Thread by @rjnestor

If you're following my journey writing a novel in @obsdmd, I just posted Chapter Four via Obsidian Publish.

In the long run, I'm going to document my process more fully. But I thought I'd share a few things I've encountered so far. 👇

https://twitter.com/rjnestor/status/1492598911197855749

First, here's the link to Chapter Four if you want to read it: publish.obsidian.md/timeworn/Time+…. You can navigate to the Preface if you'd prefer to start from the beginning.

☮️ I'm a @RoamResearch user. That isn't changing.

I'm writing the novel in @obsdmd to learn the tool...

...and because Obsidian Publish is a great feature!

First impressions:

1. @obsdmd is great for drafting. It's in paragraph form by default, and writing is smooth and intuitive.

2. Obsidian Sync is excellent. I've written quite a bit on my phone & iPad, and it syncs seamlessly.

3. I much prefer @RoamResearch for world-building. Granted, this may be an artifact of my familiarity with Roam, but the outliner format combined with page and block refs make building connections spectacularly powerful.

Of course, as a #Roaman I know that power well already!

So, one week in, my tentative assessment is that @RoamResearch is my tool for developing the novel and @obsdmd is my tool for drafting and publishing it.

I'm a Roam power user and an Obsidian rookie, so take that with a grain of salt. But I quite like that flow so far!

Follow me here on Twitter to see my progress going forward.

And if you like the novel itself, sign up to get an email when I post new chapters: rjn.st/time-worn-sign…