We've all suffered from the debilitating effects of writer's block. Losing your train of thought at the most inopportune moment halts your momentum as a writer, and stifles both your productivity and creativity. At Astrohaus, we've dedicated the last 3 years to understanding writer's block, and designing solutions to overcome it. Now, we're launching our newest product, the Freewrite Traveler: a device that will help you write whenever and wherever inspiration strikes.
Three years ago, we launched the Freewrite Smart Typewriter – a critically acclaimed writing tool that combined old-school simplicity with modern functionality like an E Ink display and automatic cloud syncing. The premise is simple: modern devices like laptops and cell phones are multipurpose tools that make it exceedingly difficult to focus on the simple task of writing. Studies have shown that a single interruption can cause a 25-minute delay to return to the original task. With Freewrite, you simply turn on the device and start writing. You can't check your email, social feeds, YouTube, or anything else that takes you away from the task at hand. When writers can write encumbered, they enter into a flow state in which their productivity and creativity peak. We’ve seen this in action: writers who use Freewrite see their hourly word output double.
The original Freewrite helped revolutionize distraction-free writing, and over 45 million words have been written on Freewrites to date including several published books and screenplays.
Traveler is the natural successor to the original Freewrite, building on what made the original so successful. We maintained the E Ink screen, long battery life, cloud syncing, and multilingual support from the original Freewrite. We took our customers’ feedback over the last 3 years and developed some new features as well, including hotkey enabled arrow keys to allow for simple editing. All of this is packed into a small folding form factor that is roughly half the size and weight of the original Freewrite and is designed to be the perfect everyday carrying companion.
This is the ultimate distraction-free writing tool for writers on the go. It doesn’t matter whether you’re at home, on your commute, in the woods, or on a plane. You don’t have to worry about not being able to see in the sun, or not having enough battery life. When you want to write, simply open Traveler and start writing, whenever and wherever inspiration strikes.
We launched the Traveler Indiegogo campaign on October 2 with a goal of $50,000; We met that goal in 28 minutes, and haven't looked back since! Over 1600 backers have pledged ~$475,000 to help bring Traveler to life. We'd love to have the She Writes community join us in this journey to experience the power of distraction-free writing. For a limited time, you can follow this link to get special pre-order pricing on the Traveler at a 45% discount: Freewrite Traveler Discount. If you have any questions prior to ordering, reach out to [email protected], we’re happy to help.