The Writer's Guide to Obsidian - paperback

The official due date for this book has been set for December 1, but I expect it to be ready long before that. A copy will be shipped to you as soon as it is released. 

The Writer’s Guide to Obsidian
A Practical System to Organize, Outline, Draft, and Edit Your Book in Markdown

This is the only place you will find the spiral, lay-flat edition of The Writer's Guide to Obsidian. The print versions at Amazon and other stores are perfect-bound.

A Practical System to Organize, Outline, Draft, and Edit Your Book in Obsidian

Are your writing notes scattered across apps, folders, and notebooks? Tired of word processors that crash, lose formatting, or don’t match your creative flow?

The Writer’s Guide to Obsidian introduces a complete, proven writing system—built specifically for Obsidian—that empowers authors to organize, draft, and edit seamlessly in Markdown.

Why Use Obsidian for Writing?

Obsidian is a free, local-first Markdown app that’s revolutionizing how writers plan and draft their books. Unlike traditional writing tools, it keeps your files future-proof and fully in your control—no subscriptions, no formatting nightmares, just a clean, creative environment for writers.

This guide helps fiction and non-fiction writers use Obsidian to build a professional, distraction-free writing workflow from idea to final manuscript.

What You’ll Learn Inside The Writer’s Guide to Obsidian

Built by a Writer, for Writers

P.D. Workman is a prolific novelist and Obsidian power user with over 125 published books. This guide draws directly from her real-world writing system—refined through dozens of projects and workflows. Every chapter includes hands-on examples, practical templates, and productivity tips from the trenches.

Perfect for All Types of Writers

• Fiction authors planning complex series or standalone novels
• Non-fiction writers managing extensive research or citations
• Pantsers and plotters alike—Obsidian works either way
• Authors migrating from Scrivener, Word, or Google Docs
• Writers who want to own their tools, not rent them

What Makes This Obsidian Writing System Different?

Start Building Your Custom Writing Workflow

By the end of this book, you’ll have a personalized writing system in Obsidian that’s scalable, efficient, and tailored to the way your brain works. More importantly, you’ll understand how to evolve that system as your writing grows.

Write smarter. Stay organized. Finish more books—with Obsidian.

Your future self will thank you for making the switch.