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The text editor: https://iwl.me/
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"The first words I typed were not on a computer keyboard or a glass screen, but on an old mechanical typewriter."

About typewriter sounds in I Write Like:
blog.iwl.me/2025/12/13/t...

#writing #editing #app
A still-life photo focusing on a desk setup. In the foreground, a pair of white wireless headphones rests next to a clear glass mug containing a tea-colored liquid. The background is cluttered with items, including a tall green and white tumbler (possibly a Starbucks cup) on the left, candles, and what appears to be part of a plant. In the center-right, a silver MacBook Pro laptop is open, displaying text on its screen. The laptop is stacked on two books: one yellow and black titled "ABSOLUTE FREEBSD," and another red and black titled "THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FREEBSD OPERATING SYSTEM." Below the books is a black mechanical keyboard.
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Gabriel García Márquez on Kafka's Metamorphosis

#quotes #books
A screenshot of a text file titled "Márquez on Kafka.txt" open in a web browser. The text displays a quote from Gabriel García Márquez:"The first line almost knocked me off the bed. I was so surprised. The first line reads, “As Gregor Samsa awoke that morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. . . .” When I read the line I thought to myself that I didn’t know anyone was allowed to write things like that. If I had known, I would have started writing a long time ago."
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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iwl.me
Screenshot of a mobile application menu in dark mode, showing a list of file and editing options. The 'Settings' option, which is located near the bottom and has a gear icon next to it, is circled in red. Screenshot of a mobile application's 'Settings' menu in dark mode. The settings visible include 'Font', 'Font size', 'Line spacing', 'Check spelling while typing', and 'Typewriter sounds'. The option 'Typewriter sounds', which has a toggle switch next to it, is circled in red.
December 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Does your soul sing when you see a typewriter? My soul is singing now that there are typewriter sounds on I Write Like. Try it!
I’m so in love, I’m melting 🫠.
(I’ll attach the screenshots showing how to enable the feature.)
#amwriting #WritingCommunity
December 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Because snails are fascinating.
#myphoto #amwriting
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Here's the story from the demo if anybody is interested.
#amwriting #story #WritingCommunity
A screenshot of the I Write Like text editor application. The main content area displays a document titled 'The Island without Corners'. The layout shows a minimalist design with a black background, light text, a simple menu bar at the top displaying the application's logo and controls like 'Tools'. The text : "Their island had been baked deep in the heart of the planet, the locals said. There, in the heat, it swirled and twisted, loop after loop. Then it emerged, their home, their island, their giant basalt snail. Layer upon layer it rose towards the sky in an uninterrupted loop, without a single corner, a wonder of nature. But visitors bypassed the place. The island trembled constantly, several times a day. "Plate tectonics," nodded the scientists on the continent. "The snail is preparing to move," the islanders explained. Generations of islanders grew up cut off from the culture of the main land. They created their own styles, their own culture. There were no other houses on the island except for oval and round ones. The furniture inside was also spherical -- chairs, tables, beds, and even bookshelves. Who wants to bump into sharp corners in a house that cradles you like a moving train? And the people too had been shaped by the island. They walked with bent knees, arms outstretched, as if always balancing on a tightrope over an abyss. Their habits made it difficult for them to succeed in other cities. Although they were perfect surfers and never fell on trains. A potter lived on the island. He was deaf, which made him exceptionally sensitive to vibrations. His work flourished because his ceramics were perfect for the island. His jugs were asymmetrical. The cups had no rims. The plates were long and wavy like mountain rivers. All these fit wonderfully with the shapes of the tables and also didn't break teeth on impact at an unexpected bounce. Recently, the potter began selling pots with pre-designed cracks, cups with holes, and plates that were missing bottoms. The text""So that energy can leave by predictable paths before the unpredictable ones shatter it," he would say in his melodic voice. "Something is coming," the villagers would say, looking at each other through the holes in their cups. One day a yacht made of mirrors arrived. It docked in the island's harbor and let off a man dressed like a schoolboy, wearing sunglasses that cost half an island. "Hello," the man said to the fisherman who was looking at his reflection in the yacht. The fisherman nodded to him, with bent knees and open arms. "I'm your new neighbor," the man said and extended his hand. "I'll be staying here, on the island." The fisherman looked at the hand, nodded, and grabbed it like a fishing net. He also pointed to the shiny yacht and asked: "Are you going to pull it ashore, neighbor?" "What do you mean?" the man replied, politely flashing his white teeth. He noticed, however, that all other boats were pulled ashore. "If the snail moves, this Christmas ornament of yours will capsize." "The snail, yes," the man laughed as if he'd heard a joke, "My oracle predicted that your snail will be the only safe place at the end of times. So, don't worry, my boat will be fine." With that, the man walked up the winding road. In town, he went to round shops and leafed through round postcards, but in the potter's workshop, he lost his manners. He picked up a cup with the handle on the bottom and laughed so hard he nearly dropped the cup. The potter took it from his hands and said in his melodic voice: "What good is the bottom of a cup if you have nothing stable to put it on?" As if to emphasize his words, the ground shook beneath their feet. The young man grabbed a round chair and rolled with it towards the door. A few pre-cracked saucers jumped down and broke along their predicted lines. The potter gathered them, and while the house was still shaking and creaking, he asked: "Do you want tea?" He limped away without waiting for a reply." A screenshot of the I Write Like text editor application. The main content area displays a document titled 'The Island without Corners'. The layout shows a minimalist design with a black background, light text, a simple menu bar at the top displaying the application's logo and controls like 'Tools'. The text :"They watched the sunset in the garden, drinking their tea from five-handled cups. The young man explained why he had come. The potter couldn't hear him, but he knew. For some time already, the snail had been shifting and rocking, preparing to set off. The world, as people knew it, was coming to an end. The potter stood up amidst the earthquake. "I'm going to bed," he said. "You can sleep on the sofa. Stay in my house until you learn to walk." A little later, the ground seemed to yawn. It stretched and twisted like a tired muscle. Leaves fell from the trees onto the man's head. He gripped the trunk and looked down at his yacht. Like a disco ball, the yacht sent its last reflections from the sunset. Then it turned, nose-dived, capsized, and disappeared into the rising waves. The sunset suddenly rushed left, then right. Then it changed its mind completely and hid behind the island. The dark sky unleashed the wind. The world swayed. The snail was going to a better place."
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Isn't this handy?

#app #amwriting #editing
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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This is such an awesome new feature on I Write Like! I hate rewriting my numbers, and quotes used to be a separate stalling distraction. Not anymore!
Try it here: iwl.me/transform

#editing #writing #text
December 10, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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My favorite book by Margaret Atwood is not The Handmaid's Tale, though, but this one.

#author #literature #book
Front cover of the novel The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. The top half features the title in red, stylized script above the text "Winner of the Booker Prize." The bottom half displays the author's name, "MARGARET ATWOOD," in large, bold, white serif lettering. The background image is a painting of a woman with a 1930s-style wavy bob haircut, wearing a backless black dress, looking over her shoulder toward the viewer against a muted blue-green backdrop. Heading: "The bridge" in italics. Paragraph text: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge. The bridge was being repaired: she went right through the Danger sign. The car fell a hundred feet into the ravine, smashing through the treetops feathery with new leaves, then burst into flames and rolled down into the shallow creek at the bottom. Chunks of the bridge fell on top of it. Nothing much was left of her but charred smithereens."
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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I Write Like text editor is my main workspace, open all day for my thoughts and writing.

#work #write #edit #app
A screenshot of the "I Write Like" web application (iwl.me) open in a browser. The interface is dark-themed, displaying a large blank text area with the placeholder text "Type away...". A zero word count is visible in the bottom right corner.
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Here’s the rest of the text if you are interested. It’s my adaptation of the legend about Kapetanovo Lake in Montenegro. The photo is also mine.
#writing #story #photo
A screenshot of the text that says: All fairies had drifted away by then, except one. She was about to stop the spring when she heard the song. The sound pulled her like an invisible string. She stepped from the stream and followed the song the way birds follow the sun. The fairy left behind her mountain peaks, peaceful nights and her sisters. She also left the water running all through the night into sunrise. In the morning her sisters discovered her absence, and the valley that was now full of water. A magical lake, deep and serene, reflected the sky and the clouds. They fell in love with the view, and decided to keep it as a tranquil and endless shrine to the one who had gone away. A high-angle, wide shot of a deep blue-green glacial lake nestled in a vast, high mountain valley under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The surrounding mountains are rocky and grey. Lush green grass covers the lower slopes around the lake, dotted with small, traditional wooden shepherd's huts with colorful roofs (a katun). A dirt road winds down to and around the lake. The foreground consists of large grey rocks and scree.
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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'Readability' is another tool I use. It shows how easy my texts are to understand and how long they take to read.
You can try it here: iwl.me/readability

#writing #editing #app #text
A screenshot of a dark-mode text editor on a website, iwl.me/readability. The main text area displays a story titled "The Legend.txt" about fairies, mountains, and a traveler. A right sidebar shows a "Readability" analysis panel. The gauge points to the "Easy" side of the scale. The panel text reads: Reading time 1 minute 19 seconds and Readability score 77 – Fairly easy to read. The text visible on the screen begins: "Fairies lived in the mountains. Nobody ever saw them but people knew something magical inhabited the mountain peaks. During the day the cliffs were dry like chalk. At night water would run down the rocks, reflecting the moon and the stars. Every night the springs came to life because fairies asked them to. The fairies loved their water but didn't want to attract people. So during the night, they played in the water, washed their shiny wings and drank enough for the day. Whichever fairy was the last one to use the spring would turn the water off before sunrise. A traveller was passing through the mountains. Exhausted by steep climbs and treacherous descents, he was relieved to discover fresh water running down the rocks. He drank the water, and it filled him with energy, happiness and the belief that he could conquer all mountains on his way. His exhaustion was gone, and his legs wished to continue the journey. Singing, he walked down the path that was lit by the moonlight. His voice carried over the misty valleys like a magical sound those mountains had never witnessed."
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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New versions of our I Write Like for Mac, iPhone and iPad are now available on the App Store.
apps.apple.com/app/iwl-smar...

#writing #app
A four-panel image showcasing a writing app called "A Case of Identity" available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Panel 1: Smarter writing - Focus on writing, then analyze, polish & perfect. Shows the app's main tools: Style analyzer, Markdown preview, Word count, Readability, and Edit with AI. Panel 2: Analyze your writing - Check which famous writer you write like with the iconic "I Write Like" style analyzer. Shows a screen where the analysis suggests the user writes like "Arthur Conan Doyle." Panel 3: Writer's Toolbox - The only writing app that gives you insight into your writing. Lists features like Keywords, Style analyzer, Sentence rank, Word frequency, Word count, Read aloud, Dictionary, Goals, Readability, Edit with AI, Preview, Links, Outline, Comments, and Export. Panel 4: Go all-in on Markdown - Live preview with themes. Export to Word, PDF or HTML. Shows a document titled "The Role of Urban Parks in Modern City Planning" with key insights and options for Markdown preview, Themes (Serif, Sans, Mono), and Synchronize scrolling.
December 2, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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This novel is a masterpiece. Thank you so much for it!
A close-up photograph of a page from a book, featuring the title "The bridge" The text itself is: The bridge Ten days after the war ended, my sister Laura drove a car off a bridge. The bridge was being repaired: she went right through the Danger sign. The car fell a hundred feet into the ravine, smashing through the treetops feathery with new leaves, then burst into flames and rolled down into the shallow creek at the bottom. Chunks of the bridge fell on top of it. Nothing much was left of her but charred smithereens. A photograph of the cover of the novel "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood. The title is written in red and white stylized letters, and the cover features a vintage illustration of a woman in a dark dress looking over her shoulder. Below the title, it says "Winner of the BOOKER PRIZE."
November 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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I Write Like is a new minimalist text editor with many helpful but non-distracting tools. It’s beautiful and fast, with an inspiring typewriter font and plenty of space to create in. It’s made by a small independent company, a product crafted with love.

Try it here: iwl.me

#writing #app #text
A screenshot of a web browser, likely Google Chrome, open to the URL iwl.me. The page title is "Hello.txt — I Write Like". The browser is in dark mode, showing a minimal, black writing interface. The center of the screen is dominated by a large, dark text area with the placeholder text "Type away..." at the top left. The application's menu bar shows simple icons for various tools (like file, edit, view, tools, and a fullscreen icon). A small counter in the bottom right corner shows "0 words". The overall look is clean, minimal, and focused solely on writing. A screenshot of the same minimalist, dark-themed iwl.me text editor, but with two sidebars opened, revealing its features. The main text area still shows "Type away..." and "0 words". On the left, a "Files" sidebar is open, listing several files including Hello.txt, Research.txt, Draft2.txt, Draft.txt, and Story idea.txt. A section for Dropbox is visible, prompting the user to connect to edit files in the cloud. On the right, a "Tools" sidebar is open, listing various writing analysis and editing features. These include: Style analyzer (to compare writing style to famous writers) Markdown preview Word count Readability Edit with AI Highlight Word frequency Keywords Sentence rank A note at the top of the Tools sidebar also mentions the availability of a dedicated app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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"Style is a very simple matter: it is all rhythm. Once you get that, you can’t use the wrong words. But on the other hand here am I sitting after half the morning, crammed with ideas, and visions, and so on, and can’t dislodge them, for lack of the right rhythm." Virginia Woolf

#writing
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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I know that my text is ready when I can read it aloud and hear no mistakes in grammar or flow. A shortcut to this is to use the Read aloud tool of my text editor. Then it's pure listening, without getting distracted by my own voice.
Try it here: iwl.me/listen

#WritingCommunity #editing
A screenshot of a text editor application in dark mode. On the left, a file named "Editing.txt" is open. The selected text, highlighted in an orange-brown box, reads: "I know that my text is ready when I can read it aloud and hear no mistakes in grammar or flow. A shortcut to this is to use the Read aloud tool of my text editor. Then it's pure listening, without getting distracted by my own voice." The word count is 47 words. On the right, a sidebar titled "Read aloud" shows controls for text-to-speech. The selected voice is "Google UK English Male (en-GB)," with adjustable sliders for "Speed" (set to 0.8) and "Pitch" (set to 0.6). There are "Pause" and "Stop" buttons, and collapsible sections for "How does it work?" and "Why should I listen to my own text?".
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Dostoyevsky and Vonnegut, both born on this day, 11/11, 101 years apart.

#authors #literature
Black and white portrait photograph of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881), the Russian novelist. He is seated, looking directly at the viewer with a serious expression, wearing a dark suit, and resting his hands on the arm of an ornate wooden chair. The background features classical, geometric wallpaper and a decorative pedestal with a vase. A candid color photograph of American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, middle-aged, seated outdoors with green foliage in the background. He is wearing a beige cardigan and slacks, looking upward, and holding a partially smoked cigarette in his right hand.
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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I Write Like text editor now has an option to download all your unsaved files in one batch, which as you can see, is a very handy feature for yours truly.

#app #writing #text
Screenshot of a text editor application with a dark theme, showing the file sidebar and the main typing area. A red circle highlights two icons in the top toolbar: a download icon and a file list/explorer icon.
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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It reminded me of this book
Book cover for "The Edible Woman" by Margaret Atwood. The title "MARGARET ATWOOD" is written vertically down the left side in large gold letters. The right side features a dark, rich still-life painting of various fruits, including peaches, plums, grapes, berries, and a woman piled in a basket. The bottom section has a purple panel with a repeating geometric pattern, and the title "The Edible Woman" is printed in gold text.
November 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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I wonder what story really happened there.

#Ancient #History #Photo #Thought
A high-angle photograph shows a section of a rough, tan and reddish-brown rock wall or cave with ancient rock art. The art consists primarily of numerous stenciled handprints in shades of white, reddish-orange, and black. The prints are layered and clustered on the natural rock face, which has visible cracks, fissures, and varying textures. The rock in the bottom left appears to be a separate, lighter-colored, blocky formation. The overall impression is of an ancient site of human creation.
October 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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My favorite detail about I Write Like is the vast emptiness of the page. Nothing distracts, nothing exists. Just you, your thoughts, and that perfect typewriter feel of the font.

#Writing #app #author
A screenshot of a dark-mode, distraction-free writing application titled "No distractions.txt." A "Tools" menu on the right shows the active Focus modes settings: Typewriter (keeps the cursor in the middle), Declutter (hides toolbars), and Highlight current line (dims other lines) are all checked. The main, plain black text area displays the prompt, "Type away..."
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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The lines by @jenthorne.bsky.social as a caption for @drippingwithwords.bsky.social 's photo were so beautiful that they didn't let me go. So I added my lines too. I hope the screenshot format is okay, it didn't fit into a text post.

#poetry #caption #literature #inspiration #sky #writer
October 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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If you see this message, and you are someone who posts about writing, art or any skill, at least sometimes, please reply to this message in a bottle. It's lonely in this sea of doom and gloom.

#Writing #Art #Create
A glass bottle containing a rolled-up message lies on a rocky beach. The cork, attached by a red rope, rests beside the bottle. Water and trees are visible in the background.
October 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Being a new account sometimes sounds like the beginning of Pink Floyd's song 'Comfortably Numb'.

"Hello?
Is there anybody in there?"

#thoughts #music #Writing
An album cover for Pink Floyd's album The Wall. The image is a simple white brick wall with the words "Pink Floyd" and "The Wall" written on it in a stylized, hand-written red script, resembling graffiti. The bricks are outlined in a light blue-gray.
October 13, 2025 at 9:52 AM