Hugh Howey Releases NEO, a Free Open-Source Writing App for Novelists
The Wool author has released NEO, a free, MIT-licensed word processor for Mac, Windows and Linux that opens on a bookshelf, saves plain local files and exports KDP-ready EPUBs.
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