Don’t stop writing or your words will disappear off the page • businessroundups.org

The year is coming to a close and with that I’m continuing an annual tradition of writing ax words about x piece. This year that means trying to cram the year 2022 into 2022 words. As you might imagine, that’s a lot. I usually write 5,000-6,000 words and then have to relentlessly edit it to try and hit my word limit. Part of the challenge, though, is reliving all the highs and lows of the year without getting overwhelmed. The trick is to keep your fingers moving no matter what. And recently I found an app for that, which I would like to share with you. after all, it’s the season.

As a writer, you will often find yourself reaching for the save button. After all, it is your lifeline. A brief power outage or computer glitch is all it takes for all your hard work to finally crumble into nothing. But what if there used to be no save button? What if you didn’t have to stare out the window for inspiration, no pauses to think of a witty turn of phrase, and no way to stop for a break? What if this was like in the movie Speed ​​2, except you’re on a bus instead of a boat? What if it explodes when you slow down? We will. Welcome to the world of extreme writing.

That is the starting point for the Most dangerous writing app. If you stop writing for more than a few seconds, you will see your writing fade. And if you’re particularly slow with it, that’s the end of it. Your words disappear into the digital ether, never to be seen again. Don’t pick up your phone. Do not respond to a notification. When the FedEX guy finally shows up with that package you’ve been waiting for, there’s no way you could delay for a second.

The Most Dangerous Writing app encourages you to stay focused and is actually a great tool to find and maintain your flow state. It’s a great idea. Being forced to write down a few words every second melts away the fear of the blank page, and having to keep writing keeps you sharp.

In many ways, the app reminds me of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), where you have to blast out a 50,000 word novel. Or something. I can not remember. Usually I google it to make sure I have the correct word count but I can’t stop because if I open a new tab I lose what I’ve written so far in this article. Argh! But okay, the point is that it will help you both get started write and even force you to finish also a piece. Because, well, if you don’t finish it, you lose it. And I do not want that. Nobody wants that.

It’s not exactly a very advanced app, but it’s a surprising and fun way to force yourself to write and keep writing. It got me thinking about how I write very differently. It also proves that I can indeed write for five minutes at a time, which is quite a nice gift to give myself.

I’m also sure the businessroundups.org editors will be happy if I write for five minutes before hitting publish, pausing just long enough to add some links and a featured image, but without letting an editor correct my typos. I’m sorry, Hendrik.