Write or Die
Ever struggle with writing consistently? Or when you do sit down, your fingers don't tap out word after word and you stare at a blank screen?
Have I found a website for you!
Write or Die is a site based around the idea of instilling in a wannabe author the fear of not writing. Don't worry. There are no electric shocks or whaps upside the head, but be forewarned...this site does use negative reinforcement as a means to strengthen a behavior, the behavior of writing your heart out.
You simply choose either a time goal or a word count goal, and then decide what kind of consequence you want. Your possibilities are:
- Gentle Mode: A certain amount of time after you stop writing, a box will pop up, gently reminding you to continue writing.
- Normal Mode: If you persistently avoid writing, you will be played a most unpleasant sound. The sound will stop if and only if you continue to write.
- Kamikaze Mode: Keep Writing or Your Work Will Unwrite Itself
This isn't a word processor and isn't for editing. Write or Die is a tool to separate the writing process and the editing process as much as possible.
So if Pavlov's bell never worked for you, but you think the threat of deleting the words you've already written just might, hop on over to Write or Die and give it a whirl.
