Write forward is a writing app inducing flow and focus. It does so by forcing you to write in “Hemingway mode” — that is, you can only write forward. No editing, no correcting, no inserting.
There are two benefits in forcing yourself to work this way:
you train yourself to silence the inner critic, who is constantly sending doubts and critique on the what-level
you train yourself to silence the inner perfectionist, who is constantly sending doubts and critique on the how-level
There are several other tools out there that do this. However, most of them do much more and also cost money. So I built something simple that does one thing well, just the way I need it.
I use write forward every day for work and private writing.
Features:
Pure Hemingway-mode-only writing app – no deleting or editing possible
Fullscreen mode for the classic “distraction-free writing environment”
Wordcount
Uses localstorage as buffer – nothing gets lost when reloading the page (use “restore”)
one-time restoration possibility after clearing the buffer (once you write something, restore is no longer possible)
“Copy” copies the whole buffer into the clipboard so you can archive or save it in your favourite note taking app