Taking the Blog Challenge

No one tagged me for the Blog Questions Challenge. I took on the challenge anyway. So here we go.

Blog Questions Challenge 2025

Why did you start blogging?

I wanted to learn English, but I didn’t like the restrictions in academics setting. Blogging gave me the space to write whatever I liked. I could get as personal as I wanted. I set no expectations. Even though this is a public space, I write for myself.

What platform are you using to manage your blog and why?

WordPress because it was the easiest platform to set up at the time when blogging taking off. I liked the simplicity of the platform in the beginning. WordPress is now too damn complicated.

Have you blogged on other platforms before?

I used Greymatter briefly, but it didn’t feel right. I switched to B2 before Matt and Mike forked it and made WordPress.

How do you write your posts?

When I sit in front of my MacBook, I type straight into the WordPress Classic Editor. No, I have not switched to Gutenberg. It is too slow and too cumbersome for what I want to do: just blog. I also write in Google Docs on my iPhone like I am doing now while lying in bed then copying and pasting into WordPress later.

When do you feel most inspired to write?

When I need to kill time. I always show up to my appointments 30 to 45 minutes early so I won’t be late and I will have a bit of time to blog. I write whatever comes to mind. Whether something I had observed or how I felt at the time, I liked to put them down in words and keep them for my own records.

Do you publish immediately after writing, or do you let it simmer a bit as a draft?

I hit the publish button as soon as I get my point across. I am not writing for anyone; therefore, I don’t need to sweat the details.

What’s your favorite post on your blog?

Nothing stands out to me. I don’t go back to read what I had written. It’s just a living document for me.

Any future plans for your blog?

I redesign or re-typesetting my blog when I license a new typeface. I have no plan to migrate off WordPress anytime soon unless Matt bans the Classic Editor. Other than that, I’ll just keep banging out more posts.