Posts about Writing

How to Write a Story (for Geeks)

In How to, Writing on 10 July 2008

So maybe you’re a geek and you want to write a personal story for someplace like Fray. Writing, like life,…

Modern Rituals

In NaBloPoMo, Writing on 30 November 2007

I don’t have a lot of rituals in my life. I check email every five minutes, but that’s just a…

NaBloPoMo Q&A 8: Never Tell a Story Like It’s Not About You

In Interviews, Life, NaBloPoMo, Q&A, Stories, Writing on 25 November 2007

Louise asked: I was wondering if you have ever regretted your transparency on the web. Has it worked as a…

If It Bleeds, It Leads

In Blogging, Geek, Journalism, Writing on 23 November 2007

With my month-long experiment in daily posting a week away from its blissful conclusion, I thought I’d check to see…

What’s on Your List?

In Business, Journalism, NaBloPoMo, Writing on 19 November 2007

So me and six thousand of my friends are participating in National Blog Posting Month right now, which means we’ve…

NaBloPoMo Q&A 6: Chopping Blocks

In Creativity, How to, Interviews, NaBloPoMo, Q&A, Writing on 15 November 2007

Or: How To Bust Your Creative Block Megan asked: Say someone’s in a rut. What advice would you offer for…

NaBloPoMo

In Geek, Writing on 1 November 2007

NaBloPoMo = National Blog Posting Month. And I am member #4928. Which means I’ll be posting here every day for…

iPhone The Book

In Apple, Elsewhere, iPhone, Writing on 26 August 2007

It was my pleasure to donate a few stories and photos to Ethan Bodnar’s printed retrospective of the most anticipated…

Did Assignment Zero Work?

In Community, Crowdsourcing, Journalism, Writing on 16 July 2007

As powazek.com readers know, I participated in Assignment Zero’s Interview Week over the last few months. Jeff Howe, who coined…

My Interview in Wired.com

In Crowdsourcing, Elsewhere, Interviews, Journalism, Writing on 10 July 2007

In May I participated in AssignmentZero’s Interview Week. The stories have been making their way online at Wired.com this week,…