Hey, I appreciate the kind words and feedback. I think both of your criticisms are very reasonable and also relatively easy to add. I already planned on having different editor views, one of them being just a single draft view. For the word count, I can add the option. I'm working on Fireplace and Ice Planet themes as well.
The issue for me at the moment is that because there hasn't been a lot of interest yet (which may just be an issue of reach / awareness), it's difficult to justify spending as much time as I'd like. I wish I could work on it full time and just make the best writing app that exists. But I can't promise a ton of updates at the moment.
I also want to get your opinion on something. It seems people like the design and themes, but not really how limited it is and how it's just for rough drafts. I get the impression that most people don't want to use multiple apps in their process, even if Protowords is better for writing, and will just stick with all-in-1 apps unless Protowords becomes that as well. What do you think about that? What if it also had worldbuilding tools, rich text (bold/italics), theme customization, etc? Does it lose something in your eyes to be less minimalist?