Geeking on a Budget
Here’s a modified column proposal I just posted in the Punch On Australia forums in response to a call for a new column: Look in any paper or read a …
Links of the Week: April 8th-14th, 2011
Before I chuck myself in the shower and get psyched up for the Halo: Reach party I’m throwing for some friends on Xbox Live in half an hour (don’t worry, …
Picking Yourself
On one of my podcast subscriptions, someone said recently, “Stop waiting for someone else to pick you. Pick yourself.” That dug up a memory from the late nineties, when Mum, …
Thor
I know I promised that I’d write my next post about going into business for myself, but Vickie and I saw MovieBob’s review of Thor on Saturday and decided to …
Accepting the Situation and Dealing With It: Finances
In my last post, I mentioned a pair of simmering issues that came to the boil last week. The first was the trouble I’d been having whilst writing my first …
When Does Accepting The Suck Not Cut It?
You know, it’s amazing how long I can sit in my little bubble and pretend things are going just fine. It’s also amazing what a good job I can do …
Branding: Finding The Author’s Angle
At the moment, a couple of projects of mine are merging. I’ve been meaning to update my web log’s back end for ages. It’s at least two version points behind …
Rob Farquhar, Author’s Brand
I had the idea of tracking down the Dilbert strip where Dogbert is about to offer Wally the “brand awareness” experience, but I’ve not read Dilbert in years, mainly because …
If I’m Going To Self-Market, Should I Also Self-Publish?
A couple of days ago, I was sitting in the lunch room at work with notepad and furrowed brow. The manager of the digital department comes in and asks me …
The First Step
You know, the way the word “journey” gets bandied about so much nowadays is a pet peeve of mine. Yet… Have you ever had the feeling that you’ve actually started …