Mark Twain/Alexander

"The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction. By that time you begin to clearly and logically perceive what it is that you really want to say.
Mark Twain’s Notebook, 1902-1903"

It’s true that once you read what you’ve written, it is easier to see what you wanted to say and if you accomplished that goal. In the blogging that we do, it is especially true. Once you’ve explained what an article means, what an author is saying, you can decide what, if anything is lacking. You can take a step back and see the whole post.

"We write frankly and fearlessly but then we “modify” before we print.
Life on the Mississippi"

In our blogs, or any informal writing, we write what we feel. We write as we would speak. Then, after the post’s completion, we may attempt to make it sound more forma by fixing grammar and punctuation. At least, I do sometimes.