Michelle Thompson's List: Writing Software - Office

Adobe Buzzword is the new online Editor product from Adobe. Supports test (txt) and rich text (rtf), microsoft word (doc and docx) and word 2003 xml files. Allows for colloboration online - co-authors, reviewers and readers. Version tracking and track changes. Free. Signup for an Acrobat.com account to access.

Geared towards NaNoWriMo, based on .Net. Free writing tool which works similarly to notepad or wordpad, but has
Features:
* real-time word counter which matches the algoritm used at the NaNoWriMo website
*edit plain text files
*full screen mode for distraction free writing
* timer for word wars
*simple formatting - chapter headings, emphasis, wide margin

Romanzo is an open source project to reproduce Papel, currently in the requirements phase. Writing project software.

A papel mirror can be found at http://papel.teiru.net/papel/index.html

Free opensource personal task organiser with diary.
The main features of taskTome are:

* View appointments and events in a monthly calendar,
* Maintain a task list with comments and subtasks,
* Maintain a journal or diary with rich-text formatting,
* View and edit rich-text notes and documents,
* Manage finances with bank/cash balances."

FocusWriter - Create a distraction-free environment for writing.\nIf writing is something that you do on a regular basis, it's incredibly useful to have an easy way to create a distraction-free setting. FocusWriter re-creates a word processor-like environment, blocking out absolutely everything on your screen except for the words you type on a simple grey background - all menus (date, timer, dock, etc) are tucked away until rollover. Despite its pristine appearance, FocusWriter does have the usual rich text editor features, such as spellcheck and word count. Plus a few bonuses like a daily writing goal (word count or writing time) and very gratifying typewriter sounds for each keystroke.

Windows - Distraction Free writing environment where you can either turn on a soothing background image and sounds or turn them off, depending on your style and mood. Donationware