AI-Assisted Writing Feedback: Concepts Worth Exploring
I've been prototyping AI powered writing feedback that runs locally — no cloud APIs, no data leaving the server. Here's what the prototype does, what it gets right, and why I'm...
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DailyScribe — Build a Daily Writing Habit
Building a daily writing habit is hard — the blank page, the missed days, the 'I'll write twice as much tomorrow' trap. DailyScribe is built to solve that: 500 words a day,...
A Decade of WriteDaily: 250,000 Sessions and What Comes Next
WriteDaily turns ten. Over 250,000 writing sessions, a framework migration, a gamification engine, and zero lost words. Here's a look back — and forward at where the...
Writing Tools and AI: What Excites Me About the Intersection
Six months after my initial exploration of LLMs for writing analytics, I've been experimenting with local models and privacy preserving approaches. Here's what I'm learning —...
What LLMs Could Mean for Writing Analytics — Exploring the Possibilities
Large language models are changing how we think about text analysis. WriteDaily has used LIWC for sentiment analysis since 2013 — but what if an LLM could offer deeper, more...
WriteDaily Security Review: How We Handle Your Writing Data in 2022
A commissioned security review of WriteDaily's infrastructure, data handling, and privacy practices. Here's what the audit found, what we fixed, and where we're heading on the...
WriteDaily Gamification Goes Live: Badges, Streaks, and What Users Are Earning
The WriteDaily gamification engine is live. Users are earning badges for writing milestones, streak achievements, and focus metrics. Here's how the declarative condition system...
WriteDaily Now Runs on Laravel: The Migration Ships
After 18 months of parallel development, WriteDaily has switched to the Laravel stack. Zero downtime, zero data loss, and the first major architecture upgrade since the 2013...
WriteDaily Migration Update: Test Coverage Complete, Approaching Production Switch
The WriteDaily Laravel migration has reached a significant milestone: full test coverage on the core writing loop and sentiment analysis pipeline. Here's the testing strategy,...
WriteDaily Development Update: Framework Migration Progress and the Pace of Side Projects
The WriteDaily Laravel migration has been running alongside the production codebase for eight months. Here's an honest look at where it stands — what's complete, what's in...
