diff --git a/writeas/ViewController.swift b/writeas/ViewController.swift
index a166bdb..b34c5ca 100644
--- a/writeas/ViewController.swift
+++ b/writeas/ViewController.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import Cocoa
 
-class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
+class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate, NSUserNotificationCenterDelegate {
 
     @IBOutlet var writerText: NSTextView!
 
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
         writerText.isAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled = false
         writerText.isAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled = false
 
+        NSUserNotificationCenter.default.delegate = self
+
         // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
         writerText.delegate = self
     }
@@ -90,14 +92,32 @@ class ViewController: NSViewController, NSTextViewDelegate {
     func publish() {
         saveDocument()
 
-        let task = Process()
-        task.launchPath = Bundle.main.executablePath! + "/../../Resources/writeas"
-        let pipe = Pipe()
-        task.standardInput = pipe
-        task.launch()
-        let fh: FileHandle = pipe.fileHandleForWriting
-        fh.write(writerText.textStorage!.string.data(using: .utf8)!)
-        fh.closeFile()
+        DispatchQueue.global(qos: .background).async {
+            let task = Process()
+            task.launchPath = Bundle.main.executablePath! + "/../../Resources/writeas"
+            let pipe = Pipe()
+            task.standardInput = pipe
+            task.launch()
+            let fh: FileHandle = pipe.fileHandleForWriting
+            fh.write(self.writerText.textStorage!.string.data(using: .utf8)!)
+            fh.closeFile()
+            task.waitUntilExit()
+
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                var notification = NSUserNotification()
+
+                // All these values are optional
+                notification.title = "Published!"
+                notification.informativeText = "The link is copied — press ⌘+V to share it."
+                notification.soundName = NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName
+
+                NSUserNotificationCenter.default.deliver(notification)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    func userNotificationCenter(_ center: NSUserNotificationCenter, shouldPresent notification: NSUserNotification) -> Bool {
+        return true
     }
 
     func toggle(isNight: Bool) {