1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/journal.rs b/src/journal.rs
index a48a63d..270bb19 100644
--- a/src/journal.rs
+++ b/src/journal.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,18 @@ impl Journal {
         let mut context = Context::new();
         context.insert("title", title);
 
+        let dirname = self.dirname();
+        if !dirname.exists() {
+            return Err(JournalError::NoJournalDirectory(dirname.to_path_buf()));
+        }
+
         let pathname = topic_path(self.dirname(), path);
+        let parent = pathname.parent().unwrap();
+        if !parent.is_dir() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(&parent)
+                .map_err(|err| JournalError::CreateDirectory(parent.to_path_buf(), err))?;
+        }
+
         let text = self.templates.new_topic(&context)?;
         std::fs::write(&pathname, text)
             .map_err(|err| JournalError::WriteTopic(pathname.to_path_buf(), err))?;