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It's been a while since I've had to know what a participle is... but I am interested in improving my writing. Why not define the terms and give an example of each... atleast to folks who are not logged in. Props to you: This is a very cool idea.
I am a (web) programmer by day, writer by night. I've written a couple novels, unpublished so far. A few weeks ago I sat down to sharpen the saw and after struggling to come up with something to write about, I realized I could use a tool to give me random writing exercises so I can focus on the writing itself. Something like a writing prompt, but more compelling and interactive. Inspired by the practice of coding kat…
I am a (web) programmer by day, writer by night. I've written a couple novels, unpublished so far. A few weeks ago I sat down to sharpen the saw and after struggling to come up with something to write about, I realized I could use a tool to give me random writing exercises so I can focus on the writing itself. Something like a writing prompt, but more compelling and interactive. Inspired by the practice of coding kat…
I am a (web) programmer by day, writer by night. I've written a couple novels, unpublished so far. A few weeks ago I sat down to sharpen the saw and after struggling to come up with something to write about, I realized I could use a tool to give me random writing exercises so I can focus on the writing itself. Something like a writing prompt, but more compelling and interactive. Inspired by the practice of coding kat…
This is an excellent idea, very cool, very nice (although, why Courier New?? ;-) What happens to the exercises once they're completed? Is there some sort of social review, advice from mentors or the like? Edit1: after using it for a (very short) while, some thoughts. 1/ It would be cool to be able to compare what others have written for the same "katas". 2/ Some katas are uninspiring/difficult. A button to change it…
I am a (web) programmer by day, writer by night. I've written a couple novels, unpublished so far. A few weeks ago I sat down to sharpen the saw and after struggling to come up with something to write about, I realized I could use a tool to give me random writing exercises so I can focus on the writing itself. Something like a writing prompt, but more compelling and interactive. Inspired by the practice of coding kat…
It looks great and I'll play with it a little more later. Suggestions: - Host your scripts instead of using googleapis.com. Don't feed Google data about your visitors. - Autofocus the new textareas. - Support Ctrl+Enter (or Cmd+Enter).
I am a (web) programmer by day, writer by night. I've written a couple novels, unpublished so far. A few weeks ago I sat down to sharpen the saw and after struggling to come up with something to write about, I realized I could use a tool to give me random writing exercises so I can focus on the writing itself. Something like a writing prompt, but more compelling and interactive. Inspired by the practice of coding kat…
It would be interesting to put the code on something like GitHub if you are willing to do so. We may then propose commits and tell you the bugs we encounter.
Hijacking this thread to ask: is there a service or community where you can get your writing evalueted by human being? The purpose would be to improve my English writing skills. Paid services are OK too.
If you really want to improve the base of katas, allow fellow HN writers to submit their own for you to review and add to the pool -- I'd love to add some!