Tag: writing

  • Content’s Race to the Bottom – It Doesn’t Really Want to be Free

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    [Ben Brooks][bb] wrote a [fantastic article][bbart] about free content and the expectations that were set eons (at least in web terms) ago about content being free. I am already a [member][mem] of [Shawn Blanc’s][sb] site. I pay $3/month so he can write full time, and I’m happy to do it. Paying for his content at…

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  • Great Writing Tips from a Great Author

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    Some great writting tips from one that would know C.S. Lewis. Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else. Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don’t implement promises, but keep them. Never use abstract…

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  • Can We Get by with Web Apps?

    Can We Get by with Web Apps?

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    Web apps have been heralded as the solution to our online and offline lives. We do not have to install software on our machines. Things are backed up online and, in theory, we can edit offline with Google Gears (or other solution). So looking at this promised land I decided to move my blog writing…

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