diff --git a/core/core-ui.el b/core/core-ui.el
index d0fc4dcf6..f1c1af7fe 100644
--- a/core/core-ui.el
+++ b/core/core-ui.el
@@ -105,17 +105,7 @@
 (add-hook! focus-in  'narf|focus-in-alpha)
 (add-hook! focus-out 'narf|focus-out-alpha)
 
-
-;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
-
-(use-package writeroom-mode
-  :defer t
-  :config
-  (setq-default
-   writeroom-restore-window-config t
-   writeroom-fullscreen-effect nil
-   writeroom-width 110))
-
+;; Plugins ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 (use-package hideshow
   :commands (hs-minor-mode hs-toggle-hiding hs-already-hidden-p)
   :diminish hs-minor-mode
@@ -172,7 +162,7 @@
   :preface
   (defvar narf--hl-nlinum-overlay nil)
   (defvar narf--hl-nlinum-line nil)
-  (defvar nlinum-format " %4d ")
+  (defvar nlinum-format " %4d  ")
   (defface linum-highlight-face '((t (:inherit linum))) "Face for line highlights")
   :init
   (defun narf|nlinum-enable ()
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index e74323267..fe1298b62 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
           module-swift         ; yay, emoji variables!
           module-vim           ; my mistress
           module-web           ; for the 2.0'er
+          module-writing       ; emacs for writing papers or fiction
 
           my-bindings
           my-commands
diff --git a/modules/module-writing.el b/modules/module-writing.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6a6b7f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/module-writing.el
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+;;; module-writing.el
+
+(defvar biblio-directory (concat narf-dropbox-dir "docs/biblio/") "docstring")
+
+(setq-default visual-fill-column-center-text t)
+
+(defun narf|refresh-visual-fill-col ()
+  (visual-fill-column-mode +1))
+
+(defvar writing-mode--last-mode-line mode-line-format)
+(define-minor-mode writing-mode "Mode for writing research papers or fiction."
+  :lighter "swrite"
+  :keymap (make-sparse-keymap)
+  (let* ((mode-p writing-mode)
+         (on-off (if mode-p +1 -1)))
+    (visual-fill-column-mode on-off)
+    (variable-pitch-mode on-off)
+    (text-scale-set (if mode-p 2 0))
+    (scroll-bar-mode on-off)
+    (fringe-mode (if mode-p 0 narf-fringe-size))
+    (if mode-p
+        (narf/load-theme 'solarized-light)
+      (narf/reset-theme))
+
+    (setq line-spacing (if mode-p '3 (default-value 'line-spacing)))
+    (if (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
+        (org-indent-mode (if mode-p -1 1))
+      (setq truncate-lines (if mode-p nil (default-value 'truncate-lines))))
+
+    (setq mode-line-format (if mode-p nil writing-mode--last-mode-line))
+
+    (when IS-MAC
+      (setq ;; sane trackpad/mouse scroll settings
+       mac-mouse-wheel-smooth-scroll mode-p
+       mouse-wheel-progressive-speed mode-p))))
+
+
+(use-package writeroom-mode
+  :defer t
+  :config
+  (setq-default
+   writeroom-restore-window-config t
+   writeroom-fullscreen-effect nil
+   writeroom-extra-line-spacing 10
+   writeroom-width 110))
+
+
+;;; LaTeX
+
+(setq TeX-auto-save t)
+(setq TeX-parse-self t)
+(setq bibtex-dialect 'biblatex)
+(setq bibtex-align-at-equal-sign t)
+(setq bibtex-text-indentation 20)
+(add-hook! bibtex-mode
+  (local-set-key (kbd "C-c \\") 'bibtex-fill-entry)
+  (setq fill-column 140))
+(add-hook! latex-mode 'turn-on-auto-fill)
+(add-hook! LaTeX-mode 'turn-on-auto-fill)
+
+(use-package reftex
+  :diminish reftex-mode
+  :config
+  (add-hook 'latex-mode-hook 'turn-on-reftex)
+  (add-hook 'LaTeX-mode-hook 'turn-on-reftex)
+  (setq reftex-plug-into-AUCTeX t
+        reftex-ref-style-default-list '("Cleveref" "Hyperref" "Fancyref")
+        reftex-default-bibliography
+        `(,(expand-file-name "phys.bib" biblio-directory))))
+
+
+;;; Bibtex
+
+;; NOTE: http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/
+
+(use-package helm-bibtex
+  :defer t
+  :config
+  (setq helm-bibtex-bibliography
+        `(,(expand-file-name "phys.bib" biblio-directory))
+
+        helm-bibtex-library-path
+        `(,(expand-file-name "phys-pdf" biblio-directory))
+
+        helm-bibtex-notes-path (expand-file-name "notes" biblio-directory)
+        helm-bibtex-notes-extension ".org"
+
+        helm-bibtex-pdf-open-function
+        (lambda (fpath) (async-start-process "open-pdf" "/usr/bin/open" nil fpath))))
+
+
+(provide 'module-writing)
+;;; module-writing.el ends here