diff --git a/src/components/bars/SubmitBar/index.tsx b/src/components/bars/SubmitBar/index.tsx
index 0450787f..da44ab82 100644
--- a/src/components/bars/SubmitBar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/bars/SubmitBar/index.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 import React, { FC, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { Icon } from '~/components/input/Icon';
-import * as MODAL_ACTIONS from '~/redux/modal/actions';
+import * as NODE_ACTIONS from '~/redux/node/actions';
 import { DIALOGS } from '~/redux/modal/constants';
 
 import * as styles from './styles.scss';
+import { NODE_TYPES } from '~/redux/node/constants';
 
 const mapStateToProps = null;
 const mapDispatchToProps = {
-  showDialog: MODAL_ACTIONS.modalShowDialog,
+  nodeCreate: NODE_ACTIONS.nodeCreate,
+  // showDialog: MODAL_ACTIONS.modalShowDialog,
 };
 
 type IProps = typeof mapDispatchToProps & {};
 
-const SubmitBarUnconnected: FC<IProps> = ({ showDialog }) => {
-  const onOpenImageEditor = useCallback(() => showDialog(DIALOGS.EDITOR_IMAGE), [showDialog]);
+const SubmitBarUnconnected: FC<IProps> = ({ nodeCreate }) => {
+  const onOpenImageEditor = useCallback(() => nodeCreate(NODE_TYPES.IMAGE), [nodeCreate]);
 
   return (
     <div className={styles.wrap}>
diff --git a/src/components/editors/TextEditor/index.tsx b/src/components/editors/TextEditor/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..539045f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/editors/TextEditor/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import React, { FC, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { INode } from '~/redux/types';
+import * as styles from './styles.scss';
+import { Textarea } from '~/components/input/Textarea';
+import path from 'ramda/es/path';
+
+interface IProps {
+  data: INode;
+  setData: (val: INode) => void;
+}
+
+const TextEditor: FC<IProps> = ({ data, setData }) => {
+  const setText = useCallback(
+    (text: string) => setData({ ...data, blocks: [{ type: 'text', text }] }),
+    [data, setData]
+  );
+
+  const text = (path(['blocks', 0, 'text'], data) as string) || '';
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.wrap}>
+      <Textarea value={text} handler={setText} minRows={6} />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export { TextEditor };
diff --git a/src/components/editors/TextEditor/styles.scss b/src/components/editors/TextEditor/styles.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d3618e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/editors/TextEditor/styles.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.wrap {
+  padding-bottom: 60px;
+}
diff --git a/src/containers/editors/EditorDialogText/index.tsx b/src/containers/editors/EditorDialogText/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..311df8ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/containers/editors/EditorDialogText/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import React, { FC } from 'react';
+import { EditorDialog } from '~/containers/dialogs/EditorDialog';
+import { IDialogProps } from '~/redux/types';
+import { NODE_TYPES } from '~/redux/node/constants';
+
+type IProps = IDialogProps & {};
+
+const EditorDialogText: FC<IProps> = props => <EditorDialog type={NODE_TYPES.TEXT} {...props} />;
+
+export { EditorDialogText };
diff --git a/src/redux/modal/constants.ts b/src/redux/modal/constants.ts
index fd43d538..2bde90a2 100644
--- a/src/redux/modal/constants.ts
+++ b/src/redux/modal/constants.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { ValueOf } from '~/redux/types';
-import { EditorDialogImage } from '~/containers/editors/EditorDialogImage';
 import { LoginDialog } from '~/containers/dialogs/LoginDialog';
+import { EditorDialogImage } from '~/containers/editors/EditorDialogImage';
+import { EditorDialogText } from '~/containers/editors/EditorDialogText';
+import { NODE_TYPES } from '../node/constants';
 
 export const MODAL_ACTIONS = {
   SET_SHOWN: 'MODAL.SET_SHOWN',
@@ -10,14 +12,21 @@ export const MODAL_ACTIONS = {
 
 export const DIALOGS = {
   EDITOR_IMAGE: 'EDITOR_IMAGE',
+  EDITOR_TEXT: 'EDITOR_TEXT',
   LOGIN: 'LOGIN',
 };
 
 export const DIALOG_CONTENT = {
   [DIALOGS.EDITOR_IMAGE]: EditorDialogImage,
+  [DIALOGS.EDITOR_TEXT]: EditorDialogText,
   [DIALOGS.LOGIN]: LoginDialog,
 };
 
+export const NODE_EDITOR_DIALOGS = {
+  [NODE_TYPES.IMAGE]: DIALOGS.EDITOR_IMAGE,
+  [NODE_TYPES.TEXT]: DIALOGS.EDITOR_TEXT,
+};
+
 export interface IDialogProps {
   onRequestClose: () => void;
   onDialogChange: (dialog: ValueOf<typeof DIALOGS>) => void;
diff --git a/src/redux/modal/reducer.ts b/src/redux/modal/reducer.ts
index 764ce9c6..2a7e472a 100644
--- a/src/redux/modal/reducer.ts
+++ b/src/redux/modal/reducer.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ export interface IModalState {
 }
 
 const INITIAL_STATE: IModalState = {
-  is_shown: true,
-  dialog: DIALOGS.EDITOR_IMAGE,
+  is_shown: false,
+  dialog: DIALOGS.EDITOR_TEXT,
 };
 
 export default createReducer(INITIAL_STATE, MODAL_HANDLERS);
diff --git a/src/redux/node/actions.ts b/src/redux/node/actions.ts
index 2e7e29f7..e34e9fee 100644
--- a/src/redux/node/actions.ts
+++ b/src/redux/node/actions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { INode, IValidationErrors, IComment, ITag } from '../types';
-import { NODE_ACTIONS } from './constants';
+import { NODE_ACTIONS, NODE_TYPES } from './constants';
 import { INodeState } from './reducer';
 
 export const nodeSave = (node: INode) => ({
@@ -64,3 +64,18 @@ export const nodeSetTags = (tags: ITag[]) => ({
   type: NODE_ACTIONS.SET_TAGS,
   tags,
 });
+
+export const nodeCreate = (node_type: INode['type']) => ({
+  type: NODE_ACTIONS.CREATE,
+  node_type,
+});
+
+export const nodeEdit = (id: INode['id']) => ({
+  type: NODE_ACTIONS.CREATE,
+  id,
+});
+
+export const nodeSetEditor = (editor: INode) => ({
+  type: NODE_ACTIONS.SET_EDITOR,
+  editor,
+});
diff --git a/src/redux/node/constants.ts b/src/redux/node/constants.ts
index 22c1930e..5f34723a 100644
--- a/src/redux/node/constants.ts
+++ b/src/redux/node/constants.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,24 @@ import { FC } from 'react';
 import { IBlock, INode, ValueOf, IComment } from '../types';
 import { NodeImageBlock } from '~/components/node/NodeImageBlock';
 import { ImageEditor } from '~/components/editors/ImageEditor';
+import { TextEditor } from '~/components/editors/TextEditor';
+import { DIALOGS } from '../modal/constants';
 
 const prefix = 'NODE.';
 export const NODE_ACTIONS = {
   SAVE: `${prefix}SAVE`,
   LOAD_NODE: `${prefix}LOAD_NODE`,
 
+  EDIT: `${prefix}EDIT`,
+  CREATE: `${prefix}CREATE`,
+
   SET_SAVE_ERRORS: `${prefix}SET_SAVE_ERRORS`,
   SET_LOADING: `${prefix}SET_LOADING`,
   SET_LOADING_COMMENTS: `${prefix}SET_LOADING_COMMENTS`,
   SET_SENDING_COMMENT: `${prefix}SET_SENDING_COMMENT`,
   SET_CURRENT: `${prefix}SET_CURRENT`,
   SET_COMMENT_DATA: `${prefix}SET_COMMENT_DATA`,
+  SET_EDITOR: `${prefix}SET_EDITOR`,
 
   POST_COMMENT: `${prefix}POST_COMMENT`,
   SET_COMMENTS: `${prefix}SET_COMMENTS`,
@@ -22,13 +28,6 @@ export const NODE_ACTIONS = {
   SET_TAGS: `${prefix}SET_TAGS`,
 };
 
-export const EMPTY_BLOCK: IBlock = {
-  type: null,
-  files: [],
-  content: null,
-  embeds: [],
-};
-
 export const EMPTY_NODE: INode = {
   id: null,
 
@@ -78,6 +77,16 @@ export const EMPTY_COMMENT: IComment = {
 
 export const NODE_EDITORS = {
   [NODE_TYPES.IMAGE]: ImageEditor,
+  [NODE_TYPES.TEXT]: TextEditor,
 };
 
 export const MAX_NODE_FILES = 16;
+
+export const NODE_EDITOR_DATA: Record<
+  typeof NODE_TYPES[keyof typeof NODE_TYPES],
+  Partial<INode>
+> = {
+  [NODE_TYPES.TEXT]: {
+    blocks: [{ text: '', type: 'text' }],
+  },
+};
diff --git a/src/redux/node/handlers.ts b/src/redux/node/handlers.ts
index 4c6341df..8600f9b2 100644
--- a/src/redux/node/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/redux/node/handlers.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   nodeSetComments,
   nodeSetCommentData,
   nodeSetTags,
+  nodeSetEditor,
 } from './actions';
 import { INodeState } from './reducer';
 
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ const setCommentData = (
 const setTags = (state: INodeState, { tags }: ReturnType<typeof nodeSetTags>) =>
   assocPath(['current', 'tags'], tags, state);
 
+const setEditor = (state: INodeState, { editor }: ReturnType<typeof nodeSetEditor>) =>
+  assocPath(['current', 'editor'], editor, state);
+
 export const NODE_HANDLERS = {
   [NODE_ACTIONS.SET_SAVE_ERRORS]: setSaveErrors,
   [NODE_ACTIONS.SET_LOADING]: setLoading,
@@ -51,4 +55,5 @@ export const NODE_HANDLERS = {
   [NODE_ACTIONS.SET_COMMENTS]: setComments,
   [NODE_ACTIONS.SET_COMMENT_DATA]: setCommentData,
   [NODE_ACTIONS.SET_TAGS]: setTags,
+  [NODE_ACTIONS.SET_EDITOR]: setEditor,
 };
diff --git a/src/redux/node/sagas.ts b/src/redux/node/sagas.ts
index 927b7e87..7889b02b 100644
--- a/src/redux/node/sagas.ts
+++ b/src/redux/node/sagas.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { takeLatest, call, put, select, delay } from 'redux-saga/effects';
 import { push } from 'connected-react-router';
 
-import { NODE_ACTIONS, EMPTY_NODE, EMPTY_COMMENT } from './constants';
+import { NODE_ACTIONS, EMPTY_NODE, EMPTY_COMMENT, NODE_EDITOR_DATA } from './constants';
 import {
   nodeSave,
   nodeSetSaveErrors,
@@ -15,16 +15,19 @@ import {
   nodeSetCommentData,
   nodeUpdateTags,
   nodeSetTags,
+  nodeCreate,
+  nodeSetEditor,
 } from './actions';
 import { postNode, getNode, postNodeComment, getNodeComments, updateNodeTags } from './api';
 import { reqWrapper } from '../auth/sagas';
 import { flowSetNodes } from '../flow/actions';
 import { ERRORS } from '~/constants/errors';
-import { modalSetShown } from '../modal/actions';
+import { modalSetShown, modalShowDialog } from '../modal/actions';
 import { selectFlowNodes } from '../flow/selectors';
 import { URLS } from '~/constants/urls';
 import { selectNode } from './selectors';
 import { IResultWithStatus, INode } from '../types';
+import { NODE_EDITOR_DIALOGS } from '../modal/constants';
 
 function* onNodeSave({ node }: ReturnType<typeof nodeSave>) {
   yield put(nodeSetSaveErrors({}));
@@ -118,9 +121,17 @@ function* onUpdateTags({ id, tags }: ReturnType<typeof nodeUpdateTags>) {
   yield put(nodeSetTags(node.tags));
 }
 
+function* onCreateSaga({ node_type: type }: ReturnType<typeof nodeCreate>) {
+  if (!NODE_EDITOR_DIALOGS[type]) return;
+
+  yield put(nodeSetEditor({ ...EMPTY_NODE, ...(NODE_EDITOR_DATA[type] || {}), type }));
+  yield put(modalShowDialog(NODE_EDITOR_DIALOGS[type]));
+}
+
 export default function* nodeSaga() {
   yield takeLatest(NODE_ACTIONS.SAVE, onNodeSave);
   yield takeLatest(NODE_ACTIONS.LOAD_NODE, onNodeLoad);
   yield takeLatest(NODE_ACTIONS.POST_COMMENT, onPostComment);
   yield takeLatest(NODE_ACTIONS.UPDATE_TAGS, onUpdateTags);
+  yield takeLatest(NODE_ACTIONS.CREATE, onCreateSaga);
 }
diff --git a/src/redux/types.ts b/src/redux/types.ts
index ff43f361..7c05e93d 100644
--- a/src/redux/types.ts
+++ b/src/redux/types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { DetailedHTMLProps, InputHTMLAttributes } from 'react';
 import { DIALOGS } from '~/redux/modal/constants';
 import { ERRORS } from '~/constants/errors';
 import { IUser } from './auth/types';
+import { string } from 'prop-types';
 
 export interface ITag {
   id: number;
@@ -93,13 +94,18 @@ export interface IFileWithUUID {
   type: string;
 }
 
-export interface IBlock {
-  type: 'image' | 'text' | 'media' | 'youtube' | 'video';
-  files: UUID[];
-  content: string;
-  embeds: string[];
+export interface IBlockText {
+  type: 'text';
+  text: string;
 }
 
+export interface IBlockEmbed {
+  type: 'embed';
+  url: string;
+}
+
+export type IBlock = IBlockText | IBlockEmbed;
+
 export interface INode {
   id?: number;
   user: Partial<IUser>;