what is the best software for writing professional manuscripts?

i wanna write a best selling novel

Microsoft Word.

>>9142258
GNU Emacs.

you know "manuscripts" means handwritten right? "manu" literally means hand.

>>9143042
manuscript is also the industry term for an unpublished novel you big silly goose.

>>9142258
MS Paint

>>9143042
Maybe literally, but not professionally. Manuscript refers to to bulk text you've written before being sent to an editor.

notepad

>>9142258
>>9142258
The most popular paid one is Scrivener.

There are also a bunch of free ones, like http://www.worstdraft.com/

scrivener + word

>>9142258
GNU Emacs.

>>9142258
>Vim
>Nano
>Sublime
>Gedit
>Libre Office

Best is Emacs though.

>>9143056>>9143049
>not just saying bark
what the fuck

>>9143372
why would i say bark?