How to Get to #1 on Amazon (Or at Least How I Did It Twice)
The second edition of A Lesser Photographer [https://amzn.to/2WL9brx], my book on minimalism for photographers, went to #1 in the pro photography genre sometime this month. I wasn’t expecting it, so I wanted to figure out why it happened. It’s my second time at #1 in
Review: Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music
Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music [https://amzn.to/2Lfskwu] by Greg Renoff is the rare, all-encompassing autobiography that never drags. Ted explains what it was like to work with Van Halen, Aerosmith, and The Doobie Brothers, and how he helped shape their songs and albums.
Newsletter Issue #252: 14 Diversions
Patton tells you to get weird, the worst solo ever, and the origin of the blurb — it’s all the latest issue [https://mailchi.mp/cjchilvers/issue-252-14-diversions] of my newsletter from this weekend. Sign up here [https://www.cjchilvers.com/subscribe] to get it before it’s
The Era of Perfection
YouTuber/Record Producer Rick Beato mourns the loss of imperfect music [https://youtu.be/L-8EbHkc8tc]: It does seem that there’s a new generation of anxiety-filled, perfection-seekers topping the charts. But what’s topped the charts has rarely been what’s interesting to the devoted fans/evangelists
"Suggestions for Staying Safe While Shopping"
Today, Kottke.org [https://kottke.org/20/03/grocery-store-worker-offers-suggestions-for-staying-safe-while-shopping-during-the-pandemic] highlighted a grocery store worker’s video and her suggestions for safe shopping during a pandemic. On the list was (item #3) was, “Go to the bathroom at home.
Examples of Newsletters Doing It Right
I keep a folder of well-designed newsletter examples going back years. Here’s some of my most contemporary favorites. Here’s a great sign-up form from James Clear [https://jamesclear.com]: The copy on this is form (located above the mast for entire site) so well-considered. It’
