A (weird-at-first!) free tool to help you write more productively by preventing you from editing as you go. Instead, get your first draft written as quickly as possible. Once you have a first draft, you can then edit and refine it as you like.
I've created this free tool as a way to help people write more productively.
If you're like me, you edit too much. It's not a good use of time.
Instead, you're better off getting a first draft down as quickly as possible, then refining it from there.
This tool helps you do just that.
It does a couple of things:
1) It prevents you from editing anything – you can't go back and delete or modify words or characters.
2) It hides what you've already written. So if there are mistakes, you won't linger on them or fret about them.
All in all, it gets you to your first draft faster.
Once you've got your first draft written, you can export it to another tool to edit and improve it.
Give it a try! It seems weird at first but can be super useful!
Haha this is cool. But I'm so used to backspacing :-D
Maybe a timer for editing the last x words? Because small errors would make it worse for me to continue writing. I would not be able to stand the errors.
Wow, as someone who struggles with perfectionism and overthinking, I found this such a great idea—one of those that make you go, "How come no one thought of this before?" Congrats on the launch!
This is such a unique and practical idea! For many of us who tend to over-edit while writing, this tool could be a real time saver. It’s great to see a focus on getting the first draft out quickly—often the hardest part of the process. I can see this being incredibly helpful for writers, students, and even professionals working on reports or proposals. Excited to give it a try and see how it boosts productivity!
I sometimes do something similar which is to make the font so small I can't read, but your method is very smart!
I love the unique approach of focusing purely on drafting without distractions, such a refreshing way to tackle writing. It’s weird at first, but I can totally see how this could unleash creativity and speed things up.
Can't wait to try it out!
Good idea and nice first launch. I wonder if you should let people edit what they have immediately written, e.g. the last sentence or so. There's a big difference between that and being obsessed with perfecting a paragraph. I know that for me, not being able to fix small typos after I make them would be really frustrating.
Flowdrafter A is an innovative and effective tool for overcoming writer's block and boosting productivity. By preventing you from editing as you write, it forces you to focus on getting your ideas down quickly, which can be incredibly useful for first drafts. The "weird-at-first" approach makes sense because many writers struggle with perfectionism and over-editing, which can slow progress. Once the draft is complete, you can refine it without losing momentum. If you're looking for a way to write more efficiently, Flowdrafter A is definitely worth trying!
Great tool,
What i would say is that to bring an paid feature where users can finalise them by ai. ( multiple variations)
And let them copy that to clipboard
Hey Matt, I am really curious about this. I love writing because it slows down my thinking and I often will turn a word mid sentence to find new significance that I didn't have in mind when I started (like this sentence).
However I'm often guilty of craming a lot of ideas into one sentence and maybe this could help me.
I see this is particularly useful for:
- Breaking through writer's block
- First drafts of creative writing
- Brainstorming sessions
- Personal journaling
- Situations where quantity over quality is initially more important
However, for technical writing or formal documents where accuracy is crucial from the start, this might not be the best approach.
Congrats on the launch @mattcollinsuk.
I'm curious - how did you come up with this approach? Was there any specific insight or feedback that led to it?
I would love to see some logic for spell correcting and sentence recognition. For someone like myself who makes a good amount of typing mistakes, it proves difficult to work with. Otherwise, I love the idea!
Just tried it out, at first I thought the no-delete thing was a bug 😅 Then it hit me, that's the whole point! Really gets you into flow state when writing. Love the "forward only" approach, kinda like life itself!
Congratulations on launching this innovative product! Concentration is everything 😄
Congrats on the launch! It is an interesting idea, and I tried it with a lot of excitement. It's somehow both annoying and fun. I liked the idea of not focusing on mistakes but continuing to write and edit later.
What an interesting concept! I'm not a fan of tools that limit the user but I can see your point here. Definitely it would come handy when writing documentation to avoid entering the infinite loop of reviewing previous sections before finishing the whole document. Congrats on the launch! 🚀
Congrats on the launch! This is indeed a very novel idea! May I ask if you have actually tested this product to see that it can truly help users improve their productivity? :)
