Reply #29: It freed me right up.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

Internet writing has liberated my writing and strengthened
my confidence. I dont really spend much time thinking about what's
"proper"; it's just a matter of what you can get away with.
Net writing made it easier to create characters & personas
& express the kind of playfulness & mystery that I dig. The
instant feedback is what you just dont get when youre plowing
away by yourself day after night after day. It's still mainly
solitary work, but the net stuff has definitely opened up a
fresh vein in my writing.