As someone who despises Word and uses both Scrivener (it is a transcendent tool) and Pages (because Versions are just a beautifully simple way of saving multiple copies of a redrafted document) I can relate to Yuvi Zalkow’s Beyond Microsoft Word…Or Not; not least because I can get a bit obsessed with things like how bad Word can be and yet still be forced to use it because everyone else insists on it. Come the revolution, no one will use Word.
Read Yuvi Zalkov’s post explaining a little about the video over at Writer Unboxed, where amongst other things, he suggests expanding the video to full screen as some of the text can be tricky to read in a small frame.
Dan Powell 
10 Responses to Beyond Microsoft Word
Worth it even for the Say Anything reference. 🙂 Thanks Dan.
Can’t beat a bit of Lloyd.
Yeah, but since (it seems) 75% or more editors ask for manuscripts in Word, what you gonna do?
Excellent. I hate Word. It’s fine for polishing finished work, but I want to focus on writing, not word processing. I’ve long been a pen and paper man. Last week I bought a typewriter.
So jealous. I really want a typewriter. I miss my old portable Olivetti. What did you get?
Brother AX-100. Seems to be the only electric typewriter you can buy new. Cost about £70, delivery included. Been brilliant.
That’s cool. I’ve been looking at manual typewriters and just bought an Underwood 18 (in great condition with the case and everything). A bargain too, just over £1 in auction. Bargain. Postage was a fair bit though. It’s in transit right now. Can’t wait to get hold of it.
I hate writing in Word, too. I do my writing in yWriter (a Scrivener-like program), then save the file as an RTF. I use Word for the final formatting before submission.
That’s what I tend to do with Scrivener. I only really use Word to check the manuscript before subbing.
Seems to be that most people I know who are writers work in something other than Word – we must fit into the Geek demographic mentioned in the video.
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