Blogging
Fabulous post from Steph [http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2013/03/17/some-thoughts-on-blogging-original-content-linking-engaging/] , encapsulating the essence of blogging: > Blogging is about writing, but also about reading and responding. Links ensure that a blog doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The parallel human activity is responding to comments, reading other bloggers,
Brilliant Noise
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/02/2013-02-18-14.22.47.jpg] Writing is, essentially, a lonely business. It’s just you, a keyboard and as much focus as you can bring to a task. I’m in the midst of a long piece of writing now,
Blogging
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/01/tell-me-a-tale.jpg] Blogs are narratives. Or, at least, the good ones are. Some are unconciously so, the result of one person naturally expressing the narrative of the ideas they’re exploring in their own lives. Some are very, very
iPad
So, I’m not the only one to find the iPad ideal for writing [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2012/12/on_ipads_screen_sizes_and_productivity.html] . Warren Ellis does, too: > Okay, so, yes, I did write a chunk of GUN MACHINE on the iPad. I did it
iPad
Jason Snell, writing for MacWorld [http://www.macworld.com/article/2018600/why-im-writing-on-the-ipad.html]: > The changes in writing environment go beyond the act of typing. The iPad also offers a remarkable lack of distractions. When I write on my Mac I find I am endlessly checking Twitter and email and
gonzo
Kevin Anderson pointed out [http://charman-anderson.com/2012/07/20/us-humourist-skewers-newspaper-industry/] this interview with humorist and newspaper columnist Dave Berry [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Newsletter/Columns/Syndicates--Dave-Barry-On-Winning-The-NSNC-Lifetime-Achievement-Award] , in which he makes a pretty damning assessment of the newspaper business: > So what role did newspapers play in the decline of
iPad
Not much time for blogging today; between meetings, travelling, and doing some paid writing work, this old blog has been sadly neglected. (And yes, I’m aware I owe you a “redundancy two months on” and a “nine years of One Man & His Blog’ post.) But I have learnt
Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Sullivan] and his blog, The Dish [http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/], have been a huge influence on me throughout my time as a blogger (closing in on ten years, unbelievably). Big Think have an extensive video interview [http://bigthink.com/andrewsullivan#!video_idea_
holiday
One way or another, it’s been a long six months. I’ve made my usual mistake of not taking any significant time off for half the year, and am tired, niggly and unenthusiastic as a result. Holiday beckons. But reading a couple of posts today has made me realise
Blogging
An interesting (and critical) analysis of the shortcomings of the anecdote-based argument style used by Clay Shirky [http://whimsley.typepad.com/whimsley/2010/04/wikibollocks-the-shirky-rules.html] and others: > But stories and analogies should be a starting point for thought, and not its terminus. They should be the spark that
editing
The Present Inebriated [http://engineroomblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/present-inebriated.html] Grammer nerd humour FTW
headlines
A couple of subbing-inclined colleagues of mine here at RBI have been running a great blog for the language love called The Engine Room [http://engineroomblog.blogspot.com/] for a while now, even though one of them has finally escaped the fabled brown towers of Sutton. Now, I have even
