Write Constantly or Lose Your Work With This Crazy App

The Most Dangerous Writing App

Procrastination can be a real bitch for us writers. I had actually been meaning to write this article several days before now, but we all know how easy it can be to get lost in a new box set or to try to learn the yo0yo’s many secrets.

If you’re the sort of writer who too often drifts away from the keyboard, there’s a new app that will force you stay glued to your screen.

Manuel Ebert’s The Most Dangerous Writing App is like Speed meets prose: you have to keep typing or your work will be erased. There’s no time to organise your fridge by vegetable size anymore as you try to avoid work.

I tested it myself to see how it works and can confirm that it’s a really stressful experience. Barely any time passes before the screen starts fading and you’re faced with losing all your work, but it’s worth bearing in mind that the app isn’t going to be useful for academia.

The Most Dangerous Writing App is more like a punishing brainstorm that seeks to drag you out of your writer’s block by the hair. Feeling particularly uninspired and struggling with the simple aspects of writing? Load up The Most Dangerous Writing App for five minutes and find your inspiration again, even though you could technically just write “penis” hundreds of times and get away with it.

From the about page: “The Most Dangerous Writing App is designed to shut down your inner editor and get you into a state of flow.

If you stop typing for more than five seconds, all progress will be lost.”

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have an Amazon wishlist to sort out instead of starting my novel. We all have our priorities.

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