I write, write a lot. I make living mostly on writing, whether it is a blog post or marketing email. I needed distraction free, simple editor which will support my efficiency.
Distraction Free Editor
WriteMachine is mainly for the purpose of prototyping articles which is the way I create a written content. By prototyping I mean writing fast in the state of flow. Then moving content to the Google Docs or Hackpad and working on details.
I have not found anything suitable for myself so I decided to put together own, simple — client site — solution, WriteMachine really is. Hopefully someone will also benefits from the fruit of this overnight project.
How WriteMachine works
Every single character being typed is saved to the local storage of the browser. Even if a computer is shut down, after coming back to the WriteMachine content is resolved and the Author will have her text on the screen back, right away. It works like this on every modern browser which supports HTML5.
In fact WriteMachine is a set of java script scripts (sic!) which work in the browser, your browser. Whole app holds one bucket of Amazon’s S3. No server side code, no data base.
Just DIY
I was always freaking out about learning new skills, building things and in general making things happen. I am not a programmer nor coder, and I do not know java script but I decided to do it by myself right after watching Josh Kaufman’s — inspiring — TEDx talk.