I had a pen and paper journal where I would just dump out the words in my head and that was good, but it didn’t help me process. Writing things down with the goal of being clear and concise for a reader helps me peal away whatever extraneous thoughts are tied to a topic and allows me to identify the core of what I’m trying to communicate. This has given me more of a sense of closure and competence regarding the topics that swirl around in my head.

If you’ve started a blog recently, what was the reason?

For me starting The New Atheist came down to needing a place to talk about things I read and things that happen, and keep track of resources I find on the web. I hoped that some of my friends would join the conversation, but that has been slow to start.

It’s nice to have multiple ways to participate, providing comments sometimes and new postings other times. The variety of perspectives from various bloggers is really interesting – sometimes there are slightly different ideas on one topic, and sometimes totally different things resonate with different people. The variety and creativity are amazing – and who doesn’t want to be a part of it?

Why did I start blogging? I figured if I was going to help write a book about it, then I should know what I am talking about!