update denote settings

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+(defun denote-sequence-region ()
+  "Call `denote-sequence' and insert therein the text of the active region.
+
+Note that, currently, `denote-save-buffers' and
+`denote-kill-buffers' are NOT respected.  The buffer is not
+saved or killed at the end of `denote-sequence-region'."
+  (declare (interactive-only t))
+  (interactive)
+  (if-let* (((region-active-p))
+            ;; We capture the text early, otherwise it will be empty
+            ;; the moment `insert' is called.
+            (text (buffer-substring-no-properties (region-beginning) (region-end))))
+      (progn
+        (let ((denote-ignore-region-in-denote-command t)
+              ;; FIXME: Find a way to insert the region before the buffer is
+              ;; saved/killed by the creation command.
+              (denote-save-buffers nil)
+              (denote-kill-buffers nil))
+          (call-interactively 'denote-sequence))
+        (push-mark (point))
+        (insert text)
+        (run-hook-with-args 'denote-region-after-new-note-functions (mark) (point)))
+    (call-interactively 'denote-sequence)))
+
+(provide 'bard-writing)