Los Angeles
A private journal for the long quiet between meetings.
Echo Park to Santa Monica, an offline notebook that does not turn what you write into a marketable signal.
LA runs on pitching. The Eternal Journal is for the writing that is decisively not a pitch.
Lock it. Open it. Fill it. Repeat.
Screenwriters in particular tend to want a place where early ideas can be stupid. The journal is that place — no autocomplete, no AI, no co-writer suggestions trying to make the line palatable before you've finished thinking it.
The Typewriter Experience
The cursor stays. The text moves.
In Write mode, your cursor remains exactly at the centre of the screen. The page rises up to meet it. Past words fade into soft shadow at the edges, leaving the present sentence in clear focus. Switch to Read mode and the entry flattens into an evenly lit document — the fade is for writing; the flat light is for returning.
Radical Privacy & Encryption
AES-256-GCM, in your browser, with a key only you derive.
- ·PBKDF2 key derivation at 600,000 iterations — the OWASP 2024 recommendation. Existing journals upgrade transparently on first unlock.
- ·No accounts, no telemetry, no analytics, no cookies, no third-party scripts.
- ·IndexedDB storage with a localStorage fallback. Encrypted before it touches the disk.
- ·The file is not minified. You can read the source. We'd rather you trust it than us.
What It Does Not Do
- ✕No word counts chasing you across the screen.
- ✕No formatting toolbar wrestling your thoughts into neatness.
- ✕No cloud sync. No distant servers. Your words stay yours.
- ✕No social sharing. Your vulnerability is not content.
- ✕No AI assistant finishing your sentences.
- ✕No streak counters. No guilt. No gamification.
- ✕No subscriptions. No mood trackers. No noise.
Licensing & Gift Copy
One purchase covers up to three of your personal devices. It also includes a second untouched copy of the file — meant to be given to one person you trust. Lifetime updates. 30-day, no-questions refund. If you run a clinic, school, or workplace and want a copy for everyone, ask us about a site licence.
Questions
Is it suitable for working out a screenplay?
It is not Final Draft. It is the place before Final Draft — character voice, a scene tried three ways, the conversation you imagine the producer having with their boss.
Will WGA arbitration ever require these notes?
Arbitration concerns the produced material and its chain. Private journals are not part of that chain unless you choose to enter them as evidence.
Can I export an idea into my screenwriting app?
Yes — select, copy, paste. The journal is plain text and respects your clipboard; nothing is locked inside.
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AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2 key derivation at 600,000 iterations — the OWASP 2024 recommendation. Done in your browser, not on a server.
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Centered. Blinking. Patient.
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