I Write Like

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I'm Alexandra. I help build I Write Like, a #Markdown text editor. I also write stories: magical realism, myths, literary fiction. IWL: https://iwl.me My stories: https://saraf.iwl.pub/ #indie #software #writing #shortstory

A tall, layered reddish-brown rock stack rising straight out of calm, clear turquoise water. The top section of the rock stack resembles a human profile looking right.
Black and white photo of the decaying hull of an old wooden boat with missing planks next to the bow of a modern vessel, with a silhouetted person fishing in the background.
A wide view of rugged mountains with steep, sloping inclines. The lower and middle slopes are densely covered in mixed forest, featuring tall dark pine and cypress trees standing out among broadleaf trees and shrubs.
A grey heron stands in a shallow stream near ducks, with grassy banks, trees, and the blue sea visible in the background.
A black and white overhead view of a small wooden rowboat submerged in water next to a stone wall. The water inside and around the boat reflects the surrounding trees, sky, and stone wall, creating an optical effect where the reflected scenery is visible through the boat.
A black and white photograph from a high-angle perspective, showing a pine tree with a curved trunk extending from a forested slope over a body of water with fine ripples.
A blue plush shark in a green meadow filled with wild white daffodils and small purple flowers. In the background, there are hills and mountains.
A dense green forest of pine and deciduous trees covers the steep lower slopes. Above the tree line, the rocky mountain slope shows limestone cliffs. Sunlight on the upper peak on the right creates a distinct diagonal line of shadow that cuts across the mountain.
Screenshot of a mobile app interface titled "Style analyzer" from iwl.me showing text analysis results. A card at the top reads "I write like Daniel Defoe". Below this, a brief biography of Daniel Defoe'. A section titled "Top probabilities" lists percentage matches for different authors: Daniel Defoe at 53.5%, Ursula K. Le Guin at 52.0%, Chuck Palahniuk at 51.4%, and Kurt Vonnegut at 49.9%.
A photo of a vast, snow-covered landscape. A massive mountain peak, heavily blanketed in white snow, is partially obscured by thick, low-hanging clouds. A small patch of bright blue sky is seen through the center of the overcast clouds.
My photo of a close-up of a thick tree trunk with textured bark and green moss. Two strands of rusty barbed wire are embedded directly into the wood, because tree has grown around them over time. Green ivy leaves climb down from the upper right corner, and sunlight casts shadows across the surface.
My black and white closeup photo of a white goat head as the goat eats grass with sunlight shining through its fur.
A screen recording of the I Write Like app on a dark background. The video shows text being typed that explains how the app automatically adds closing symbols when an opening one is typed. The final three lines appear sequentially: first Hi! inside double quotes, then Isn't it awesome? inside parentheses, and finally It does save time and mental energy! inside square brackets. Each pair of symbols appears together as soon as the first one is typed.
My black and white photograph of five cows grazing in a grassy field. The scene is illuminated by a strong, directional light from the upper right, which creates bright highlights on the grass and the animals' backs while casting long, dark shadows to the left. The cows are in the middle ground, each positioned at a different angle as they graze. The background consists of a hillside. The overall composition emphasizes the high contrast between the sunlit patches and the deep shadows.
The image shows the I Write Like interface with a dark teal background. On the left side, there is a text titled Alba's House. The text says: "Three things distinguished Alba from others. The first was her tattoos. Her arms and legs were covered in lines: stripes, zigzags, lightning-like strokes. Her skin looked like the sketchpad of someone who fell asleep halfway through a drawing. Sometimes, even she didn't know what they meant. She thought they moved around at night." On the right side, a Readability panel is visible, displaying a gauge pointing toward the Easy end of a scale. It also lists a reading time of 2 minutes 31 seconds and a readability score of 81.
My black and white photograph of a seascape under a dramatic sky. Sunbeams break through dark, heavy clouds at the top of the frame, casting a bright reflection on the calm water below. A thick line of lower clouds is just above the horizon. A small silhouette of a ship is visible on the water to the right of the shimmering light reflection.
My black and white close-up photo of a tabby cat's profile. The cat has prominent whiskers, and black lines going from the corner of its eyes and whiskers. The background features a patterned fabric with zebra-like stripes.
Five black square coasters arranged in a pyramid. Each coaster has a central square part featuring a different colorful Chinese opera mask against a shimmering background. The masks display intricate facial paint in various colors and patterns. The top coaster shows a mask with a blue base and black and white patterns around the eyes and forehead. The middle left coaster shows a mask with a white face, a black mustache, and a red egg-like symbol on the forehead. The middle right coaster shows a mask with a black base and white swirls and red dots. The bottom left coaster shows a mask with a green base and patterns in red, yellow, and black. The bottom right coaster shows a mask with large red sections on the cheeks and forehead, and a silver center.
A screenshot of I Write Like text editor in dark mode. The screen is divided into two main sections. On the left, there is a text document titled Into the Water.txt. The text visible is: "We came from water, and to the water we will go. Did he say this aloud? The old man wasn’t sure. And there was nobody he could ask. There was the dog, though. It didn’t speak, but it would pull its ears back when spoken to. The dog listened. It hardly ever looked at him, but it never interrupted either. The huge ears were at the back of the head now. He had said it aloud, after all." The first sentence is highlighted in orange. On the right, there is a Read aloud sidebar. It shows settings for a text-to-speech feature. Voice is set to Google UK English Male (en-GB). Speed is set to 0.8. Pitch is set to 0.6. At the bottom, there are two buttons: Resume with a play icon and Stop with a square icon.
My black and white photograph of a small, worn white boat resting on dry, rocky ground. A thick rope is on its side and tied in a knot. In the background, there are low bushes, a stone wall, and layered mountain peaks under a clear sky.
Two kittens are eating kibbles outdoors. One kitten has brown and grey tabby markings with white on its face and chest. It is leaning down. Behind it, a black and white kitten is looking toward the camera with its mouth open, showing its tongue. The background includes a large grey rock and green trees under a blue sky.
A dark-themed I Write Like text editor interface showing an empty file named New.txt. The top left corner features the I Write Like logo, followed by a layers menu for opening files, a folder menu for accessing files, and an icon for saving the current file. To the right, icons include a book icon for markdown preview and a tools menu containing tools for writers to work with their writing. The main area displays the placeholder text Type away in a light grey font. A character counter in the bottom right corner shows 0 characters.
My black and white photograph showing a low angle view of two yacht bows. The hulls are dark on top with light colored undersides that reflect in the shimmering water. Six mooring lines stretch diagonally from the vessels down into the dark water. The water surface is covered in high contrast ripples and wavy light reflections.
A page of printed text from a book is repurposed as blackout poetry and art. A large cat, sketched in grey and black colored pencil, sits in the foreground facing right. Its fur is textured with fine lines, and it has one visible bright green eye. Behind the cat there's a green and yellow tree drawn within an arched frame, set against a background of faint purple and grey brickwork. Several words and phrases from the original text remain clear and visible in small white boxes, forming the poem: too tired again, too tired to eat, make some tea, have a bath, go to bed, read. Is it enough? Maybe.
My black and white photograph of a dramatic high-contrast sky filled with large, textured clouds reflecting in a still pool of water in the foreground. In the distance, a horizon line separates the water from the sky. There's a small lighthouse on a jetty under the glow of a low sun.
My black and white close-up photo of a sleeping cat's face, reflected in a smooth, slightly distorted dark surface below. The focus is on the cat's nose and whiskers, creating a symmetrical image.
My black and white photograph of a small rowboat on a stone dock in the foreground. The calm water reflects the bright sun and clouds from the sky above. In the background, dark hills surround a bay, with a small island visible in the distance.
My photo of a black and white photo of a white cat lying down on a wooden porch. The cat is facing forward with its front paws extended and one of its ears tilted back. The background consists of dark wooden posts and furniture.
My photo of a small waterfall which flows into a turquoise pool surrounded by rocky cliffs and sparse green vegetation under a bright blue sky.
A screenshot of a BBC article titled How to consume less plastic.
A screenshot of a mobile app features a List avatar section with a blue icon showing a group of people that I mistook for a paw print.
My black and white line drawing shows a laptop floating at the top of the frame with six chains hanging down from it. Each chain is attached to a separate floating cloud. Various small scenes take place on these clouds, including a person working at a desk, a ballerina dancing, a small house with a dog, a person lounging under a beach umbrella, a person riding a bicycle, and a person climbing a ladder into a tree.
My black and white photograph of a stone building with a large arched opening at its base, standing directly over still water. The building has small windows with shutters, a wooden balcony, and a tiled roof. There's a clear reflection of the structure and its dark archway in the water below.
Profile of a tabby cat with a white chest sitting against a sunset over water.
A brown donkey with long ears and a harness grazing on green grass in a wooded area.
My black and white high contrast photograph of sunlight shimmering with bright sparkles across the surface of a lake. Dark, layered mountain silhouettes in the background under a clear sky with faint clouds.
Fossilized coral imprints embedded in a piece of gray rock. The fossils are circular with ridges that resemble the underside of a mushroom.
My photo of a lightning bolt striking the ocean during a sunset from a glowing cloud. The horizon is deep red and orange with heavy rain.
All things will pass, the rocks are here to stay -- The atoms from the perished stars compressed, They witness things that come and go away. The blossoms of the past are just their dust today. Breathe out, lean against them, rest -- All things will pass, the rocks are here to stay, The mountains that add tears to clay, They keep the weight that trickled off your chest. They witness things that come and go away, For eons, spinning inside the Milky Way, They know one single truth the best: All things will pass, the rocks are here to stay. Watching the forms appear and then decay, They know there's an end to every quest-- They witness things that come and go away. So, try, however hard you may, You will not change what they have long professed: All things will pass, the rocks are here to stay. They witness things that come and go away.
A close-up photograph of purple crocuses and white snowdrops growing together from a bed of moss and dried brown leaves.
A vertical shot of a beach at sunset. The sun is a small glowing semi-circle on the horizon, casting a golden glow across the water. Layers of turquoise waves with white foam roll toward the shore, while the sky is filled with soft, textured clouds in shades of peach, pink, and grey.
A vintage Italian advertisement poster for Olivetti typewriters. The central figure is a stern-looking man dressed in a traditional red medieval scholar's robe and a matching chaperon hat, bearing a strong resemblance to the poet Dante Alighieri. He stands behind a large, black mechanical typewriter resting on a yellow surface, pointing his index finger downward toward the machine. Behind him is a stylized landscape featuring jagged grey mountain peaks under a pale blue sky with white, flowing cloud formations. At the bottom, bold black text on a cream background reads: "PRIMA FABBRICA ITALIANA MACCHINE PER SCRIVERE ING. C. OLIVETTI E C. IVREA." The artist's signature, "Teodoro Wolf Ferrari," is visible in the lower right of the illustration.
An image featuring a serene ocean scene on the left and a poem by Stevie Smith on the right. The left side shows a deep blue ocean with gentle waves breaking into white foam under a clear, bright sky. Several seagulls are captured in flight, scattered across the horizon and near the water's surface. The right side has a white, textured background with a torn-edge effect where it meets the ocean image. On this background, a handwritten-style poem in black ink reads: I forgive you Maria Things can never be the same, But I forgive you Maria Though I think you were to blame I forgive you Maria, I can never forget, But I forgive you, Maria Kindly remember that. Stevie Smith
A collage of five book covers arranged on a white background: Haruki Murakami's "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" featuring a close-up of a colorful ceramic bird; Thomas Bernhard's "Woodcutters" with a stylized illustration of people in formal wear; Guadalupe Nettel's "The Accidentals" showing a stork against a vibrant orange and pink gradient; Susie Boyt's "Loved and Missed" featuring a black-and-white close-up of a person's eyes; and Alexandros Papadiamantis's "The Murderess" depicting a painted yellow hand with a green title block in the center.
2025 written on the beach sand. As a wave retracts, the numbers 2026 become visible.
A screenshot of the "I Write Like" website analyzer showing a short story fragment and its stylistic match. On the left, a text editor contains a paragraph about a girl named Snowy who was "white like snow" and "ate nothing but snow." On the right, the "Style analyzer" results panel states, "I write like Ursula K. Le Guin," providing a brief biography of the American science fiction and fantasy author. The browser window is decorated with a festive holiday border of colorful lights and snowflakes. The text:"A girl was born in the North. They named her Snowy, because she was white like snow and her hair shone like flakes on a frozen lake. She was tiny, delicate, and very quiet. When she went outside, her parents couldn't distinguish her from the rest of the landscape -- she became one with it. They worried about her: she ate nothing but snow, she didn't run, she didn't play. All she wanted was to sit outside for hours and watch steam rise into the sky."
A digital screenshot of a web browser window titled "Merry Christmas.txt" on a dark, minimalist writing site (iwl.me). The browser window is centered against a vibrant purple and blue abstract background. The entire image is decorated with festive holiday elements, including a border of colorful glowing Christmas lights and white snowflakes, with more snowflakes layered over the browser window itself to create a snowy effect.
A drawing of a snowman on a sand beach.
A screenshot of a "Focus modes" settings menu featuring options for Typewriter, Declutter, and Highlight current line. A pink arrow points to a toggle switch for "Typewriter sounds," which is currently turned on.
A close-up, slightly low-angle photograph of a vintage black Underwood typewriter. The circular metal keys are in sharp focus in the foreground, each featuring a subtle sparkle or "glint" effect. The background is softly blurred, showing the "Underwood" brand name in gold lettering. Overlaying the top half of the image is the phrase "Merry Christmas" written in a glowing, white, hand-lettered cursive font, accompanied by small twinkling star icons scattered across the keys.