diff --git a/jrnl/editor.py b/jrnl/editor.py
index 06f32b9f..3397cdac 100644
--- a/jrnl/editor.py
+++ b/jrnl/editor.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 import os
 import shlex
 import subprocess
@@ -38,3 +39,19 @@ def get_text_from_editor(config, template=""):
         print("[Nothing saved to file]", file=sys.stderr)
 
     return raw
+
+
+def get_text_from_stdin():
+    _how_to_quit = "Ctrl+z and then Enter" if on_windows else "Ctrl+d"
+    print(
+        f"[Writing Entry; on a blank line, press {_how_to_quit} to finish writing]\n",
+        file=sys.stderr,
+    )
+    try:
+        raw = sys.stdin.read()
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        logging.error("Write mode: keyboard interrupt")
+        print("[Entry NOT saved to journal]", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    return raw
diff --git a/jrnl/jrnl.py b/jrnl/jrnl.py
index b691bb5a..33eabdd0 100644
--- a/jrnl/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl/jrnl.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ from .color import RESET_COLOR
 from .config import get_journal_name
 from .config import scope_config
 from .editor import get_text_from_editor
+from .editor import get_text_from_stdin
 from .exception import UserAbort
-from .os_compat import on_windows
 
 
 def run(args):
@@ -164,17 +164,7 @@ def _write_in_editor(config):
         raw = get_text_from_editor(config, template)
 
     else:
-        _how_to_quit = "Ctrl+z and then Enter" if on_windows else "Ctrl+d"
-        print(
-            f"[Writing Entry; on a blank line, press {_how_to_quit} to finish writing]\n",
-            file=sys.stderr,
-        )
-        try:
-            raw = sys.stdin.read()
-        except KeyboardInterrupt:
-            logging.error("Write mode: keyboard interrupt")
-            print("[Entry NOT saved to journal]", file=sys.stderr)
-            sys.exit(0)
+        raw = get_text_from_stdin()
 
     return raw