draftone

A way towards a first draft

what is this

draftone is a ridiculously simple "text writer" that allows you to write text, one line at a time without the emotional barrier of seeing what you just wrote.

In other words, the moment you write a line or sentence and hit Enter, it vanishes from the screen, freeing your mind to write the next. And the next... And the next...

The goal is to stop fretting and re-reading your last paragraph but to plow ahead just to get that first draft done.

getting started

Here's what you'll need to know to get writin'

prerequisites

You'll need to be on Python 3+. Otherwise, all modules are base Python.

installing

Just drop draftone.py anywhere

how to use

To run the program:

python draftone.py new_document.txt

Where "new_document.txt" is either a new filename for your document or one that already exists (the program will not overwrite but will append to it).

Now get writing!

Options:

• Type "Enter" for a newline
• Type "p" to see the previous line of text

notes on usage

There is no spellchecker or even a way to go back and edit your work, unless you do it before hitting Enter. Once you quit and save, you will see your total word count (for what you added this session) along with a readout of the text.