The new Windows Live Writer beta, unfortunately, makes it harder.
There’s no Post draft to blog button visible on the main ribbon toolbar.
Now you’re free to post a draft post to your blog in one click!

That’s even better than the old version.
With this simple trick, however, you’re free to customize Live Writer just like you want.
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