In my pre-coffee ignorance of all things bloggy & tech-hot, I had no idea who Steven Johnson was until I read this piece in the Guardian. It’s a pretty bland Q&A about Steven, his new book and his views on Google. What struck me was his reasons for blogging:
“I tend not to post 25 times a day. I use it more for ideas that aren’t quite big enough to write as an article or aren’t fully formed. I’ve become kind of addicted and now it’s like the writer’s version of going to the gym – you have a workout to keep your brain sharp and you feel better for it.”
That reason alone should get all writers into blogging. Any writing is a step toward good writing. If composing a blog post gets you thinking creatively more often, then it is a legitimate use of a writer’s time.
Heading here, however, is not.
