One month with my Freewrite!
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- Опубликовано: 28 май 2024
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Bio:
Alexander Richter lives in Battle Ground, Washington with his wife and golden retriever, Willow. He loves conversing about coffee, sipping Scottish Whisky, the time of fall, and listening to podcasts while on route to places he’s yet to explore.
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SYNOPSIS:
LONDON, 1884.
Una Egerton is a woman adrift in a world dominated by man’s corruption and crisis. Riddled with a dark side herself, when night falls Una cloaks her feminine appearance and becomes the fighter known in the London Underground as the Silver-Haired Devil. But just as Una finally has a grip on her abnormal condition, the body of a woman is found floating in the Thames River in an oddly familiar way to that which claimed the life of her mother a decade ago. This murder sets off a series of events that fall one after another. Her alter ego is rapidly labeled a person of interest and the mysterious death toll continues to climb. A secret society hidden in the shadows begins to emerge having her question everything she thought she held dear.
I've had my Freewrite since 2019 and have written two novels, eight short stories, a screenplay, and random journals on it. It's a neat little device and I really like it. I understand it isn't for everyone and that it's expensive, but it helps me focus and I don't think I could have churned out that amount of work on my PC with all the bells, whistles, notifications, and distractions.
That’s fantastic! I’m nearly finished with my first one on this device and I do love it despite having trouble with it. The ultimate goal of a distraction free writing device is achieved well through the device.
I loved creative writing as a kid. When people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would say," A famous author." Then I got into music and theatre and video games and -- worst of all -- harsh self-criticism. I have a fantasy world that I started building in 8th grade (17 years ago) with 4 new fantasy races, each with their own language (sort of -- I'm no Tolkien) and culture. The heart of the story and the protagonist siblings have also been with me for that long, though much has changed as I learned more and grew up. After 17 years, I have a ton of crap in my head and one chapter of a first draft on paper. I pulled the trigger and bought a Freewrite yesterday. I'm hoping this can help me finally finish that novel and even more stories. I've recently rediscovered the joy of writing for writing's sake, and I can't wait to dive in head first! In fact, I've been borrowing an Alphasmart Neo2 from work (I'm a teacher, and the library has several Neo2s) and have started hammering out the idea for a cute little series of episodic short stories about my classroom pet having fantastical adventures at night. I am really loving writing again. I'm 31, and I haven't been this in love with writing since I was probably 12 or 13 thanks to the perfectionism that I developed in high school and have just now started to peel away. Of all the dreams I've had over the years, being a writer has been the most consistent, and I've finally realized that it's the one that I can actually make come true (minus the "famous" part.) I just need to friggin write.
I bought a new one from Freewrite's website for $650 plus shipping, and that is a lot of money for a high school teacher at a nonprofit school. I had a serious conversation with myself (through freewriting my thoughts on the Neo2) that if I'm going to spend that kind of money on this tool, I must get serious about writing. Even the Neo2 has helped my creativity flow better, but it has too many issues for me to keep using it for the long run. I can't wait for my Freewrite to arrive!
Holding Ctrl key should help you delete text word-by-word. At least in Windows
this is true on every OS, save mac, you need cmd and backspace
I love that! I think when I write my PhD dissertation (which will be in English), I think I will get a Freewrite. Thank you for introducing this cool tool, such a productive tool to have! Thanks!
Yeah it’s super cool!
Unfortunately, as much as I want to love this device, it is not good for writing research texts, which often require to add references, bibliography etc. I cannot imagine writing anything without my citation manager. Having to write all the bibliographic details manually slows one down and breaks focus.
How do you go back to something you wrote earlier? It seems you don’t appear to print out your previous work or send it to a word processor. For example, you might need to look at something you wrote 1-2000 words ago for context. Curious what system you use for this, if you do.
Thanks for sharing!
You can scroll through your work with the page up or down key. What I end up doing is sending the draft to my computer to review it that way. (I am writing a novel that references different sections and to maintain clarity I will go back to read earlier sections. ) I hope this answers your question!
Thank you!
Are those PBT key caps?
Not entirely sure, this is the first version and it has changed since then.
you said you dont have to connect this to the internet and just connect it to your laptop.
does that mean you can access the files for editing through your laptop without using the cloud service?
Yes. You just connect it via USB.
Whats the memory like is it put on a sd card also how do you get it on paper.is it sent through Bluetooth to a printer?
You can sync it via WiFi or pull the device in with a usb cord.
@@alexanderwrites_ so no memory?
The device has its own memory system but there is no room for adding your own like a SD card. Would be a great benefit if there was.
@@alexanderwrites_ ok but how much can you load up on it before its full and where can you find out how much more memory left just to many questions doesn't sound to great .
These are fantastic questions! I, however, am not sure. I've read somewhere that these devices can store one million words but you'd need to verify this on getfreewrites website.@@123windyron
I fully understand why people like this, but I don't see how it's better than a cheap laptop that gives you a bigger monitor, a better word processor, and that can be just as distraction free as the Freewrite is at less than half the cost? I have a writer friend who bought an Asus laptop new for $250, took everything off it that might distract him, locked out Wi-Fi, and it seems like the perfect distraction free writing machine. A laptop for writing never needs updated, if it breaks, assuming it's a PC, it can be fixed, of just thrown away after a few years of use.
Even a Chromebook can be easily turned into a perfect distraction free writing machine. Many think Chromebooks only use web apps, but it isn't true. Even MS Office can be installed, though I believe that's overkill. There are several small office suites, or simple standalone word processor, that work on Chromebook, and I constantly see used Chromebooks go for under a hundred dollars. Sometimes well under. You can uninstall Chromebook apps in nothing flat, disable the Wi-Fi, and have a barebones writing machine that just works.
I think a used or refurbished laptop might be better simply because you can get a larger one with a larger keyboard and monitor for not much more, but either will work.
It's all personal preference, of course, but I just don't see pay up to eight hundred dollars, or even half that, for something that doesn't have the ease of us, the large monitor, the better keyboard, and the same distraction free environment I can get for as little as two hundred dollars new, or easily at a hundred dollars or so used.
I still prefer my distraction free fountain pens or my manual typewriter, but a cheap new, or even cheaper secondhand or refurbished laptop or Chromebook makes an excellent distraction free writing machine for someone who wants a more modern method of writing.
Wise words!
It depends on the person, but for me, the e-ink display is huge. I've started to get migraines and I spend my entire day at work staring at a screen. The last thing I want to do when I get home to stare more at a screen.
Sometimes in the end, it comes down to how much expendable income you have. I can afford the device, and I write a lot, so it's worth it for me. I don't want to spend my time fiddling with electronics and DIY-ing an e-ink display with a keyboard if I can pay for it. Do I think the price is reasonable? No lmao, it's way overpriced. But if it does what I need to do, and I can afford, then it is what it is.
I agree with what you're saying but I'll add that what I think the convenient intention is with the small screen is that it forces you to focus on the current moment/scene. I know I'll catch myself looking up and down the page sometimes on a regular screen and even that can be a distraction...
Imagine paying as much as a PC for a word processor in 2023. Cool idea, horrible execution. They kick the novelty pricing and this thing would fly off the shelf.
Their newest device will be significantly cheaper and more affordable. It hasn’t released yet but it’s called the Freewrite “Alpha”. I think that has the potential to be an entry level model for most users.
It’s actually greatly executed. High quality product. It’s not required for writing, it’s a luxury. It’s waaay better than my AlphaSmart 3000 (which at the time cost $200).
Way better keyboard, E ink screen with backlight, Wi-Fi transfer and backup….
How do you consider the execution horrible?
@@johnhinkleman9757 Price point, plain and simple. I have zero doubt that it's a fantastic tool. That it's solely for writing, I imagine, is likely wildly helpful considering its inherent lack of distractions. I appreciate the concept, but the idea of paying that much for a keyboard/palm pilot combo is crazy to me. Aside from the wifi, this technology was available to me as a child. Then again, maybe I live in a retro dreamworld where I think these things should already be mass produced and the price driven down thusly.
@@shitbirdmilitia Agreed, especially if you imagine the hardware behind it - little e-ink screen, cheap processor (I would not be surprised to find a Raspberry Pi inside), generic battery, mechanical keyboard, wi-fi module, aluminium case. That is all. From the hardware standpoint, there is no reason for this to cost more than a cheap laptop.
@@CZpersi Or a decent mechanical keyboard.