Medium Thoughts, after Medium Day
Medium's core pitch is heavily mission-driven, creating a big tent for a wide range of writers and writing goals — but it's tied to a BHAG that reminds you of their origination and very troubled history.
Five Things: August 21, 2025
"Bullying promptfondlers and botlickers is a socially acceptable, and required, practice now." Five Things for August 21, 2025
Marketing books is hard — but don’t blame authors.
I get really annoyed whenever I see marketing done wrong, and few industries get it wrong as consistently as book publishing.
Remember the Blogaround Challenge?
Cynics might consider this engagement bait nowadays, but this was pre-social media (as we currently know it), when blogs were peaking.
Five Things: March 6, 2025
"I'm actually a wargamer rather than a role-player." Five Things for March 6, 2025