Posting to Write.as via VIM
I love write.as; it quickly became my home for blogging after only a few hours of tinkering. However, I've always done my writing in VIM, and as clean as the web interface is, I still found myself doing all the grunt work in VIM and then pasting it onto the site.
Not very efficient.
@matt pointed me towards the API, and it was a cinch to write up some vimscript and python to post from VIM to write.as directly.
Hence, I wrote This Plugin
Installation
The easiest way to install this plugin is, as usual, via a package manager like Pathogen or Vundle (My personal favourite being Vundle)
Then, just add:
Plugin 'internationa1/write-as.vim
and
" Writeas User Info
let g:writeas_u = 'YOUR_USERNAME'
let g:writeas_p = 'YOUR_PASSWORD'
let g:writeas_b = 'YOUR BLOG'
into the top and bottom of your ~/.vimrc, respectively.
Then, while you're editing a markdown file in vim, it's as easy as executing
:BlogPost TITLE
To upload said file to your blog.
Anonymous posts are as easy as typing :AnonPost Title as well.
Other Plugins
vim-surround is great for easily manipulating quotes and brackets.
vim-pencil is a must have if you intend to do any sort of writing in vim whatsoever.
goyo Turns VIM into a slick distraction free writer akin to WriteMonkey.
