The Contribute team is forming a Blog Authoring Advisory Council. If you want to participate in a candid discussion of blog authoring needs, send an email to dcooley at macromedia dot com with the subject "Blog Authoring Advisory Council". We might not be able to accommodate all requests.
Update: if you're at Syndicate this week, I'd love to hear about your blog authoring pains. Better yet, blog your typical blog writing workflow...