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I Write LikeMy name is Alexandra. I help build I Write Like, a text editor. Unless one is a tech giant, the chances of people discovering their creation are slim, regardless of how wonderful the creation is. I wanted to change that, so I came to Mastodon.
I’m a writer. I share my short stories and poems, often illustrated with my own art and photography. I'm also interested in #science, #history, and #music.
I’m fairly new here and still learning.
David - Forking Mad@iwritelike oh, I like this
@daj Thank you, David!
Janet Fraser@iwritelike Welcome to the fediverse. I'm a newbie too. A friend finds #WritingCommunity helpful, you might too.
@braxa26 Thank you, Janet! How has it been for you here? I myself felt pretty lost here at first but it's getting better. Thank you for reminding me about the tag!
@iwritelike Frankly, a bit lonely as friends and family are still drinking the social media Kool aid for the most part. Artist groups (maybe other than writers?) are pretty sparse - or maybe I have yet to learn how to make connections. Have found most people very kind and generous, though, and there's lots of interesting individuals.
@braxa26 Thank you for sharing this. I think it can get very lonely on social media. It's not the same as being on your own outside in real life, where one can connect with other sides of life. Here, life consists of people's thoughts. If you don't connect, it feels like a vacuum, at least to me. People seem to behave differently on Mastodon though, with less agenda, less pretense.
Jorge Bejarano@iwritelike welcome!
@guayabito Thank you :)
Anti Faisisteach Saebhiar@iwritelike Welcome rip the good place, Alexandra. Thanks for making it better.
@xmacdonald Thank you for such a warm welcome!
Dr Kim Foale@iwritelike i write like looks awesome!! gonna check it out when im back at work :)
@kim Thank you! Honestly, it makes me very excited :). I really appreciate that.
Ellane@iwritelike Hello! Do tell more about your new Markdown app. Like, everything.
My initial questions:
- What about privacy?
- Why this app? How did out come about?
- What does it offer that others do not?
- Can it edit locally stored files?
- Can it save .md as well as .txt?
I like that premium is a one-time payment. The serif, sans, and Mono previews are nice, too. FYI I was unable to save to Dropbox because of an API issue on your end.
@ellane Hello Ellane, thank you for the questions! I'll reply in a thread because it won't fit into one post.
About privacy:
It's a web app that works completely client-side in the browser and doesn't send anything to the server: your texts are stored in your browser, not on our servers.
@ellane The history of IWL:
Initially, in 2010, it was just a writing analyzer. 14 years later, we decided to make it into a full-featured Markdown editor to free writers from Word domination :)
How is it different from others:
* Opens in the browser and doesn't need signing in: just navigate and type (no accounts at all).
* Lots of tools for text analysis and transforms.
* Better typewriter mode than the rest.
* You can import and export Word documents.
@ellane
- Can it edit locally stored files?
Yes: directly in desktop Chrome or with our Mac app. In other browsers, you can open and then "download" files to save.
- Can it save .md as well as .txt?
By default, IWL uses the .txt extension, but you can change it to .md or .markdown in settings.
@ellane Regarding the Dropbox issue: could you please send the the error message it showed to [email protected]? Thanks!
@iwritelike And thank *you* for the detailed answers! I'll take another look at it on my Mac, rather than just my phone.