Write.as @write_as@writing.exchange

Need help installing #WriteFreely? You can jump over to our forums to ask for help or see if anyone else has encountered the same problems.

https://discuss.write.as/c/writefreely/installation

Discussing the project in a public place like this helps our small team (@matt) save time answering common questions, and makes it so more people can benefit from / join our conversations.

And if you want to support the project, please feel free to help others in the community. Any help you can offer is welcome and appreciated!

We're working to build a suite of tiny, focused tools that all work together, and share the same simplicity and privacy-awareness of Write.as. This little #blogging platform is just the start.

Now you can #follow along with each of them right here in the fediverse:

@readwriteas - stories from Write.as
@snap_as - photo and album hosting
@htmlhouse - HTML hosting

Future:
@draft_as - collaboration on text
@jot_as - private, encrypted notes

Glitch has a pretty awesome markdown editor. Why not use it to publish something? This app takes the project's README file and publishes it as a fully formatted @write_as post!

https://readme-cms.glitch.me

Curious about how anonymous posts work? Learn more about how to use them in our @howto guide.

https://write.as/how-to/anonymous-posts

We just added a trial option to Write.as Pro, so now you can see what the full platform is about without paying anything up front.

New users can get started here: https://write.as/start/pro

Existing users can head here: https://write.as/upgrade/pro/pay and select the "Free trial" option (no credit card info is needed).

Take an Are.na text block and transform it into a @write_as post with this Glitch app! Perfect for reading & sharing longer text blocks: https://arena-2-writeas.glitch.me/

Two new themes from our community are out for this week! Each showcases unique ways you can personalize your @write_as blog.

1) https://write.as/themes/natsushyo

2) https://write.as/themes/anxiety

Feel free to use these themes wholesale or remix them to fit your blog! Check out our growing collection here - @themes

Looking for something to read? Use this Glitch app to find a random post from a Write.as blog.

https://writeas-randomizer.glitch.me/

It pairs nicely with @readwriteas as a way to explore new blogs!

We have some server maintenance scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20 at 01:00 UTC (Jan. 19, 8:00pm EST) that may cause some downtime for Write.as blogs hosted on a custom domain or *.writeas.com subdomain.

This shouldn't last for more than an hour overall, and won't affect the core application. We'll post again when everything is back online!

We're curious - how do active users of @write_as & #writefreely describe it to your friends?

https://discuss.write.as/t/how-do-you-describe-write-as-to-your-friends/1064

A new theme this week to use or remix for your Write.as blog! Check it out here: https://write.as/themes/crop-lee

Be sure to follow @themes for more great blog themes from our community!

Here's another #writingPrompt for some creative encouragement! This week:

Find an object nearby and write about it.

You can write a response over on Submit.as: https://submit.as/cues/object

And we'll publish accepted responses on our Write.as @cues blog!

@matt took some time to talk about the origins behind @write_as , where it's headed, and what he's learned along the way in building usable software for creative expression. Thanks to everyone for backing our mission and making the project more than we could've imagined!

Check out the interview here: https://www.starterstory.com/how-to-build-a-blogging-platform

Want a distraction free space to draft emails, make notes, and write out ideas with the peace of mind that your writing will always be there when you come back?

We created a new Glitch app that turns the Write.as editor into an autosaving notepad. Check it out here: https://writeas-pad.glitch.me