If you were listening yesterday to ‘Lebrecht.Live’ - Norman Lebrecht’s arts and culture show on BBC Radio 3 – you could have heard me being quoted at the top of the programme.

This month’s subject for debate was about blogging’s impact on the arts – and since this is something I feel rather strongly about, I’d just like to post up a thank you to the researcher (I’m guessing it was Ms Fisher) who kindly included my comments in the discussion.

I was chipping in about digital art, but part of what was being discussed was the lack of censorship that blogging literature enjoys. A writer can waffle on to their heart’s content in ways that would be impossible in the traditional print media. This, of course, can be as much a weakness as it is a strength.

This was highlighted as I listened to my words float out of my radio, for the researcher had polished and edited them into a far brighter and sharper form than the fluffy email I had originally sent (thank you once again!).

And just as well, as there were several clever boffins on the panel - but it did make me think about the importance of repeated redrafting and editing when it comes to writing good blog posts.

Having no censor can indeed be freeing, but it can also lead to long and sloppy essays which do little but gratify the writer. As I realised this I thought that, in future, I’d make a concerted effort to ensure my posts didn't exceed a certai