How is Z-Write different from an outliner like MORE or Acta?
The primary difference is that Z-Write is designed as a word processor, not an outliner. Thus Z-Write is simpler to use and learn, but still offers most of the functionality of an outliner. (In the future, when Z-Write adds support for hierarchal folders within the Section List, it will become just as powerful.) Outliners, while they give you the flexibility of hiding portions of your document and rearranging chapters, are still fundamentally linear — that is, they progress from the start of the outline to the end. Z-Write’s power comes from being non-linear: you can organize your document when you print or export, not while you’re writing. For example, let’s say you have two versions of Chapter 6 of your novel, 6a and 6b. With an outliner, both versions would still be within your long document — you’d have no way to tell 6b not to print. With Z-Write, you could print a version of your novel with 6a and another version with 6b. Most important of all, Z-Write lets you mix notes, resea
