I hadn’t thought about “compiling in markdown”… do you use WYSIWYG tools and then save/copy/paste into a compiling step? Which tools do you use? 

 to be frank: Visual Studio Code, where I do a 60/40 split of editor and preview 😅 

 ha… most writers don’t have VS Code installed… even very technical writers 

 true story. you could also use apps like https://ia.net/writer 

 Ha, I’m so basic I use Apple Notes locally, but I should prob try iA Writer… thanks for the idea! 

  nostr Obsidian plugin supposedly works nicely to publish nostr blogs and wiki entries.

https://github.com/jamesmagoo/nostr-writer 

 oh, hadn’t seen this before, thanks for sharing. Obsidian looks very polished. So this nostr-writer is just nostr-focused adaptation stuff for Obsidian? 

 Yeah Obsidian uses markdown, so the plugin would connect to relays and publish the file you have or also a short note. I saw that there's a video demonstration. Wish there was an emacs version 😅 

 I’m more a “vi” guy myself 😉 

 > It is a story as old as time. A stubborn, shell-dwelling, and melodramatic vimmer—envious of the features of modern text editors—spirals into despair before he succumbs to the dark side. This is his config

Doom emacs' tagline 😆 

 also, I can both appreciate all the work these teams are putting into these tools, but also recognize that “normie-writers” are not going to go nostr-native until the tools reach a minimum bar which I don’t think anyone has achieved yet 

 yeah I see your point