Completely off topic, but I wanna talk a bit about my Free write Alpha/give a review.
The Freewrite alpha is a device sold by the company Free write that basically claims it helps writers remain focus/gets rid of distraction. I’ve been a writer for a couple of years now (roughly been posting fanfics since 2018, however did not get serious about it until 2022), so I’ve had a bit of experience. I will say that this definitely helped me cut back on distractions and write more so far.
I officially started using this on January 1st after getting it for Christmas to see how many words a month I could hypothetically type on this. My average per month is typically 30k words (lose or take). Since Jan. 1st (it’s Jan. 16th) I’ve written almost 35k words (surpassing my original average).
Now, would I recommend every writer buy this device? No. Yes, I am personally seeing progress with it, however I don’t think it’s absolutely needed. The pricing point (even for the alpha which is the cheapest model available) is steep, and alterations could be made to one’s personal device to get the same effects. I’ve also noticed it’s rather loud, compared to my computer which is much quieter.
Some of the pros of this device is it does help me lock in and focus on writing alone (Kinda like I’ve pavolv’ed my brain into recognizing that when it’s on, I write whatever and don’t use anything else). It’s also helped my to double and triple read my writings instead of thinking I’ve done a good job and just using whatever I originally typed (because I have to edit misspelled words and grammar).
Anyhow- I’m grateful I got it as a gift and will be using it for my writing, however would never have personally spent the money for it.
(Yes, I decorated mine with washi tape 😭🫶)