For years I had the same problem: I wanted to write, but I never managed to publish consistently.
I tried several platforms: WordPress, Substack, and Beehiiv. WordPress was the one that blocked me the most. It was always the same cycle: install a theme, maintain plugins, keep up with updates, and spend time on everything except content. One of those websites even got hacked, and after that I stopped writing.
The turning point: back to content
At some point I found a project that let you edit articles with MDX, with a Notion-like experience. The idea was solid, but it depended on a third-party platform that charged you and kept you on their subdomain unless you paid more.
That is when I thought: with everything AI can already do, why not just build my own editor?
The problem I actually wanted to solve
I was not looking for "another CMS." I wanted to remove the friction that kept stopping me:
- write fast,
- add cool components,
- and keep everything in Git with full control.
That is how this project started: an MDX-based blog where my content lives in my repository, versioned, portable, and independent from closed platforms.
What changed with this approach
For me, these two points matter most:
- The content is mine, and I can present it however I want.
- I can ask Cursor to help me write and edit without leaving my workflow.
The second point changed everything. Before, I had to jump between tools to generate text, review it, paste it, and edit it again. That context switching killed consistency. Now I can talk, draft, and refine in one place.
Result: less friction, more publishing
This project is not about adding tech for the sake of it. It is about solving a real blocker: publishing consistently.
In the next article, I explain how to deploy all of this on Cloudflare so anyone can access it.