diff --git a/writeas/posts_win.go b/writeas/posts_win.go
index e1e85c1..5db6819 100644
--- a/writeas/posts_win.go
+++ b/writeas/posts_win.go
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 // +build windows
 
 package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 )
 
 const (
 	DATA_DIR_NAME = "Write.as"
 	NO_EDITOR_ERR = "Error getting default editor. You shouldn't see this, so let us know you did: hello@write.as"
 )
 
 func parentDataDir() string {
 	return os.Getenv("APPDATA")
 }
 
 func editPostCmd(fname string) *exec.Cmd {
 	// NOTE this won't work if fname contains spaces.
-	return exec.Command("cmd", "/C start /WAIT "+fname)
+	return exec.Command("cmd", "/C copy con "+fname)
 }
 
 func messageRetryCompose(fname string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("To retry this post, run:\n  type %s | writeas.exe", fname)
 }