Published on November 26th, 2009 32 appreciated comments »

Three weeks ago my acquisitions editor Nikki (at Peachpit Press) asked if I could find a well-known designer to write a quote for the back cover of my book. She said it would need to be someone with a great reputation, and that we didn’t have much time.
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Published on October 8th, 2009 41 appreciated comments »

Back in March I told you I signed a book deal with Peachpit. The copy deadline is October 23rd, which is scarily close, and the book is now available for pre-order. So no pressure, David.
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Archived under Identity, Writing.
Published on January 27th, 2009 61 appreciated comments »

I’ve been asked to author the first logo design book from Peachpit Press.
We’re discussing possible topics, and the aim is to publish a book that’s different from any other in the logo design market. I thought it’d be a good idea to involve you.
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Archived under Personal, Printing, Writing.
Published on August 29th, 2007 17 appreciated comments »

Whether you publish a blog post three times per day, once every day, or even once per week, finding inspiration can prove troublesome. I’ve been able to keep a decent level of consistency up on my blog, posting on average every three days. I owe a lot to you, my readers.
→ Continue reading Your readers are great writing inspiration
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Published on August 3rd, 2007 27 appreciated comments »

When planning a blog post, I normally begin with a headline in mind. However, that doesn’t mean I use that headline once the article is complete, and I’m curious how many of you keep the original headline you thought of.
→ Continue reading How do you write blog headlines?
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Published on May 24th, 2007 20 appreciated comments »

Rather than add another ‘how to’ article to the long list of press release advice online, I’ll simply compile what I feel are worthy press release resources.
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Published on March 14th, 2007 3 appreciated comments »

Brian Clark, of Copyblogger, asked his readers to submit article headlines as part of a headline improvement tutorial. I submitted the following headline, and Brian kindly offered his expert advice.
→ Continue reading How to improve your article headlines
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