Any software recommendations for writers?

[usonian]

5. Here some options I found.

It's a shame that you cannot Libre Office on your system.

If I had to write something fairly long today (and I have plans), I would probably use Libre Office, because of its long development.

I had to look up Windows11S
https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-11-s-mode-guide/

Looks like you can't install any non-MS apps on your system.

Dual boot (linked in the article above) is doable but takes some work.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-install-multiple-bootable-operating-systems-on-one-usb-stick/

You can use Google Docs on the web, which exports many formats. I don't know about imports because I don't use it.
Why? Because Google can kill your account at any moment if its electronic brain THINKS you violated its terms of service, even paid accounts:

I have everything there from the last 14 years, and for the last five years, I only have it there,” says Barberá, alluding to the fact that he does not keep files on external drives. The loss of the Google account does not only mean that his photos and videos are gone. Barberá has also lost class material, a blog that he kept, and his YouTube account, not to mention other services that he had contracted with his email, from Amazon to Netflix to a German music app.

How could you run linux with Libre Office?

Snag/Fire up a Linux system, and share a network drive with the windows system, if you can. ( Windows 11S may limit this, I don't know)

You can find spare computers that will run Linux on Craig's list (sometimes free) and thrift stores or my back room (I keep old macs that will easily run linux, and will shortly.)

I gave away systems capable of running Linux (I installed Linux Mint on them before giving them away), so you might look around and ask around.


Off the wall stuff:

1. Libre Office is working on an online version, that you can access via a web browser. It is still experimental.
https://www.libreoffice.org/download/libreoffice-online/

2. Anyone can sign up for an Apple ID (No Apple required) and get 5GB storage free, plus you can access the Pages app (which I have used since time immemorial) via a browser (Chrome and Edge are supported among others). Pages imports and exports in many formats, including docx.

https://fossbytes.com/howto-setup-apple-id-create-icloud-account/

3. I looked up Manuskript (run on linux) and here's my take:
Scribus, which may be too "DTP" for your use.
Manuskript has more "writer" features, but is not very polished at this stage in its development.

4. I was using Evernote, but stopped when a foreign company bought it and fired the entire U.S. staff.

If you are using Windows11S due to security concerns, look into TAILS. It is designed for people working in dangerous environments (i.e. reporters in foreign countries)

Good luck.