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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)
- Use a outline to think clearly
- Write in a conversational tone
- Avoid to embellish, write natural
- Be direct and concise
- Eliminate unnecessary words, especially adjectives
- Flow creates impact, so alternate between short and long sentences.
- 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
Penser à AsciiDoctor.
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.