It’s easy to do something you don’t care about. Like playing an unranked match of Battlefield: Bad Company — since you’re not worried about losing, chances are you won’t buckle under the pressure, find yourself alone at an enemy base, and get knifed in the back while sneaking away through a group of bushes behind a farm shed. Read the rest of this entry »
Let me tell you a little story about a man named Bo.
Bo was a decent person, just like you or me. His intentions were good: at the end of the day, he really just wanted to help people. So when he decided to start a blog, he thought hey, why don’t I go around the Internet, find articles I like, and re-post them on my blog for others to read? It’ll be awesome!
So Bo went along his merry way, copying full articles from various websites and blogs and posting them on his own. Until one day, when he was asked by an author to take one down.
“Oh, chill out, dude,” he said to the author, “I was just doing you a favor. I’ve hosted tons of different articles from tons of different places, and most people thank me for posting their work. You’re the first, you’re the last, who will ever complain. But fine, okay, I’ll take your work down. But now you’ll miss out on all that wonderful traffic I would have provided you (with the little nondescript link I put at the very bottom of the post, no less. Of course, I put my link at the very top and signed the bottom of your article with my name and e-mail address, but hey! You were getting a deal here and you just missed out!).” Read the rest of this entry »
In yesterday’s post, 5 Tips For Creating A Writing Schedule, I mentioned that it’s a good idea to set realistic, tangible goals. Reader Sayz Lim asked for a more detailed overview on what I meant, so instead of just amending that post, I’ve decided to write up a more in-depth article on the subject. Read the rest of this entry »
So, you’re getting ready to create a writing schedule? Not so fast. Here are five things you should consider before getting started. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s true that we live in a time of instant worldwide communications, dominated by sound-bytes and bullet-point lists. Instant-gratification, in most cases. So it’s no surprise that the Inverted Pyramid remains one of the writer’s most useful methods of organization. Read the rest of this entry »
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