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novelWriter: what its docs state about organising a novel as plain-text documents
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What this guide covers
A documentary note for novelists considering novelWriter, a plain text editor that builds a novel from many small documents. It summarises the README and four usage pages on folders, headings, formatting and licence lines. It is based on a main-branch commit, not a release; nothing was installed or run.
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novelWriter: what its docs state about organising a novel as plain-text documents
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A documentary note for novelists considering novelWriter, a plain text editor that builds a novel from many small documents. It summarises the README and four usage pages on folders, headings, formatting and licence lines. It is based on a main-branch commit, not a release; nothing was installed or run.
Useful starting points
- The docs say it is designed for fiction and is not suited to technical writing or organising research.
- Emphasis does not cross line breaks, and lists are single level, so plan simple formatting.
- The docs say the space after the heading marks is mandatory, and the editor changes colour and size when a heading is right.
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