LibreOffice is more than word processing. It has additional components that mimic the entire Microsoft Office suite. I’ve mentioned it on this blog before, so it might not be as obscure as it used to be.
I’m excited to find out what obscure tools the other authors are using. You can too, by following the links below.
And, as always, please stay safe until the next time.
September 2, 2024
What is your most obscure and favorite work supply for writing?
I personally use the masterwriter app and jotterpad
I’m not familiar with that one.
Open source software is a great resource.
It isn’t perfect, but it’s a great help.
What a great resource! Word has become too expensive. This will help a lot of people!
Libre Office, my favourite too. –
IT dept keeps trying to find something even better,
while we wait, and wait, for real broadband – and a phone signal. .