I Write Like

@iwritelike
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I'm Alexandra, a writer of fiction and non-fiction. I help build I Write Like, a markdown text editor. I share news about it, although most of the time I talk about writing, science, and other things that catch my attention.

I'm a person of the mountains, meaning -- I spend a lot of time there, bringing back photos, thoughts, poetry and fairy tales. All of those I also intend to share here.

I'm new. I'm excited. I'm still learning.

#markdown #writing #fiction #poetry #software #outdoors

Websitehttps://iwl.me
My photoshttps://pixelfed.social/Alexphoto
I Write Like2h ago

This blog post covers a recent conversation and some questions about I Write Like.
https://ellanew.com/2026/03/19/i-write-like-text-editor

#iwl #IWriteLike #markdown #WritingCommunity

I Write Like3h ago
matdevdug10h ago
Markdown Ate The World https://matduggan.com/markdown-ate-the-world/
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It's JSON all the way down

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I Write Like4h ago

I'm massively thankful to Pixelfed for its 2000 character freedom.

#Pixelfed #Fediverse #AmWriting

I Write Like5h ago
Alexandra2d ago
A machine cut into the rock, bit off a slice, spat it out and vanished, leaving rock towers and flowers behind.

I discovered this surreal place accidentally. The rock looks like a giant cake, the slabs pile on top of each other as if aliens had been building a tower in the middle of the wilderness but then abandoned the site. Wild daffodils grow from cracks and ridges in such quantities as if an ancient god was passing by and sneezing flowers.

The place also inspired me to write this tanka (a Japanese poetry style):

Biting into rocks
Helping itself to a slice
Letting go, leaving
Daffodils blossom in peace
A failed stab at destruction

#nature #geology #rocks #AbandonedPlaces #WildlifeProtection #humans #mountains #hiking #outdoors #poetry #tanka
I Write Like10h ago
Show threadu042179310h ago
@iwritelike the way I think about this, in writing, music, drawing, painting, etc is to think about what comes next - the next thing I’m supposed to be writing, drawing, musicing etc.

Every moment I spend making the current thing better (or at least no longer substandard) is time I’m not spending getting on with the next thing. If something’s truly bad I’ll fix it later, not now, not during creation. At some point (especially with songs) I’ll close a door in the sand and say ‘creation is finished, now it’s editing’ and won’t make any new stuff, just juggle the existing stuff only. After that, I’ll similarly say it’s finished and never come back to any of the production phase, because it’s finished. Always move forward, get to finished.
I Write Like11h ago

Have you noticed that regardless of how good a draft looks, if it brews for at least 24 hours, you'll find parts to improve?
And the process has no endpoint. It seems like the trick is to let it brew for some time, but to still mark it as finished after a few iterations.

#OnWriting #AmWriting #ContentArchitecture #draft #editing #writing

I Write Like1d ago
#SilentSunday #blackandwhite #photography
I Write Like1d ago

I was asked how I Write Like differs from other markdown text editors. Here's the info in case you are also interested:
- IWL opens in the browser and doesn't need signing in: just navigate and type (no accounts at all).
- It has lots of tools for text analysis and transforms.
- Its typewriter mode is better than the rest.
- You can import and export Word documents.

#iwl #IWriteLike #markdown #software #writing

I Write Like2d ago
#Caturday #blackandwhite #photography
I Write Like2d ago

I appreciate complexity in nature and simplicity in human-made objects, especially in the digital world. I can't read blogs where things slide, swirl and twirl like bubbles in a mountain river. I like watching the bubbles in a river, though.

#ContentArchitecture #blog #nature #photo