publishing
Why Tumblr Was the Best
Shawn Blanc: "Tumblr encouraged you to post anything and everything: quotes, links, conversations with friends, photos, videos, articles, etc. On the one hand, this led to tons of Tumblrs being the online equivalent of an angsty teenager’s messy bedroom. But on the other hand it also encouraged folks
The Message vs. the Book
Being published by a big time publisher does not mean you’ll be read by a lot of people. You could probably reach more people with your message through a blog or podcast. Actually, you could probably reach even more people through someone else’s blog or podcast, or even
Is It Unethical to Publish to Facebook?
Last month, Harvard Business Review published an article titled A New, More Rigorous Study Confirms: The More You Use Facebook, the Worse You Feel [https://hbr.org/2017/04/a-new-more-rigorous-study-confirms-the-more-you-use-facebook-the-worse-you-feel] . It stated: > "Overall, our
Something We Can All Agree On (Wisconsin Supper Clubs)
You don't need to take a political or artistic stand to make a huge impact with a photo book. When people ask about what photo book made the most impact recently, I have a suggestion they usually never consider, because it's not for photography nuts. It&
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
Focus on Done
Personal blogs are fertile ground for posts about what a person is going to do. This bores the reader and provides the blogger with the self licensing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-licensing] to not do what they said they were going to do. If you announce it before
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 Economy that Never Dies
Hugh MacLeod [http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=028de8672d5f9a229f15e9edf&id=187680278e#awesomeshare] : > "Business Insider projected in 2015 that over the next twenty years, we’ll lose 47% of our jobs to robots. So what’s protecting the other 53%? > Creativity. The fundamentals of humanity. > We
Good Questions
Kevin Kelly [https://twitter.com/kevin2kelly/status/564936801207341056]: > "When answers become cheap, good questions become more difficult and therefore more valuable."