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I've talked to published authors, and here's the inside scoop: the…",{"value":54,"source":48,"evidence":55},"Independent publishers, authors and academic writers",[56],{"id":51,"by":10,"text":52},{"value":58,"source":48,"evidence":59},"Built around excitement and desire to see the idea exist, not initially for YC.",[60],{"id":61,"by":10,"text":62},"6674108","Thank you for the support, HN. I appreciate it. To be clear, I have no intention of quitting. I started working on this project without even thinking about YC as a possibility,…",[],"unknown","launched","solo",{"praise":68,"objections":92,"requests":119,"questions":131,"alternatives":139},[69,81],{"value":70,"source":71,"evidence":72},"Clean design and nice editor","commenter",[73,77],{"id":74,"by":75,"text":76},"6674211","tjosten","BTW: I really like the clean design.",{"id":78,"by":79,"text":80},"6674225","brickcap","Really like the editor of the penflip.",{"value":82,"source":71,"evidence":83},"Useful tool for writing and co-authoring",[84,88],{"id":85,"by":86,"text":87},"6676786","tinbad","Love the idea, been using iA Writer for MAC to work on my book. But since I'm co-authoring with somebody else this would be the best tool to use. Too bad you didn't get into YC…",{"id":89,"by":90,"text":91},"6676538","rhgraysonii","I just wanted to chime in and say (though possibly off topic) that Loren is an extraordinary developer. 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