Category Archives: Freelancing
what people blog about
A writer blogging about workflow. It’s all about ideas. [From 7 Use Cases for Highly Effective Evernote Users — Clever With Words]
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When You Aren’t Collaborating, Is the Wiki Still Useful?
Friday, we talked briefly about wikis being mainly for collaboration. And if that’s the case, then what use are wikis for solo work? Here’s a good argument for the occasionally collaborative wiki: When You Aren’t Collaborating, Is the Wiki Still … Continue reading
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Twitter at MLA II
Twitter at MLA II: Panel notes | HASTAC Anyone considering a hybrid project should have a look at these notes from a panel at the latest MLA. Jill Walker Retteberg was there. Things move quickly on this side of the … Continue reading
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Information Architects » Blog Archive » The Age of Digital Baroque
Whither blogging? Information Architects » Blog Archive » The Age of Digital Baroque and Twitter, Flickr, Facebook make blogs look so 2004 It ain’t over, but blogs have grown up, and writing for multi-site mashup is a newish trend. Pull … Continue reading
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Matt Thommes / matthom
Pay Matt’s blog a visit. It’ll be worth your time. Matt Thommes / matthom
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WRITER’S TOOLBOX: 35 Best Tools for Writing Online
Not just writing tools but writer-focused social networking sites: WRITER’S TOOLBOX: 35 Best Tools for Writing Online
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blogging, the net, and vanity publishing
Back in January, before this class started, here and here, I blogged about SmartBooks, Lulu, and blogging as self-publishing. Now, writes if:book, self-publishing has moved into Borders: Borders, in partnership with Lulu.com, has launched a comprehensive personal publishing platform, enabling … Continue reading
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getting started on the wiki BarnRaising
Not sure where or how to start on the BarnRaising? Have a look at the wiki category on ffeathers — a technical writer’s blog.
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Why I don’t blogg
I rather like writing, however I’m not generally one to just write about anything. I’m not generally spontaneous, someone once told me that blogging could steal your soul, and I’m rather protective of my soul, I have a feeling I … Continue reading
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Some WordPress features for writing
Use the post title to predict content. The post title is the first thing – and sometimes the only thing – readers see. Use it. Tag your posts. The tags are collected on WordPress and can lead readers to your … Continue reading
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Self-publishing is the new vanity? or the new practice?
Today is a day for freeness. Over at Zeldman, we have Self-publishing is the new blogging. An ~750 word history of digital publishing and distribution, leading (not inevitably) back to print – Enter Lulu, all slinky hips and clodhoppers. Self-publishing … Continue reading
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