Archive for category: Writing

Positive deaf writers    (2018.01.02)

At Naked Heart 2016, the overriding message from deaf writers was positivity. You’d think I’d know that by now

Before there was David Carr there was Sid Adilman    (2015.02.21)

Canadian hacks must not forget Sid Adilman, who germinated dozens of journalistic careers, including my own

How to write faster (not)    (2011.09.12)

The Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance does not actually have really juicy advice for writers

‘Most prose born on the Internet is highly defensive’    (2010.12.30)

Paul Ford: ‘Most prose born on the Internet is highly defensive. Everyone is braced for audience attack’

Advice from hypergraphic workaholics    (2010.06.18)

Hypergraphic workaholics, like Marco Arment, need to keep their advice to themselves

Sid Adilman memorial    (2006.11.13)

Notes from a memorial celebration for Sid Adilman, 68, held 2006.11.12 in Toronto. (“Sid loved a public inquiry”)

Sid Adilman, 68    (2006.10.16)

My old editor, and longtime defender, Sid Adilman died at age 68

Biggarçoons (sic)    (2005.05.31)

Would ‘Ratz Are Nice (PSP)’ violate WCAG 2?

Text cycles    (2005.04.15)

What is the lifespan of the written word?