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  • Fighter's Block!

  • A very basic online writing app on GitHub, created by WriMo deadkanon for use during NaNoWriMo, with the basic idea of gamifying writing in a vein similar to Habitica. The goal is to defeat an enemy by reaching your target word count before running out of HP. Speeds and cosmetics can be adjusted via the Settings button; a new word count goal can be set via the User button.

    tags: games writing-editor github procrastination nanowrimo
  • Write or Die

  • Urge yourself to get your words on the screen without succumbing to procrastination by using customizable visual stimuli as either a deterrent or a reward. Turn on reward mode, stimulus mod, or one of two consequence modes - kamikaze mode or startle mode--to spur your writing spree.

    tags: writing-editor procrastination nanowrimo
  • The Most Dangerous Writing App

  • Write. Don't stop. If you stop typing for more than five minutes, all progress will be lost.

    tags: avoid-procrastination multiple-timers save-as-txt writing-editor
  • Flowstate

  • The world is a hive of distractions, multi-tasking, and cultural ADD. Many have sat down to write, only to find hours have vanished with nothing to show but a trail of browser tabs and Wiki pages. Flowstate challenges the writer to turn on, tune in, and block out. It is a digital tool developed from ancient writing disciplines.

    tags: procrastination writing-editor
  • Freeflow

  • A free, web-based writing interface that erases your work after a few seconds of inactivity.

    tags: Discontinued focus workflow writing-editor