Simon Willison on Technical Blogging

# Simon Willison on Technical Blogging Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/6/simon-willison-on-technical-blogging/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/6/simon-willison-on-technical-blogging/) 6th August 2026 \- Link Blog **[Simon Willison on Technical Blogging](https://writethatblog.substack.com/p/simon-willison-on-technical-blogging)**\. I was interviewed by Cynthia Dunlop for her "Write that blog\!" series back in January, but I just realized I never linked to the interview from my own blog\! It includes my answers to the following questions: - Why did you start blogging – and why do you continue? - What has been the most surprising impact of blogging for you? - What blog post are you most proud of and why? - What post was the most difficult to write and how did you tackle it? - Any lessons learned that you want to share with the community? - Your advice for people just getting started with blogging? - A few blogs that you particularly enjoy? I'll repeat my most important piece of advice here: > My number one tip for blogging is to lower your standards\! Aim to hit publish while you are still actively unhappy with what you have written, because the only alternative is a huge folder full of drafts and never publishing anything at all\. Nobody will ever know how perfect the thing you*intended*to write would have been\. The flaws you see in your writing are invisible to everyone else\.