diff --git a/src/scripts/editor.tag b/src/scripts/editor.tag
index 2be9349..1b71251 100644
--- a/src/scripts/editor.tag
+++ b/src/scripts/editor.tag
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
         <textarea onfocus={clearplaceholder}
                   onblur={checkplaceholder}
                   oninput={echo}
+                  rows="30"
+                  cols="10"
                   __disabled={""}
-                  class="form-input editor centered"
+                  class="editor form-input centered"
                   ref="textarea"
-                  rows="10"
-                  cols="50"
                   maxlength={this.maxlength}>
           { placeholder }
         </textarea>
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
           Submit Post
         </button>
       </div>
+
       <div class="column col-6">
         <raw content="{this.converted}"></raw>
       </div>
+
     </div>
   </div>
 <script>
@@ -56,8 +58,11 @@ checkplaceholder() {
 }
 
 echo(ev) {
-  this.update({"converted" : this.converter.makeHtml(this.refs.textarea.value)});
-  console.log("tried updating the raw tag");
+  this.update({
+      "converted" : this.converter.makeHtml(
+                      this.refs.textarea.value.trim()
+                    )
+    });
 }
 
 var self = this;
diff --git a/src/styles/riotblog.scss b/src/styles/riotblog.scss
index 56a5d5a..be2393a 100644
--- a/src/styles/riotblog.scss
+++ b/src/styles/riotblog.scss
@@ -86,4 +86,6 @@
   margin-top: 10%;
 }
 
-.editor {}
+.editor {
+  height: 100% !important;
+}
diff --git a/src/templates/write.html b/src/templates/write.html
index 54eca1a..40aa4af 100644
--- a/src/templates/write.html
+++ b/src/templates/write.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 {% block styles %}
 
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/blog/styles/spectre.min.css">
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/blog/styles/blog.min.css">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/blog/styles/riotblog.min.css">
 
 {% endblock %}