@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ task :new_post, :title do |t, args|

   title = args.title

   filename = "#{source_dir}/#{posts_dir}/#{Time.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')}-#{title.to_url}.#{new_post_ext}"

   if File.exist?(filename)

-    puts "### #{filename} Already exists. Overwrite? y/n:"

-    response = $stdin.gets.chomp.downcase

-    next unless response == 'y'

+    abort("rake aborted!") if ask("#{filename} already exists. Do you want to overwrite?", ['y', 'n']) == 'n'

   end

   puts "Creating new post: #{filename}"

   open(filename, 'w') do |post|

@@ -128,9 +126,7 @@ task :new_page, :filename do |t, args|

     mkdir_p page_dir

     file = page_dir + filename

     if File.exist?(file)

-      puts "### #{file} Already exists. Overwrite? y/n:"

-      response = $stdin.gets.chomp.downcase

-      next unless response == 'y'

+      abort("rake aborted!") if ask("#{file} already exists. Do you want to overwrite?", ['y', 'n']) == 'n'

     end

     puts "Creating new page: #{file}"

     open(file, 'w') do |page|