iOS App Review: Writerly

App Essentials for Writing

Writerly Review

Writerly is a full writing class available on iOS. The amount of free content is large and insightful. The full paid version requires 3 purchases of $1.99 twice and $0.99 once. And it’s totally worth the low price.

Writerly assumes you are new to writing, but there is something here for everyone. There are definitely some concepts that are new to me, and writing is kinda my whole life. Writerly is also great as a refresher.

Creative writing can be beneficial in many ways. First off, it’s an emotional outlet. Writing can help you take control of your emotional situations. Writing fiction is enjoyable, and it provides a source of entertainment and learning for others(hopefully).

Writing poetry can be very tough, or very smooth. Sometimes in poetry, the beauty is in what was not said. Also, exercising your creativity within the constraints of many poetry disciplines means there is always room to grow.

Writerly is like a full college textbook, focusing entirely on what you can do to learn to write, or leveling up your current writing techniques.

A quick rundown of the features:

Available on iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS
great ways to build writing habits and overcome writers’ block
a full suite of generators for mood, characters, appearance, Journeys and more.
Timer & progress tracker for writing exercises
Widgets!
Fully adjustable fonts
Fully encrypted, truly private
regular updates
Paid options aren’t subscriptions, they are one time purchases.
Linear progress for beginners, mix-n-match options for experienced writers.

This app sold me on its upgrades while I was still going through the free content. I’m loathe to spend money on most things, because I generally don’t like have it, but this tool was worth it.

Jack Lhasa
https://exoteric.live

Where I’m At

on Moonshadow

I’m currently keeping activity to worldbuilding, style, characters, places, and stories. It’s my favorite part really. I feel a large pull from this project that keeps me coming back. I add to it every day. I also cut stuff from it daily. I’ll be at this til around midsummer, I’m thinking.

I’ve been working on it since the start of December. Three full months. At lot of which were spent on getting and keeping my self inspired. Now, I’m forming these early ideas into bigger finished concepts.

I’m releasing some of my early designs(that I won’t be using in Moonshadow itself) as NFTs on Rodeo, Surreal, and Uncut. I’m looking into how to release the writing. Threre are a couple of good services out there that make NFTs that are entire books. That’s tempting. It’s also tempting to publish to my paragraph, and push for people to mint entries that are canonically relevant to a final novel or novella.

It’s an odd idea to wrap up, as I come to the end of the encapsulated setting. Could a novel succeed as blog posts that are minted? Each a page, or chapter. Hmm….

New POAPS & Animation

I am currently looking for people who would like to help me fine tune elements of my new art and fiction setting, Moonshadow. These would be one-on-one talks. I might ask for opinions, proofreading, thoughts on certain aspects of the art and the world.

Qualified applicants should have an eye for art, be able to follow basic instructions, have an interest in the fantasy genre, and be available for discussion 1-2 times per week, depending on length of discussion and scheduling.

In other news, I’ve posted my first animation on Rodeo for minting. The series of art and story, Only Shadow has come to an end. I am in the process of arranging all of the art and fiction into a book format. The book will include many animations never before seen. I’ll be posting some of these animation for mint.

The first animation can be collected here:

https://rodeo.club/post/0xf3D6fA558e52ff73DCDb8FC54c49433e53b46417/11

Those interested in joining my focus group can contact me directly, or fill out the form below.

Thanks!

Jack Lhasa

Lens @exoteric

Farcaster: @jacklhasa

Worldbuilding 01

Worldbuilding is among my favorite activities as a writer. I really enjoy the art of cobbling together a believable setting.

A ConWorld is the result of worldbuilding. This term is a bit dated. Its use is rather rare now. ‘ConWorld’ is short for Constructed World.

Personally, most of my worldbuilding begins with a short piece of fiction. I get the idea in my head, I write it out, and if it’s something I find really compelling, or something I can see myself continuing beyond the one story, that’s when I start to set up my new ConWorld.

Important Elements in Worldbuilding:

Geography
Cities
Countries
Cultures
Societies
Governments
Factions
Historical events
Timelines
Systems (Magic, technology, government, commerce, etc)
Religions and Belief Systems
Prominent Figures (influential characters)

That’s just to name a few of the elements involved. I’ll be posting thoughts and tips for writers who are interested in creating their own ConWorlds on a fairly regular basis.

This is an area of English composition in which I have considerable experience and knowledge.

Jack Lhasa

First published in digital format in 2025.

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December Update

In this style, next year, each month will have an update. These posts will be much like you probably expect.

Content

I will be adding a new category of posts, as I intend to do at least one long format post about music every month. Sometimes this will be more often. I may venture into other areas, as I intend to continue experimentation.

zkSync Era

This month we launched the meme token, $BALLS on the zkSync Era blockchain. This token is something that Jean and I have been discussing/planning for many months now. We’ve received quite a surprising amount of interest. We haven’t exactly dug ourselves out of poverty, but it is still incredibly exciting. The token has been fully generated, and we expect to reach DEX listing very soon. I’ll post about that when we get there. The future is bright, and you gotta have $BALLs!!

NFTs

I continue to offer my own art, mostly set in the fictional universe of Exoteric, on several fronts. Lens is sort of the ‘proto-release’ area with conversation and community being the core. The Uncut Network is home to the majority of low priced, readily available NFTs. In news there, the Only Shadow collection will be coming to a close in January. This region of the Exoteric World is very likely to show up again in the future. The Cost of Magic collection will move to the forefront at Uncut. Details forthcoming.

Fiction

The fictional Storyverse called Exoteric will continue to grow. Each NFT release has included some light flavor text, adding small details to the world. As focused NFT collections begin and end, so will the stories of the related region. I am working on a knowledge base that will debut soon. It will always be a work in progress. An ebook is planned covering The Only Shadow story, including the all the current images used for NFTs, as well as new art, and the story that ties it all together.

Knowledge Base

The upcoming knowledge base will be reminiscent of an RPG manual written in the wiki format. Once I’ve completed a sufficient amount of its skeleton, I’ll make it public while I continue to add to it. The Knowledge Base will become increasingly important to the Exoteric project, as I hope others will want contribute their own stories, art, music, design, etc within the Exoteric multiverse. Anyone interested is welcome to contact me at any time, but I won’t actually be seeking out other creators to collaborate with until I’ve made more of the setting public.

That’s all folks!

December can be a tough time. I hope that my efforts can provide some pleasure to others. The goal is to make my vision come to life, in a way that is fun and relatable; to create a massive fictional context, in which others want to add to themselves, becoming fans and creators.

Okay, that’s enough for now. Thank you all for your purchases, support, companionship, and inspiration.

Jack Lhasa