Although Movable Type is a fine blogging tool, I decided to build my own. Here's why.

[UPDATE: I stand corrected. Informed commenters point out that though the source was available, MT was never technically "open source". To quote Richard Blain, "I was misinformed" -V]

It's ironic that the one activity that's done most by web masters is the most ignored: writing. There are a bazillion web sites out there (and, er, one in here too) that purport to tell you about the tech, the syntax, the semantic web and whatnot. There are very few that actually give you useful assistance in the art and craft of effective writing for the digital medium. A recent article over at A List Apart, Who needs headlines? reminded me of this fact. It also reminded me of a terrific resource that any web writer should check out.