DEADLINE
Finish your novel. Or we start deleting it.
DEADLINE launched on June 22, 2026 with 21 votes, #839 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
The writing accountability app that holds your manuscript hostage. Hit your daily word count or face nine escalating tiers of sabotage, ending in a funeral. Mercy starts at $0.99.
Set a daily word count. Hit it, and your manuscript lives another day. Miss it, and the punishments begin — nine escalating tiers of sabotage , ending in a funeral. Mercy is available. Mercy starts at $0.99. The price doubles. 9 PUNISHMENT TIERS · $0.99 FIRST FORGIVENESS · 1 CHEAT CODE PER LIFETIME · 0 SYMPATHY Maren had counted the steps of the lighthouse a thousand times, but tonight the number came out wrong. She stopped on the landing and listened to the sea argue with the rocks. The l a mp h a d be e n dark for thr e e nights , and she knew exactly whose fa u lt that w a s. Your novel moves in with us. Every day, you buy its safety with words. This arrangement has worked since the dawn…from urdeadline.com
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