Anyone tried CeltX?
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Anyone tried CeltX?
I use celtx, but not for novels. It is primarily for audio/visual projects. It has a generic text file, which you can add notes. But it doesn't have dedicated novel building tools.
Try pyroom:
http://pyroom.org/
After a little research, I think I'm going to go with this
StorYBook - Organize Your Story
open source story writing software
for novelists, authors and creative writers
http://storybook.intertec.ch/
Who else say the title as Novell writing software for Linux?
Scrivener is the best, unfortunately its OSX only.
freemind mind mapping is quite useful for creative writers.
This youtube video shows how to get started planning out a story using freemind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miN66kqbilA
Scrivener used to be Mac OS only but it's now, finally, available in beta for Windows which also works with Linux. You can read the forum thread for details.
The down side is it's not free software, but there's an emerging free software solution with LyX-outline (this makes more sense if you read the blog). It's is an extension to the LyX document processor, which aims to clone the usability of Scrivener.
I think Celtx might give these a run for their money but it's primarily for scriptwriting rather than for novels. Perhaps there's a plug-in somewhere that makes the thing more novelist-friendly, but I haven't found one.