: Re: How best to format a novel written in Markdown I want to use a text editor (Emacs) to write a novel because I don't want to consider page layout and other similar issues. I want to use

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I use LaTeX.

It allows the use of any kind of text editor.
It’s distraction free.
Since it’s based on classes, you won’t have to worry at all about what is the best way to format, since anybody who gets your manuscript will have it formatted — without changing anything — in the way they want.

You will have a hard time converting it to docx, but it’s really simple to convert it to PDF. Most LaTeX editors already have a compiler.

Besides, since LaTeX is written in plain text, you can use tools like Github or Bitbucket to keep track of all the changes you and your editor make.

Here is a small LaTeX class I use in my documents, just as an example.

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