WriteMonkey

WRITEMONKEY 0.9 FOR WINDOWS [shades of green]
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Zenware for full screen distraction free creative writing. No whistles and bells, just empty screen, you and your words. WriteMonkey is light, fast, and perfectly handy for those who enjoy the simplicity of a typewriter but live in modern times.

Writemonkey is FREE software, but you can donate by following the paypal icon. Donors will receive a file which will enable personalized tag in splash screen - WRITER: YOUR NAME HERE. And access to monkey's hidden features.

David Sparks from macpowerusers.com
Excerpt from podcast MPU episode 028 (mp3, 46 sec) >

With every new version conventional word processors like Microsoft Word gain more and more features, bells and jingles nearly nobody will ever need, while disregarding the needs of creative writers. When I am writing, all there has to be is me, a blank screen, my words and the current wordcount. No fancy toolbars, colorful buttons, floating windows or other useless distractions from the things that really count.

WriteMonkey closes the gap between simple editors like DarkRoom and full fledged word processors. It is fully customizable to meet the needs of any writer while maintaining a simple, clear user interface. WriteMonkey is my first choice for writing novels and can be absolutely recommended.

For creative writing I prefer text editors over word processors. Less distraction. You don't think about bold, italics or alignment. That's for a second or even third stage. And the full screen editor is the best. It is your heart/mind and the empty screen. Everything comes from emptiness. This sort of software is called Zenware. To me, Writemonkey gives the leap from the 100 feet pole. It is like the Mahamudra: the inseparable union of emptiness and skillful means. The jumps, the repository and the progress bar are really skillful means, an invaluable help for writing. You have your heart/mind, emptiness and skillful means to let writing flow. What else do you need?

Quit aping around and eliminate distractions that keep you from writing with WriteMonkey, which brings the focus of the typewriter without losing some of the best tools from computers.

WriteMonkey - way more than just another text editor. A great solution for creative writing. Highly recommended.