Blogging for Writing

Exercise your right to write! If you live in the western world or any other place with laws similar to the U.S. "freedom of speech", they you have a right to express yourself--out loud and in print (that includes on the Internet). Writing a blog is right good exercise of your writing muscles, too. More ways dedicated blogging builds writing skills:

• increases self-confidence
• provides feedback, readers
  
• instant publishing
• improves writing over time
  
• opportunity to experiment
• no pressure writing
  
• develops writing habit
• makes it a pleasure
  
• outlet for writing distractions

The last item is especially for fiction writers. You know those notions that pop up when you're in the middle of a long piece that you want to capture but can sidetrack you from the main story? Blog 'em! You'll get them out of your system and, if they're really good ideas, they'll be recorded so you can develop them later.

If you're interested, read the original Independence Day rant on your right to write.