writing
Journalism needs a new tone of voice Paid Members Public
This, I think, highlights one of the big challenge to journalists of the 21st Century. People are starting to associate the writing style we’ve been taught – CSWE, for Clinical Standard Written English, as the author defines it – with lack of openness. The legacy of social media is a different
A Markdown link selection Paid Members Public
This is really handy to know [http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/2903/markdown-anywhere-with-marsedit]: > If you are publishing to a blog system that does not recognize Markdown, and you can’t for example install a custom WordPress plugin to facilitate such recognition, you will need to see that your Markdown
Torque on corners (or editing for beginners) Paid Members Public
From the editor’s letter on Torque [http://torquemag.io/introducing-torque-letter-from-the-editor/], a new WordPress news site: > Our goal with Torque is to create a hub for community building and offer a forum for WordPress news. Dedicated entirely to the advancement of the WordPress ecosystem, Torque operates on the open-source
Structure and the art of writing Paid Members Public
Dave Mascord [http://feedly.com/k/11NKXgK] > When you sit down to write it’s all too easy to just start typing immediately, which means you’ll be doing you’re thinking on-screen. Instead, take a few moments to plan your piece. It should make the editing process easier
How to blog in three points Paid Members Public
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,
Working alone, together Paid Members Public
[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,
Once upon a blog... Paid Members Public
[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
Another iPad writer comes out Paid Members Public
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
