https://escapewindow.com/tags/obsidian/ Recent content in obsidian on Escape(Window) Hugo -- gohugo.io en Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2026-04-02-ish/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2026-04-02-ish/ iPhone writing environment Tl;dr: I think I have a way to write and edit my book via terminal and vim on my iPhone. The problem and various failed solutions My ergonomic desk setup has been, and will be for the next number of months, unavailable for Reasons. To adjust for this, I picked up a pair of XReal Ones. They work well with various devices, whether I’m working, consuming content, or gaming, and I can sit, stand, or recline with no issues. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-09-30-lazyvim/ Sat, 30 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-09-30-lazyvim/ Obsidian and obsidian.nvim I’ve spent most of my software career editing text in vi or its successors, vim or neovim. Not only do I feel comfortable in vim, but I find myself missing its functionality when I use other editors. While I generally enjoy using obsidian’s UI, I still reach for vim when I want to refactor or perform complex operations. My .vimrc has gotten quite crufty over the years, but it’s worked for me, so I haven’t bothered fixing it up. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-05-30-may-in-writing/ Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-05-30-may-in-writing/ In May, I finished writing the first draft of the main POV character’s arc, and started on a 2nd POV character. First Draft Progress I’ve written 45 of 97 outlined scenes; 23 2/3 of 48 outlined chapters. I could try to power through and finish the first draft by the end of June, but life is rearing its head: jury duty summons, a family vacation, concerts, plus the Diablo 4 launch. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-05-22-thoughts-while-drafting/ Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-05-22-thoughts-while-drafting/ By the end of the month, I will finish the first draft of one of my POV characters’ scenes, from the opening scene to the denouement. (One of three POVs, so the first draft will be 1/3 complete. Think writing Jules’ and Vincent’s briefcase arc, from Royale with Cheese to the final diner scene, and leaving the Marsellus Wallace’s Wife and The Gold Watch arc scenes for later. Though my book is not quite that non-linear. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-05-01-april-in-writing/ Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-05-01-april-in-writing/ In April, I finished my outline for Book 1. Detailed outline I weaved the rough scene list into ordered chapters and expanded the one-sentence description by specifying location; season; the list of characters; a general summary of what happens; the ideas and questions I have for the scene; (sometimes) the scene – goal, conflict, and setback; (sometimes) the sequel – reaction, dilemma, and decision; (sometimes) the hook and cliffhanger. While writing those scene details, I identified and fixed a number of serious problems with the story. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-04-01-march-in-writing/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-04-01-march-in-writing/ In March, I realized I had been overly ambitious trying to outline all 3 books before drafting. I found myself struggling with Books 2 and 3 because my grasp of Book 1 wasn’t yet solid enough. Rock bottom I had two problematic arcs that just weren’t working. The Last of Us Podcast reminded me about characters needing to hit rock bottom before the climax. Not just some hardship; rock fucking bottom. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-03-01-february-in-writing/ Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-03-01-february-in-writing/ I largely spent the first half of February continuing to garden my Obsidian project, and the second half delving into outlining books 1 and 2 of the trilogy. I’m readjusting my time estimates: ideally I finish the scene weave of all 3 books by the end of March or early April, and I can switch to drafting. Stats My Obsidian project now looks like: Manuscript markdown files: 11 Manuscript words: 5875 Total markdown files: 314 Total words: 103785 I wrote a python script that discards symbol-only words (like # or ## from markdown headers or - from markdown lists) from the wordcount. https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-02-01-january-in-writing/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://escapewindow.com/blog/2023-02-01-january-in-writing/ In January I focused on outlining, using my Github activity to track daily progress. Obsidian vault My wiki is now over 95k words, across 205 markdown files and 47 characters at various stages of development, accumulated over the past ~8 calendar years. (Most of those years I was not focused on writing, and I’ve trashed more ideas than I’ve kept.) I’ve migrated it all to Obsidian. I’m hoping the Obsidian backlinks will help me keep track of characters, side plots, clues, and ideas: if I follow this arc does it make sense?