diff --git a/src/blog/BlogEditor.tsx b/src/blog/BlogEditor.tsx
index 228e7bf..5e1aadb 100644
--- a/src/blog/BlogEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/blog/BlogEditor.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { LinkNode, AutoLinkNode } from '@lexical/link';
 import { LinkPlugin } from '@lexical/react/LexicalLinkPlugin';
 import { AutoLinkPlugin } from '@lexical/react/LexicalAutoLinkPlugin';
 import { HashtagNode } from '@lexical/hashtag';
+import { forwardRef, useImperativeHandle } from 'react';
+import { useLexicalComposerContext } from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposerContext';
 
 import { ImageNode } from './nodes/ImageNode';
 import { MentionNode } from './nodes/MentionNode';
@@ -87,7 +89,24 @@ const editorConfig = {
   ],
 };
 
-export default function BlogEditor() {
+export interface BlogEditorRef {
+  getEditorState: () => string;
+}
+
+// Plugin to expose editor instance via ref
+function EditorRefPlugin({ editorRef }: { editorRef: React.Ref<BlogEditorRef> }) {
+  const [editor] = useLexicalComposerContext();
+
+  useImperativeHandle(editorRef, () => ({
+    getEditorState: () => {
+      return JSON.stringify(editor.getEditorState().toJSON());
+    },
+  }));
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+const BlogEditor = forwardRef<BlogEditorRef>((_, ref) => {
   return (
     <LexicalComposer initialConfig={editorConfig}>
       <div className="editor-container">
@@ -113,8 +132,13 @@ export default function BlogEditor() {
           <HashtagPlugin />
           <MentionsPlugin />
           <MarkdownPlugin />
+          <EditorRefPlugin editorRef={ref} />
         </div>
       </div>
     </LexicalComposer>
   );
-}
+});
+
+BlogEditor.displayName = 'BlogEditor';
+
+export default BlogEditor;
diff --git a/src/pages/CreatePost.tsx b/src/pages/CreatePost.tsx
index 35c6def..057889a 100644
--- a/src/pages/CreatePost.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/CreatePost.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { useState, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import Layout from '../components/Layout';
-import BlogEditor from '../blog/BlogEditor';
+import BlogEditor, { type BlogEditorRef } from '../blog/BlogEditor';
 import { uploadImage, createBlogPost } from '../blog/api';
 import '../App.css';
 
 function CreatePost() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const editorRef = useRef<BlogEditorRef>(null);
   const [title, setTitle] = useState('');
   const [coverImage, setCoverImage] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [coverImageKey, setCoverImageKey] = useState<string>('');
@@ -66,13 +67,17 @@ function CreatePost() {
       return;
     }
 
+    // Get editor content
+    if (!editorRef.current) {
+      alert('Editor not initialized');
+      return;
+    }
+
     setIsSubmitting(true);
 
     try {
-      // Get editor content
-      // Note: You'll need to export the editor content from the BlogEditor component
-      // For now, we'll use a placeholder
-      const content = JSON.stringify({ editorState: 'placeholder' });
+      // Get the actual editor state as JSON
+      const content = editorRef.current.getEditorState();
 
       const response = await createBlogPost(title, content, coverImageKey);
       
@@ -286,7 +291,7 @@ function CreatePost() {
             overflow: 'hidden',
             background: 'var(--bg-card)'
           }}>
-            <BlogEditor />
+            <BlogEditor ref={editorRef} />
           </div>
         </div>