#2 – “serendipity”: writing my way through self-discovery, visiting Iceland for inspiration, and finding my own joy

#3 – "ScribeMind": Obsidian, designing ScribeMind, and vibe coding

EPISODE NOTES My relationship with Obsidian is complicated... broke up, got back together! This time, instead of drowning in plugins, I decided to BUILD the AI tool I actually wished existed. Meet ScribeMind (in progress!) – an AI assistant designed to help me research and organize, but lets ME do the actual writing. Links from this episode (not sponsored): * Joanna Maciejewska [https://authorjm.com] * The Ode Less Traveled [https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2f5c9404-0601-4f42-8a8c-7e889d5823eb] * Poetry Pea [https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/poetry-pea-haiku-and-other-english-language-japanese/id1333520143] * Writing Break [https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/writing-break/id1609257771] * The Opinions [https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/the-opinions/id1762898126] * Firefly & Serenity reactions from Jacqui [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUE9PLhHkUQ&list=PLXhAsh-IJmpvVRF0gRpGHbL0NFpJLMYa6] Intro music by Maksym Dudchyk [https://pixabay.com/users/white_records-32584949/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=394181] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=394181]. Music by Andrii Poradovskyi [https://pixabay.com/users/lnplusmusic-47631836/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=335289] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=335289] Sound effects: * freesound_community [https://pixabay.com/users/freesound_community-46691455/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=76388] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=76388] * LIECIO [https://pixabay.com/users/liecio-3298866/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=190258] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=190258] * freesound_community [https://pixabay.com/users/freesound_community-46691455/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=104314] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/sound-effects//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=104314] Thank you for listening to #notwriting! If you enjoy the show, consider subscribing [https://dinchamion.com/#/portal/signup] on my website: it's free, but for those who can spare a coffee’s worth of support for enabling my work I’ll be eternally grateful.  You can also support me on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/dinchamion], buy me a one-off coffee, or just share with others. 🤗 Support #notwriting by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/dinchamion-notwriting [https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/dinchamion-notwriting] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com]. Read transcript [https://pnc.st/s/dinchamion-notwriting/62b47f7c/scribemind-obsidian-designing-scribemind-and-vibe-coding/transcript] ----------------------------------------

#2 – “serendipity”: writing my way through self-discovery, visiting Iceland for inspiration, and finding my own joy

Read transcript [https://pnc.st/s/dinchamion-notwriting/5f149746/serendipity-writing-my-way-through-self-discovery-visiting-iceland-for-inspiration-and-finding-my-own-joy/transcript] ---------------------------------------- EPISODE NOTES By and for the creatively curious: #notwriting is about the life that happens when you're not at the keyboard. They say writers need to "fill the creative well" - well, this is what that looks like: a behind-the-scenes look at my life and the fuels for my fiction, poetry, and more. Links from this episode (none of them sponsored): * My Super Simple Writing Setup [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WLZYeH8L3Q] (Bullet Journal) * how many times? [https://dinchamion.com/how-many-times/] (a haibun by me, on the timezone database) * a trillion pages saved, but what have we lost? [https://dinchamion.com/a-trillion-pages-saved-but-what-have-we-lost/] (a haibun by me, on the Internet Archive and permanent memory) * From Nine Minutes to Infinity and Beyond [https://dinchamion.com/from-nine-minutes-to-infinity-and-beyond/] (a nonfiction article by me, on the technological ghosts that haunt us) * Python: The Documentary | An origin story [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4QL4VqJ0] (CultRepo) * convenience is breaking us [https://dinchamion.com/012-convenience-is-breaking-us/] (a blog post by me) * Would You Like Some Identity Theft On Your Salad? [https://dinchamion.com/019-the-dangers-of-conveniently-unseen-technology/] (a blog post by me) * writing fiction again [https://dinchamion.com/012-writing-fiction-again/] (a blog post by me) * Wild Roads of Iceland - 11 Days Overlanding The Remote Highlands [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lh5TPCIlKI] (Nothing Epic) * Burn Out & The Future Of This Channel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du3iFFH4xco] (Becki and Chris) * The Web is Going to Die [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOyQpwPrf2Q] (vlogbrothers) * An Absolutely Remarkable Thing [https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/5e5cf4af-9ce8-458d-9a15-ae955cfed7a8] (Hank Green on TheStorygraph) * SORA: the all Ai TikTok Clone. will slop end creativity? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1dW-nZqhew] (Casey Neistat) * Casey Neistat Unfiltered on Modern YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WclA5UTdVBE] (Colin and Samir) * Just Start - Short Documentary Film | Trail Running [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEer_hKxtKE] (Will Floor) * Painting with Words: Kristy Cambron on Journaling and Preserving the Moment [https://dayoneapp.com/podcast/episode-76-kristy-cambron/] (Day One) * What I Talk About When I Talk About Running [https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/c511e446-3c52-4575-a2b6-af77381c7cc6] (Haruki Murakami on TheStorygraph) Photo by Anna Daudelin [https://unsplash.com/@darkroomstudios?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText] on Unsplash [https://unsplash.com/photos/white-apple-earpods-on-black-computer-keyboard-h4fa2N96uHg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText]. Intro music by Maksym Dudchyk [https://pixabay.com/users/white_records-32584949/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=394181] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=394181]. Music by Mikhail Smusev [https://pixabay.com/users/sigmamusicart-36860929/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=388291] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=388291]. ---------------------------------------- Thank you for listening to #notwriting! If you enjoy the show, consider subscribing [https://dinchamion.com/#/portal/signup] on my website: it's free, but for those who can spare a coffee’s worth of support for enabling my work I’ll be eternally grateful. You can also support me on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/dinchamion], buy me a one-off coffee here [https://buymeacoffee.com/dinchamion] or here [https://ko-fi.com/dinchamion], or just share with others. 🤗 ---------------------------------------- Find me elsewhere: https://dinchamion.com [https://dinchamion.com] https://medium.com/@dinchamion [https://medium.com/@dinchamion] https://bsky.app/profile/dinchamion.com [https://bsky.app/profile/dinchamion.com] Support #notwriting by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/dinchamion-notwriting [https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/dinchamion-notwriting] This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].

#1 – a bloglettercast, NaNoWriMo 2.0, DNF-ing books, and generative AI

EPISODE NOTES By and for the creatively curious: #notwriting is about the life that happens when you're not at the keyboard. They say writers need to "fill the creative well" - well, this is what that looks like: a behind-the-scenes look at my life and the fuels for my fiction, poetry, and more. Links mentioned in this episode: * Kristina Horner on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/p/DPT8i1UkRDj/] * The Challenge Is to Write 50,000 Words in a Month. Should ChatGPT Be Able to Help? [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/style/nanowrimo-ai-writing-challenge.html] (The New York Times) * Scandal-hit creative writing website NaNoWriMo to close after 20 years [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/02/creative-writing-nanowrimo-to-close-after-20-years] (The Guardian) * Welcome to NaNo 2.0 [https://nano2.org/posts/2025/welcome-to-nano-2-0]! * Review for 'Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism' by Fumio Sasaki [https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/90cb0ad0-b0a1-4f62-87c9-e5e09144130d] * How the 1% stole minimalism (then threw it away) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjNP9y-QJzU] (Matt D'Avella on YouTube) * Better Offline podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/better-offline/id1730587238] * A.I. is coming for culture [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/ai-is-coming-for-culture] (The New Yorker) If you enjoy the show, consider subscribing [https://dinchamion.com/#/portal/signup] on my website: it's free, but for those who can spare a coffee’s worth of support for enabling my work I’ll be eternally grateful. You can also support me on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/dinchamion], buy me a one-off coffee here [https://buymeacoffee.com/dinchamion] or here [https://ko-fi.com/dinchamion], or just share with others. 🤗 Intro music by Maksym Dudchyk [https://pixabay.com/users/white_records-32584949/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=394181] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=394181]. Background music by TVARI [https://pixabay.com/users/tvari-38302100/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=159065] from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=159065]. This podcast is powered by Pinecast [https://pinecast.com].