Stuff I like on the internet (26/01/09)
Time for a round-up of things that caught my attention recently.
- “Wearing the Many Hats of a Freelancer” – WordWebbing.com – juggling the different roles of a freelance writer
- “Writing in the Age of Distraction“Â – Locus Online – a piece by the excellent Cory Doctorow about staying focussed despite all distractions
- and on a similar note: “How to Make Friends with Procrastination” – One Night Stanzas
- “Surviving Tough Times as a User-Assistance Writer” – UXmatters – how to make it through these uncertain economic times as a technical writer; has some great advice about cutting costs without damaging quality too much
- the “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks – photos of examples of very unnecessary quotation marks
- 1000 novels everyone must read, as suggested by the Guardian – I’ve read a paltry 136 (39 of which were on the SF/fantasy list), so there are now some new things on my to-read list..
And finally (I’m starting to feel like the Two Ronnies, doing this bit each time), the kind of editor you really don’t want to have:
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on January 26th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I can printz funnykitty?
(Great links, I needed some of those!!)
on January 26th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
AHA!! Ah! Ah!
D’you see that??!!
In the sidebar!!!
I’M AHEAD OF KEN in the Commenters!!
(momentarily I’m sure, but wooooo)
God it doesn’t take much to thrill me after the coffee’s worn off for the day, does it?
Susan´s last post: D’oh!
on January 27th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Surprisingly, I have read at least 77 off the Guardian’s list (which only lists 998, I might add). Probably more, as several looked suspiciously familiar from English classes past, but I may have skipped those assignments and just done Cliff’s notes or something, because I was like that as a teenager.
As an addendum, whoever has compiled that list has included some of the most tedious tomes I have ever had the misfortune to be bullied into reading. I might therefore chance the odd book from their list, but I certainly won’t be aiming for major coverage!
on January 27th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Whooo, Susan!
But beware of LOLcats. They are addictive.
And Marion – you actually /counted/ them to find there were only 998?! Even I didn’t go that far… And yeah, some of the novels are pretty tedious and are ones I will Not Be Bothering with.