OpenOffice.org’s excellent software suite has now release version 2.4. This is available from OpenOffice.org, or get a portable version for toting around on a USB drive or to use on locked-down worked computers. OpenOffice now supports extentions (like FireFox) to extent the software’s features. Here are some of the best extentions for Novelists and Writers:

TestFonts — Reporting for missing font faces, all used fonts and get statistic available system fonts.
OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs — Export and Import your documents to and from Google Docs.
Writer’s Tools — Back up documents, look up and translate …

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The OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs extension imports documents from Google Docs and Spreadsheets to OpenOffice.org and exports from OO.org to GDocs so you can work with your docs both online and offline. Works onWindows/Mac/Linux. Also it is a simple way to backup your local documents to the internet.
The OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs extension is free, works anywhere you’ve installed OpenOffice.org. Web site DocSyncer is looking to do similar things for your Microsoft Office docs, but right now it’s in an invite-only beta. Needs Java 6 to work.

Remember to research Tweet tomorrow

Well, it’s about to begin. Why do people run in a marathon? It’s the competition — and the encouragement. November 1 begins the National Novel Writer’s Month, where thousands of aspiring writer’s across the globe strive to pound out 50,000 words in thirty days (that’s about 175-230 pages).
Join me in my marathon. How? Drop by my site once in a while. Check out my writing progress throughout the month (note the graph on the side of my blog). Post an encouraging comment or email me. It’s the virtual equivalent of …