Where to do these drafts
I’m not sure where I should be writing and keeping blog drafts. I’m writing this in iA Writer, which I quite like. I’ve got a Blog Drafts folder there. That’s where these words are being saved to.
Most of my blog content lives over in my Obsidian vault, however. I adore Obsidian as powerhouse of utility, and I’ve been defaulting to using it for my blog’s storage because I like the idea of keeping all my Markdown in one spot. But I don’t find Obsidian to be a “delightful” place to write.
Meanwhile, I just Ebay’d myself a Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro, and writing with that rig and iA Writer is pretty dang nice. It might be my new go-to for blogging.
So, should I stick with Obsidian or start using iA Writer as my blogging point of entry?
Factors, off the top of my head:
- Writing experience (Winner: iA Writer)
- Simplicity (Winner: iA Writer; does one thing and does it really well)
- Consistency (Winner: Obsidian; I keep all my other Markdown there)
- Navigation / browsing my drafts (Winner: iA Writer by a hair, mainly because of all the other clutter I have in Obsidian)
- Long-term outlook (Winner: tie; I suspect both apps have staying power)
Well then, I’ll start using iA Writer as my main squeeze for blog writing and see how it goes.