This study investigated the differences in achievement and perceptions of English writing between university students who wrote blogs versus those who used pen-and-paper notebooks. 57 freshmen participated in a 16-week English writing course where they kept journals either through blogs or notebooks. Questionnaires assessed perceptions and difficulties, and final exam grades measured achievement. The results were analyzed using t-tests and qualitative analysis of journal entries. The purpose was to understand how the different writing platforms impacted learning outcomes and self-correction of grammar/vocabulary errors.