September 2009
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“Much more important than working hard is knowing how to find the right thing to...”
– Caterina.net: Working hard is overrated (via blanchomme)
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“There are only a few periods in the life cycle at which there are high rates of...”
– Sexual Conduct (Gagnon and Simon 1973: 103-4)
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On why it pays to have an audience
Ten years ago, I completed my first fiction book: off my own bat, with no expectations of it ever being published, just for the fun of it. The secret? I handed over a new chapter to my friends every Monday morning.
I mention this because I was just procrastinating over at Three Guys One Book (found via Lisa Dempster’s post today on book reviews), where Jonathan Evison advises:
My advice...
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“Not that I am painting a picture of some kind of dystopia where nobody will ever...”
– a little threadjack on Bitch, please. (Emily Magazine) (via melissa)
I’ve thought the same thing. Tumblr is great fun and - even better - a fantastic community, but in terms of reblogs/Tumblarity/other rewards, it really doesn’t encourage users to produce anything substantive.
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HOW TO: Write a Novel Using the Web →
buffleheadcabin writes:
Though you’ll still have to do your writing using the old fashioned method — one word at a time — web applications and social media have made the process of writing a novel considerably easier and arguably more enjoyable. Here is a toolkit for using the web to write a book.
I’m writing both my book and thesis using Google Docs. And I keep my notes on Google...
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“I think — and I base this opinion on having worked in book publishing — that a...”
– Emily Gould, “Bitch, please.” (via rkb)
And probably the best thing about publishing online is that it gives you a much better idea of who’s reading your stuff, sometimes right down to an individual level.
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Are you passionate about journalism and social...
Early November is shaping up to be a bit of a social media fest here in Sydney. Online Divas are hosting their inaugural M I S S B L O G conference on the 7th, and I’m hosting an all-day workshop on freelance writing and blogging at the Vibewire Enterprise Hub the same day (more on that another time).
The event I’m most excited about though is Media140, the latest in a series of...
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I'll be voting in Youth Decide - will you? →
For those of us who don’t work in public policy, the real meat of politics - and I’m talking about the stuff beyond whether Malcolm Turnbull ought to be dumped as Liberal leader, or whether Barack Obama is supercool or super-overrated - can be embarassingly difficult to chew on… and climate change is no exception.
Which is why Youth Decide, brainchild of Anna Rose and Amanda...
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“The greatest weakness of the list of n things is that there’s so little room for...”
– Paul Graham, The List of N Things: exploring those “10 reasons why…” list articles that are so popular. (via somethingchanged)
So true. I rarely know what I’m going to write before I start writing it. Except when I write one of those number/link articles.
They sure are easy to write, though....
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Mentorship opportunity for young...
Image: Help Wanted, by sekimura
Hi, my name’s Rachel. I’m a widely published freelance journalist and researcher, specialising in social and cultural analysis. You can find out more about my work at www.rachelhills.net.
I’m looking for a talented, enthusiastic and organised research assistant/intern to help out with a number of projects I’m working on, including new...
