The Ernest Hemingway Freewrite Signature Edition, a.k.a. "Hemingwrite," pays homage to the most iconic literary personality of the last century.
The Hemingwrite is an officially licensed collaboration with the Ernest Hemingway estate.
An explorer at heart, Hemingway lived a rich, legendary life. He won a medal for his bravery in WWI, was adopted into the “Lost Generation” writers’ circle in Paris, ran with the bulls in Spain, and caught giant marlins off the coast of Cuba.
Beyond his worldly travels, Hemingway whet his appetite for adventure through the written word. On the Hemingwrite, the only limit to your exploration is your imagination.
Now, there’s no need to travel to Paris to create a distraction-free atmosphere. Hemingwrite is designed to help you focus, so you can enter writing flow wherever you go.
Hemingway wrote directly and concisely. His perceptive style became known as the “iceberg theory,” influencing subsequent generations of writers. The principle of minimalism is at the very core of Hemingwrite. Its clean aesthetic, minimalist features, and singular purpose as a drafting tool will help you do what you do best: just write.
To conquer the blank page, Hemingway advised writers to first “write the truest sentence that you know.” From that first sentence, the Hemingwrite encourages you to embrace authenticity by focusing on productivity over perfection – let your story emerge.
Control where your drafts sync, change device settings like font size and lock screens, and enable new languages and keyboard layouts, all from Postbox.
I genuinely love my Freewrite. I stand behind its philosophy too — in writing, you shouldn’t constantly look back. But the truth is, sometimes edits are essential. A mistake can stall your momentum, especially when you know it’ll be a nightmare to fix later. The shortcuts and added arrow keys technically let you make corrections, but they’re clunky enough that it’s often easier to just delete the whole word and retype it.
Beyond the minor headaches of limited editing, I also find the complete lack of formatting options a little frustrating. Again, I get it — focus on the words, not the polish. But when you’re writing a screenplay, formatting sometimes is the language. Italicized dialogue or bolded details can shift the meaning of a scene entirely. It’d be nice not to stack even more revisions, especially as trivial as basic formatting, on top of an already heavy process.
That said, I absolutely love typing on it. The keyboard is incredibly high quality, and the e-ink lag isn’t nearly as bad as some people say (except when you’re fixing a messy typo mid-flow). I wouldn’t trade it for the world. Still, there are moments I find myself reaching for my iPad, just because I need a little more control over my words than the Freewrite allows.
If Astrohaus ever makes a new edition that added real formatting and editing options, I’d be first in line. The Freewrite has completely changed the way I take notes, journal, and capture ideas for plots, dialogue, and characters. I just wish I could use it for more than a rough, rough, rough draft. A device that could take you to the brink of completion, where you only need a computer for final revisions or delivery, would completely revolutionize the writing process. The Freewrite is unfortunately not that… but it could be, probably with just a software update.
I went from writing by hand and typing it out on my laptop to typing on the Freewrite. It still has that raw writing feeling, but eliminated the redundancy of deciphering my own hand writing. My first chapter on the typewriter? About 11,500 words. I had to split it to two chapters. So yeah, this tool releases creativity so you can edit later.
The clicks are satisfying, the body is gorgeous, and the aesthetic just makes me want to write after I get home from work.
This is the most beautiful device I own, but aesthetics aside. I’ve done my most productive writing on this smart typewriter thanks to it being distraction free. I would 100% recommend to others.
The item is beautful but has scratches and missing keys. This company quality does not match the price paid
I have tried writing at home, but distractions are everywhere. I tried taking laptops to coffee shops, but my first writing laptop had a small, flat keyboard that slowed me down and I was prone to mistakes when using it. I tried a windows tablet with a nice bluetooth keyboard, but the battery didn't last long, it was hard to see in daylight, and I found that I spent most of my time plotting out my work in tools like Milanote, Scrivener, Novelpad, etc. When I first saw the Freewrite, I thought it was an outrageously expensive luxury item that would collect dust in the corner, honestly. But over the months, I've found myself watching more and more review videos and thinking about how I might use it, and after feeling like I was getting nowhere with my laptops, I found myself ordering the most extravagant of the Freewrite models, and believe me I am as shocked as anyone about this. What I found was exceptional build quality, and exceptional design. Those big white letters on the dark green keys stand out so I never get lost on the keyboard, even in the dark, and the mechanical switches are a dream to type on. The front light means I can use it anywhere, day or night. It's actually fun to use. The documents sync to the web so seamlessly and I love that. And the result is that I take it everywhere I go and I have been cranking out 1000 words a day by just spending one hour at the coffee shop on the way home. If I can stop for only half an hour, I still get over 500 words. Like clockwork. This thing is a miracle machine. All it does is move you forward in your writing, and if you sit down in front of it often enough, a completed book is pretty much the only possible outcome. My only gripe is that after a few days of use, the power button won't bring it out of standby anymore and I have to hold it down for a fresh reboot. May be something that can be addressed in firmware, hopefully. Possibly a memory leak in sleep mode. Overall, this is my favorite gadget I own, and even for the Hemmingway edition, it was worth every cent. I would not trade this thing for the world.
| DIMENSIONS | h = 33.5cm [13.2 in] w = 26.7cm [10.5 in] d = 9.6cm [3.8 in] |
| MATERIALS | Cognac Genuine Leather Velvet Sherpa Lining |
| WHAT'S INCLUDED | Microfiber Cloth |
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Hemingwrite features a raw aluminum chassis that will develop a completely unique patina over time. Each unit is finished by hand, so no two are exactly alike. This, along with Hemingway’s official signature on the body, makes Hemingwrite a one-of-a-kind collector's piece.
Hemingwrite ships with a gorgeous customer leather attaché case, a monogrammed microfiber cloth, and booklet.
The Smart Typewriter Hemingway edition is an official collaboration with Ernest Hemingway’s estate. Each device features Hemingway’s official signature on the body. We’re proud to be able to offer this stunning device from a literary great.
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