: Re: Should a person learn DocBook in 2019? Should I learn pandoc?? I really really really want to write a book (and book-stuff). I have a question. I'm learning (finally) about something "I've been

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Short answer: no. Having to learn something complex like this will simply delay actual writing. Try a very simple editor. An office product, or text editor such as VSCode which is quite nice. I suggest writing using Markdown, and then generate epub and pdf using Pandoc. Those tools take a day or two to figure out. The Markdown Extra syntax is nice, supports footnotes. The biggest thing is to start in on the writing. Stephen King's book "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft" is excellent for dealing with fiction/stories, and also focuses on process. The book "Deep Work" also emphasizes setting aside large chunks of time (or simply writing during any little bit of available time).

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