Comment Re:Next step? (Score 1) 391
>I guess the next step is writing a novel using a hexeditor?
I attempt (almost always unsuccessfully) to write a novel for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo.org) every November.
Of course, the perfect text editor to use for NaNoWriMo: Nano!
I find it lightweight, fully featured and easy to use. It can easily call up the "spell" spellchecker - but it doesn't give suggestions. It also doesn't give a word count.
So when I need more advanced features, I fire up Open Office. http://www.afterthedeadline.com/ has a great grammar checker as well.
I also keep an encrypted diary on Linux using Lifeograph.
I'm very happy that the opensource movement has plenty of free tools for writers!