Polished writing—for what purpose?
It’s a very strange thing, the balance between posting interesting things quickly and getting the writing to a certain level of polish. The stated reason for this blog is to record interesting things for myself, to act as my memory and commentary. That reason requires no more polish in the writing than is required for later comprehension. At the same time, this is a public record, visible by any who care to read it. In writing for you, polish is essential. Where then is the balance in the writing from the reason and purpose of this blog?
It must be for me, because if it isn’t there is no passion, no feeling, no interest, no posts. It must be for you, because otherwise there is no impetus, no pressure, no polish. There must be a balance in a semi-polished informal style of writing that serves both purposes. I don’t know what the end result will be, but I cannot have a series of posts that are unfinished and unpublishable. Everything must be made publishable quickly—to delay is to have a reason to delay and an expectation of improved quality.
Without that expectation, there is no profit in delay. So publish, and be damned! Relax, write, say nothing that you’ll be ashamed of later, and publish. Worry more about polish when there is an audience to care. Which they mightn’t. The reader may care more for the style as it was when first read, than any ideal reached for thereafter.