blogging
Seth Godin on Why He Keeps Blogging and Creating Books
Seth Godin appeared on the Design Matters podcast [http://designobserver.com/feature/seth-godin/39502] and got a little more personal than usual about his work and life before he became THE Seth Godin. I recommend listening to the whole thing, but I transcribed a few gems for my own notes:
Where the Herd Is
Dave Winer [http://scripting.com/2017/01/14/pngwriterUpdate.html] (co-creator of podcasting and the father of blogging): > "I'm feeling very Fuck You about controlling motherfuckers. Twitter can't help its users communicate. Facebook breaks the web by not letting writers link to other websites
My Rules for Publishing (2017 Edition)
Back in 2015, I wrote a post called My Rules for Publishing [https://www.cjchilvers.com/my-rules-of-publishing-for-2015/], which was got pretty popular (in the circles I hang out in at least). I figured it was time for an update. My updates are in red. 1. The blog is the most
When Quantity Produces Quality
From Further [http://further.net/great-idea/], the wonderful personal newsletter of Brian Clark: > "Psychologist Dean Simonton’s work focuses on creative productivity. His studies reveal that highly creative individuals don’t necessarily produce better ideas over all. They do, however, come up with more ideas." > "
Independent Blogging is Healthier Than Ever and Still Dying
Andy Baio on the redesign of his popular personal blog Waxy.org [http://waxy.org/2016/11/redesigning-waxy-2016-edition/]: > "But there a few reasons why I’m sad about the decline of independent blogging, and why I think they’re still worth fighting for. > Ultimately, it comes down
Sabbaticals
It's that time of year again...my government "suggested" sabbatical [https://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/1995/fil9552.html]. I may be just a writer, but 8-10 hours of my day is writing for a bank. The question arrises every year in my head: what
You'll Go Blind
> “Journalists' favorite topic is journalism. Bloggers' favorite topic is blogging. Readers' favorite topic is anything but those.” – Dave Pell I've been guilty of this too much lately. I don't want to put limits on what is post-able, but this is a trap
"Everything is a Link"
> "Everything is a link." - Andy Adams [https://twitter.com/FlakPhoto/status/730024625011183616] Every idea comes from somewhere. None of this is original. Embracing the link means rejecting the ego [http://amzn.to/2bzWxFI] and respecting the reader. It means making connections between ideas and helping people
What Do You Have to Lose?
I was a guest on Andrew Hellmich's wonderful Photo Xperiment podcast [http://photobizx.com/photo-xperiment-episode-links/] last night (to be released next month). I was on an episode of his PhotoBizXposed podcast [http://photobizx.com/Focus+Less+on+Gear+Create+Images+that+Matter+CJ+Chilvers] last year as well.