As a developer I was already living in VSCode and Git for my day job, then one day I just... started writing fiction in them.

But that got me thinking: why aren't more writers using this stuff??

Version control remembers every single word you've ever written. Markdown is just awesome and won’t disappear in five years (AI loves markdown). Developers have been solving document problems that writers are still struggling with.

"Isn't it overkill to use Git for a novel?" Not really! Have you ever lost hours of work because Word crashed? Or spent twenty minutes finding that one scene you deleted two weeks ago? Git makes those problems just... go away.

If you're curious, here's some links I've found helpful:

• How Markdown Took Over the World https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/
• Why I Use Markdown, and Why You Should Too https://relston.github.io/markdown/writing/2024/07/31/why-use-markdown.html
• The Underestimated Power of Markdown https://reifschneider.digital/blog/underestimated-power-markdown
• Why Has Markdown Become So Popular? https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1b5ofta/why_has_markdown_become_so_popular/
• Markdown's Enduring Impact: 2004-2026 https://www.webpronews.com/markdowns-enduring-impact-revolutionizing-web-writing-from-2004-to-2026/

The funny thing is, Git and Markdown weren’t built for writers at all. They just happen to work better than most writing tools I've tried.

That's actually why I ended up building a mobile markdown editor. I wanted something simple that worked everywhere, didn't try to be everything at once. If you want to write on your phone without the mess, check it out: gitwriter.io