diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/WriterController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/WriterController.php
index 3df6783..41bdea7 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/WriterController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/WriterController.php
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class WriterController extends Controller
     public function livePreview(Request $request): View
     {
         // Upload the file
-        logger('hey', ['stuff' => request()->all()]);
-        sleep(2);
+        //logger('hey', ['stuff' => request()->all()]);
+        //sleep(2);
         $header_image_path = $request->headerImage?->storeAs('header-image-previews');
         $article_empty = new Article();
         $article_empty->markdown_body = $request->get('markdown-body');
@@ -75,4 +75,25 @@ class WriterController extends Controller
 
         return view('shared.single-article', ['article' => $article]);
     }
+
+    public function saveArticle(Request $request): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $header_image_path = $request->headerImage?->storeAs('header-image-previews');
+        $article_empty = new Article();
+        $article_empty->markdown_body = $request->get('markdown-body');
+        $article_empty->convertMarkdownToMarkup();
+
+        Article::create([
+            'title' => $request->title ?? null,
+            'slug' => $request->slug ?? null,
+            'author_id' => auth()->user()->id,
+            'subtitle' => $request->subtitle ?? null,
+            'body' => $article_empty->body,
+            'published_at' => $request->get('publication-date') ?? null,
+            'header_image_url' => $header_image_path ?? null,
+            'markdown_body' => $request->get('markdown-body'),
+        ]);
+
+        return redirect(route('dashboard'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/resources/views/writer/new-article.blade.php b/resources/views/writer/new-article.blade.php
index b856702..2f92b57 100644
--- a/resources/views/writer/new-article.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/writer/new-article.blade.php
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", (event) => {
 
 <div id="page-body-container">
     <section id="new-article-form-container">
-        <form id="new-article-form" method="POST" action="route('live_preview')">
+        <form id="new-article-form" method="POST" action="{{route('save_article')}}">
+            @csrf
             <label for="publication-date">Publication Date</label>
             <input id="publication-date" name="publication-date" type="datetime-local" class="affects-preview" />
             <label for="title">Title</label>
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", (event) => {
             <button
                 id="htmx-preview-button"
                 data-hx-post="{{ route('live_preview') }}"
-                data-hx-trigger="click, keyup changed delay:1500ms from:.affects-preview"
+                data-hx-trigger="click, keyup changed delay:1100ms from:.affects-preview"
                 data-hx-target="#true-container"
                 data-hx-swap="innerHTML"
                 data-hx-indicator="#preview-indicator"
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index a87f3eb..79baef6 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ Route::middleware('auth')->group(function () {
     Route::post('/logout', [WriterController::class, 'logout'])->name('logout');
     Route::get('writer/new-article', [WriterController::class, 'newArticle'])->name('new_article');
     Route::post('writer/live-preview', [WriterController::class, 'livePreview'])->name('live_preview');
+    Route::post('writer/save-article', [WriterController::class, 'saveArticle'])->name('save_article');
 });