little red hen needs help

Posted by andyjim
Jan 31, 2014 at 04:50 AM

I am a lifelong journaler, and have long searched for software to provide me with a minimalist yet effective thinking/journaling/writing environment plus help me organize my thousands of past files and snippets, and the thousands more that I will write. (familiar story?)
I have several good ideas (at least I think they are good ideas) for the software I want. I’ve been designing it (term used loosely) for a few years. If I could find a software out there that’s anywhere near my design, I would pay hundreds for it in a heartbeat (and I am not rich).
But I have at last become convinced that to get the software I’ve needed for 20 years I will have to write it myself (said the little red hen). Yet I AM NOT A PROGRAMMER. I am a journaler and wannabe writer. But so determined am I to make this happen that I have begun studying programming on my own. I am in very early stages, but I think I need a mentor and guide. Writing software is not simple.
Some think I’m crazy to attempt this. Call it desperation. I need something that doesn’t exist, so I’ll have to make it happen myself. So I am turning to this community I’ve found so supportive. Can anyone suggest a plan?
Btw, my inquiry was rejected at a programmer’s forum. Those are for programmers, I think. I don’t want to become a software engineer, just get this project done.
Btw (the second), I think some folks on this forum might find my software of interest, if I ever get it done.