Create a product advertisement from a product description.

1. Conclusion
2. Key arguments
3. Detailed information

Ce blog illustre chaque billet avec des images d'un thème donné.

Le dernier publié Comment affronter un entretien technique des enfers ? utilise les images du dictateur de Corée du Nord. Ces illustrations fonctionnent bien et renforcent le storytelling.

Comment devenir riche en vendant des JPGs utilise des images du loup de wall street.

4 raisons de se lancer dans une relation de mentorat a des illustrations des films Rocky

An example of style guide for content

Impressive

The second lesson I have learned is that when I first sit down to write I must allow the flood of ideas to flow out of me onto the page without worrying about what is coming out. If I pause to correct grammar, spelling, or sentence structure, I risk losing sight of the vision that created the words in the first place.

One of the things that makes me happiest about running a self-hosted blog is that I can write whatever I want, and anyone can read it--assuming they can find it.

So true. I don't allow myself to write on my blog, putting much time on these readings on RSS feeds, then posting them on the shaarli.

Some users are not aware that by downloading RSS feeds literally every two minutes, they are hogging Internet bandwidth and wasting resources.

I am refreshing my RSS feeds or twice a day :/ I didn't they were such impatient people up there. Everything exist on the Internet though.

Personal website owners who endure may do so because they learn to view their work as a way of providing a needed service or information.

Example of lehollandaisvolant, ....

Perhaps we should focus less on the number of visitors we draw to our websites and more on our efforts to create something of value, something that will make others just a little wiser, just a little freer, or just a little happier.

That's why I don't even have a Mattomo instance

I suspect those whose websites endure the longest are those who find joy in coding, writing, and communicating with their readers.

Seems true to me too.

Knowing that I am not alone is a source of motivation for continued writing, not in the belief that by doing so I will change the world, but simply because I am encouraged to feel that someone should be writing about our shared concerns, someone who is not receiving a paycheck or a campaign contribution for doing so.

It is also a very easy way to share on the Internet. And this feeling to be able to reach so many people, or to make content available according to your own wishes is a great equanimity.

Retranscribe audio or video to text 👍‍

The very act of recording your actions and impressions is itself powerfully mnemonic, fixing the moment more durably in your memory so that it’s easier to recall in future, even if you never consult your notes. ‒ Cory Doctorow

Mhmhmhm I will read it when I will need to improve my english for sure !

Testomony and feedback after 100 posts written.

Here the tips I find relevant for myself:

*Write about the topic, even if it has been covered elsewhere. Your perspectives, experiences, and understanding are the unique bit. People want to read your work.

• Learn to identify the difference between constructive criticism and unproductive harassment. It’ll help you focus on what matters and not waste time and energy.
• Get comfortable getting rejected. While the sting never really goes away, you do grow a thicker skin.
• Read your writing out loud to yourself before publishing it.
• Read it out loud again.

Research has shown that the ideal line length is about 65 characters. Anywhere between 45 and 85 is generally seen as acceptable, in the context of a roman alphabet.

The solution:

.wrapper {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns:
    1fr
    min(65ch, 100%)
    1fr;
}
.wrapper > * {
  grid-column: 2;
}
.full-bleed {
  width: 100%;
  grid-column: 1 / 4;
}

ch is a unit, like px or rem. It corresponds to the width of the 0 character in the current font, for the specified font size.

The idea is not bad. BaaS is on its way actually: there is many editions (updated) of the same book.

The problem (especially in IT):

Well, I see books evolving the same way. Or, at least, non-fiction reference books. Think of all programming books published out there. With a few notable exceptions, most of them become obsolete soon after printing. Once the book gets out, the publisher pays off the original investment; the author receives royalties from every sale, which continues for a while. A few years later, the technology landscape has changed enough to justify publishing a whole new edition. But it is a considerable investment risk for all sides.

Leanpub and Gumroad are 2 platforms that encourage to update the contents of the books.

The deal is to write a little content of the book that is sold for nothing or nearly nothing. Then the writer see if there is enough value into adding content. The readers that have bought the book early will have access to the future content too.

An ode for the text:

• most stable & durable
• most flexible
  • Pictures may be worth a thousand words, when there's a picture to match what you're trying to say.
• precisely controlled level of ambiguity, precision, context and elaborated content
• most efficient communication technology
• easily indexed, searched, translated
• it is asynchronous, compared, diffed, clustered, corrected, summarized, filtered algorithmically
• it permits multiparty editing, branching conversation, lurking, annotation, quoting, reviewing, struc
• most socially useful communication technology (in 1:1, 1:N, M:N)

(via https://sebsauvage.net/links/?Bi6QTA)

1. Use a outline to think clearly
2. Write in a conversational tone
   • Avoid to embellish, write natural
3. Be direct and concise
   • Eliminate unnecessary words, especially adjectives
4. Flow creates impact, so alternate between short and long sentences.
5. Write and write

A web plateform to write novel
(shared by https://orangina-rouge.org/shaarli/?S-i1Fw)

• set daily goals
• give up the good shit
• create a reward system
• outline everything
• make a name for yourself
• never write and edit at the same time

A truly light editor ! I use it personally for my blog and at work.

La rédaction, le worflow pratiqué, et la publication

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Il s’agit d’une syntaxe qui apporte des fonctionnalités supplémentaires au Markdown comme la gestion de différents fichiers, les notes de bas de page, les notes internes, les commentaires et j’en passe. Bref, c’est la syntaxe Markdown avec la puissance de LaTeX. Cela m’a aussi permis d’exporter mon livre en PDF, EPUB et MOBI facilement et de personnaliser le thème de mon livre.