Hah, I think my approach sides more with her than with you. I blog mostly to work things out in my own brain, and rewrite only when it helps me clarify the ideas for myself.<p>I explicitly refuse to have comments on my blog, so I certainly am not a poster-child for interacting meaningfully--or at all-with my audience.<p>But I do agree that rewriting does serve your audience.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;braythwayt.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;01&#x2F;16&#x2F;write-for-yourself-rewrite-for-others.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;braythwayt.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;01&#x2F;16&#x2F;write-for-yourself-rewrite-...</a>