So You Want Something Different than Word?

I use OpenOffice, no doubt because I think linearly.

Another writer recommends Scrivener for Macs "... writing software that stays with you from that first, unformed idea all the way through to the first - or even final - draft. Outline and structure your ideas. Take notes. Storyboard your masterpiece using a powerful virtual corkboard. View research while you write. Track themes using keywords." (Scrivener directs PC users to Page Four.)

And still another writer suggests LyX for both OSes "... a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM) and not simply their appearance (WYSIWYG).