Chuck Wendig is a successful author with lots of experience. When he writes about the, err, writing business, you should listen. Or read, as it were. There’s just too much to quote on this one so I’ll just point you to the blog post, if you’re a fellow wordsmith. If you’re not, well, have a nice day, I guess?
Tag: freelance
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Seven things I enjoy, early March 2017
I’m bringing back a revamped list of things I like series. Every now and then, I’ll post seven things I enjoy, and hopefully that’ll help you find something you like as well. Pretty simple, right?
Oh, and links down here might be affiliate links, should you decide to pick something up. That’ll earn me a small commission, which is nice since it can help feed my book consumption. Seriously, it’s out of hand…
Without further ado, and in no particular order, here’s the list.
- Nintendo Switch, because damn, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (which is also available for Wii U) is so bloody good it’s ridiculous. I have high hopes for the console as well, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Splatoon 2 were both great fun at the pre-launch event, but I want more.
- Ulysses is my current offline writing app of choice, but I must also mention BlankPage which has some pretty cool stuff coming up. How do I know that? Well, I’m involved, that’s how.
- Being a columnist again. I’ve been busy with other things for a couple of years, but I’m back writing columns (currently weekly at Di Digital, in Swedish I’m afraid).
- Shattered Sea trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie, is shaping up nicely. The first book, Half a King, was good but I think I’m enjoying Half the World even more. Here’s hoping Half a War is just as good.
- Reading on Kindle Oasis is such a great experience, a beautiful albeit overpriced e-reader, that. I’ve been testing a few different ones lately, it really does stand out. On a budget? Get the latest Paperwhite, it’s great too.
- Taking notes with Apple Pencil. I’m not sure if this will stick or not, but Pencil and an app like GoodNotes is a really powerful tool. More on that later.
- The whiteboard. Yes, whiteboards carry with them a very office-like feeling, but when I’m wrestling with a concept or an idea, the space and the overview truly helps. When I get my own castle, I’ll have a whiteboard wall. For now, I’ll have to make due with the one at Odd Alice.
What have you been enjoying lately? Any of these things, any others? Tell @tdh on Twitter, I’d love to know.
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Never Write For Free
There are a lot of people out there who have ideas, visions, and dreams. They need you, they need your knowledge, and they need your words.
But they can’t pay.
Do you write anyway?
Let’s rephrase that. Have you, at any time, written for free because you’ve been led to believe that:
- the opportunity of being published will reward itself
- being published is a gateway to paid gigs
- writing for free doesn’t cost you anything
- the publisher will pay you later on
If you answered yes on any of these, I’m sorry to say you’ve been not only wasting your time, but possibly devalued yourself as a writer.
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I like the WordPress community summit
Apparently it is possible to write something that is not about the Facebook IPO today. My latest column is about the WordPress community summit.
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Nice discussions about the 7 bad things about WordPress
There’s some interesting constructive discussions in the comments to my recent column, titled 7 Bad Things About WordPress. Check it out.
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This is why I'll miss Posterous
Is it possible to dedicate a column on a WordPress site to Posterous? But of course!
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Giving up the reins – new column at WPMU.org
This week’s column on WPMU.org is about giving someone else the reins, would you dare to do that?
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Pagination is evil (also: bitchslaps!)
It’s column time; this week I’m bitchslapping my fellow (?) writers on WPMU.org.
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The most obvious way to make money with WordPress
This week’s column is about the most obvious way you can make money with WordPress, in case you were wondering.
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Less is more, that's all I'm sayin'
This year’s first column (weekly ones, remember?) for WPMU.org is online. It is about theme developers and keeping it simple.
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Naming your theme
Important things are discussed in this year’s last column for WPMU.org: What should you name that theme?
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Should your plugin even be on wordpress.org?
In light of recent events, I’m asking the question whether your plugin should be hosted on wordpress.org in my latest column at WPMU.org.
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Lessons learned from organizing a WordCamp
My latest column on WPMU.org is about the lessons i learned from organizing a WordCamp. Sorry, no profanities or controversy in this one!