Vim + vim-pencil + goyo + limelight is my go-to distraction free writing environment. I'm not sure I'd say vim and nano are that different when you're writing

Vim + vim-pencil + goyo + limelight is my go-to distraction free writing environment. I'm not sure I'd say vim and nano are that different when you're writing prose. But the minute you start doing any kind of moderately complex text manipulation, the differences definitely become more obvious.