Meet Longhand
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Twelve weeks, in longhand.

A companion to The Artist’s Way: your morning pages on ruled paper, and every weekly task with room to draw.

A tablet on a linen tablecloth, showing ruled paper with handwriting in blue ink, a stylus beside it

Today, on one sheet

Longhand knows which week you are in and lists what the book asks of you this morning.

  • Morning pages Three pages, first thing. Written today.
  • Week 3 tasks4 of 10 done. Next: Nurturers and enablers.
  • Artist dateSaturday: the flower market.
An example morning in Week Three.

Paper wherever the book says draw

Each of the 15 drawing tasks opens a full sheet of paper for your finger or a stylus.

Try the pen here.
Longhand’s drawing sheet: a crayon monster on a full page, with the tools below Longhand’s drawing sheet: a crayon monster on a full page, with the tools below

One week at a time

Longhand follows the book week by week from the day you start. Choose a week to see its theme.

Your pages stay on your device

Nothing you write or draw is sent anywhere, and a backup file lets you move it all to a new device.

One payment, all twelve weeks

Week One is free. After that, US$9.99 once opens the other eleven weeks, with no subscription and no account.

Polar takes the payment and gives you a licence key. Enter it in Longhand on each device you use.

Begin with Week One

Pick a start date, then write your first three pages.

Start Week One free