Yeah, sometimes the simpler the word processor the better it is (because who the heck needs styling and other fancy arrays of features when all you need is something you can use to write markdown?). The main text editor I'm using is also something notepad-like, just a little bit more advanced with the highlighting and stuff people use in coding. Once upon a time I think I used Visual Studio Code to write a post...not a very good experience though, that's not how you should use a code editor.

Linux isn't actually daunting at all...given that your computer doesn't have hardware that actually messes with it (most works well except for a few nasty ones). Things have evolved and the console is already optional (but still a cool tool if you know how), we just point and click like in Windows nowadays :P