Hands up if you've been writing your little heart out for hours, you're almost there and then for some random reason the Steemit "write post" refreshes and BOOM. All those hours work - Goneski.
It's happened to me a few times. I'll be honest, I cried.
Then I found eSteem - which did the same.
Then I started getting a lot of custom footer request and was using eSteem to upload them until I accidentally uploaded my account details sigh and I thought where the hell are my files and how do I manage it - cos the app kept crashing on me (thanks 
Not wanting to make the same mistake twice I started using one of my WordPress sites as a storage for everyone's footers - Upload files there, so I can see it all and manage it on an established app that won't crash on me or via the website, grab the image url and Bob's your uncle.
Not putting two and two together, I was still using a Notepad to write my blogs and ideas on, manually adding the codes or not even bothering. This posting thing was becoming a mission and my brain gets to thinking when this happens..
I reassess the situation and weigh out is this even worth the drama? Like, seriously you guys, I've lost THAT many blogs and my old method was a total muck around.
I wonder if I should get over my Type A personality and try not to care as much if the full url is showing or if the things that are meant to be in Bold isn't or if my bullet points don't look like bullet points.
How do I improve my quality of blogging?
That's about when the old light bulb started flickering... WordPress!!!
Those who don't know about WordPress (where have you been?!), it's one of the oldest content management system (cms)/blogging platforms around. Their app and website is extremely user friendly, you can pimp out your blog with so many ready to go themes to choose from, a generous 1GB of space for each free account, but best of all - AUTOSAVE!!
Ya. I know. I'm spewing I didn't connect the dots sooner.
Everything about it is pretty easy and straightforward.
So how do I use this with Steemit?
Check this out.
This is the screenshot of me writing this post in my WordPress app. See the format tools bar?
(Left to Right)
Gallery : Add photos either from your Gallery to be uploaded to your WordPress site, photos already on your site or take a photo.
Bold, Italics, quote
- Bullet
Link
- Number
Toggle HTML / Visual
The cog at the top is the Post Settings if you don't want to publish your blog on WordPress (yet) click that, click Status, select Draft.
The magical Auto Save.
Just say you're using the app and you accidentally hit the back button (this is how I've lost most of my blogs) - you'll be taken to the Posts screen and your blog will be saved automatically.
Local if you're not connected to the Internet or if you haven't clicked the Update button at the top right.
The Update button will upload your post to your site and from there on it will always choose to upload to save.
Until you turn off your internet then it says Local Changes on your post.
Copy/Paste.
Once you have finished click the Toggle HTML/Visual button.
Copy all that, go to your Steemit/Write Post section and Paste.
The bonus part?
Once it's been posted on Steemit, you can go ahead and post it on WordPress and 
How I roll?
I write whenever my brain is rambling on. I never know when it's gonna happen or what's going to come out so I just write when I'm inspired, save it all as a draft on my WordPress site and post it on Steemit when I feel the day is right for that particular topic, then I'll post it on my site.
Right now I have 2 posts ready to go :D Written last week lol.
This is my key to keeping the joy of writing intact while being mindful I need to be posting at least once a day.
It doesn't need to be stressful or difficult if you can get a little bit organised and have a system that gives you freedom.
❤ Arly
