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That is true. My problem is that I forget, especially seldom used words. LOL
Last April I started writing a story (not published). I use Evernote (free) but want to buy Scrivener.
To really challenge myself, I write in English and believe I've become a lot better... but of course, it's really bad compared to native English speakers.
Anyway, as of now, I just write for myself. Should I ever publish it would need heavy editing. And since I already have enough written for maybe three books... it would be a lot of work for a poor editor. LOL
The way sentences in the English language are built... it's very different from Norwegian and Swedish. I don't know your language, though, so I cannot say how it compares.