Hello all,
My name's Andrew, I'm a "professional" writer (fiction, not code). I recently purchased an ASUS Chromebook Flip to be my mobile typewriter, and at the last minute decided to give Linux a try for the first time too. Turns out to be less easy on this machine than any other (well, not much like the online guides for magically installing Ubuntu in 20 seconds, anyway).
I've followed the basic installation, but the last time I tried to write code Linux didn't even exist, so I'm a bit out of my depth (I was probably using a green-screen Amstrad, if you're old enough for that to ring any bells). Anyway, I'm going to go dig around here looking for a way to install a desktop, and if you want to offer me help feel free to talk to me like I'm a toddler taking my very first steps!
AndrewLH