[[The Archive]] I've had this post stewing in my brain for probably years at this point, but I'm finally acting on it for two reasons: **The resources out there suck**: by this I specifically mean that if you type in the words "how to start your own blog" the resources you're going to find online are all from hustle-grind-profit dudes who assume you're trying to blog for money. This sucks. I write for fun, and I want you to be able to create your own little corner of the internet to do so yourself. **Spite**: the thing that has led to every successful endeavor I've ever partaken in. The last time I said "you should have your own blog" - seemingly innocuous words - I got tagged with a post that basically assumed that I think disabled people aren't human. No I'm not exaggerating. This has lived rent-free in my head for months at this point for many, many reasons. Rather than snap back...and trust me when I say *I've thought about it*...I will instead be productively-spiteful by approaching them in this post. Okay let's do it let's goooo. --- ## Why Did You Start a Blog? ## Why Should I Start a Blog? ## Why *Shouldn't* I Start a Blog? ## Where do I Begin?