An Introduction to Obsidian for Writers
Your writing vault: notes, links, and a second brain for your books.
Obsidian is a powerful, free, local-first note app, and in the right hands it becomes a full novel command center. This getting-started course walks you from "never heard of it" to a working novel vault, step by step.
You'll tour real working novel vaults, start from a download-and-go template, and learn to import, find, link, and edit everything, then export clean manuscripts straight from your notes.
Enroll today and start watching right away at learn.inkandcode.ai. Lifetime access, updates included.
What you'll learn
- Installing Obsidian, settings, themes, and a tour of real working novel vaults
- A download-and-go Novel Vault Template to start from
- Importing your notes from Notion, Evernote, Apple Notes, and AI output
- Finding, linking, and editing everything with bi-directional links, tags, and search
- Audio, AI, and tracking plugins worth knowing about
- Exporting clean manuscripts, PDFs, and EPUBs straight from your notes
Format: 17 video lessons with full transcripts, notes, keypoints, the vault template, and downloadable resources.
Every lesson, listed 📋
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Start Here ▶️ · 3 lessons
- Read This First 🗺️
- Notes and Transcripts 🗒️
- An Introduction to Obsidian
A First Look 👀 · 6 lessons
- The Basics 🌐
- Let's Download & Install Obsidian ⬇️
- Let's Take a Tour ✈️
- Settings ⚙️
- Themes 🎨
- A Tour of My Novel Vaults 🏦
Lights, Camera, Action! 🎥 · 5 lessons
- Let's Play with a Novel Vault Template 📓
- Let's Import All the Things ⬅️
- Let's Find All the Things 🔎
- Let's Link All the Things 🔗
- Let's Edit All the Things 📝
Putting it All Together 🧩 · 4 lessons
- Audio in Obsidian 🎵
- AI in Obsidian 🤖
- Tracking All the Things 🐾
- Exporting All the Things ➡️
Wrapping Up 🎁 · 3 lessons
- Final Thoughts and Resources 💼
- Intro to Obsidian Infographic 🖼️
- Intro to Obsidian: A Knowledge Network 🧠
21 lessons in all · videos, transcripts, notes, and downloads — and updates are always included.
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