Hi gmw, et al,
many thanks for the comments and support. I was reluctant initially, because I didn't want to sound churlish or vindictive, but didn't want any MR-ers to go down the same path on my recommendation.
Regardaring LSB, I definitely think it rewards perseverance, and the tutorials are a very worthwhile intro:
http://www.blackobelisksoftware.com/tutorials.html
There are also some YouTube videos if you prefer, but these can at times be slow.
I find that creating a Binder (a hold-all for all your files) and then a series of chapters works well for me. There is a Resources folder you can create, a Checklist (or a series of them, if you wish). The character generator is brilliant.
Interestingly, there is no Save as... for a Binder. this is a bit of a bummer, because I decided to change my story from third-person past tense to first-person present, and had to export the files, which was laborious. I also miss being able to store links to URLs and having them open up a browser window, like in WriteWay (and MN4), but I can at least store them as text strings.
So far, I haven't played with either the mind map or the timeline, but that will happen soon.
The demo is 30 days full-use; there is a very active and helpful Yahoo! group as well, and a quick query to the creator got a response within a day, not bad given the time zone difference. Files are stored as RTFs in sub-directories, which is good, although in LibreOffice, some don't open properly, but WordPad is fine. I'll ask about that.
Oh, there is even a complete help file!
Any further questions, please feel free to ask.
Cheers,