If You Code, You Should Write@bkjonesPyCon 2013Friday, March 15, 13
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Brian K. Jones@bkjones on Twitterjonesy on freenodeCTO @AWeberPSF Member Since 2011Friday, March 15, 13
Why This Talk?Friday, March 15, 13
Why Don’t You Write?Friday, March 15, 13
“It’s all been written before”“I’m not doing anything cool”Friday, March 15, 13
“I’m a terrible writer”“I don’t know where to start”Friday, March 15, 13
Identify OutletsFriday, March 15, 13
Submit ContentFriday, March 15, 13
What Editors Assume You KnowFriday, March 15, 13
What Editors DoFriday, March 15, 13
One more thing...Friday, March 15, 13
I’m not a ‘Writer’Friday, March 15, 13
Writing is iterativeFriday, March 15, 13
Writers throw away content all thetime.Friday, March 15, 13
Writing well takes practice andpatienceFriday, March 15, 13
Writers use tools that make writingeasier. Sometimes it seems like notwo writers have the same setup.Friday, March 15, 13
The point is...Friday, March 15, 13
You’re already a writer.Friday, March 15, 13
You find inspirationFriday, March 15, 13
You iterate on your ideasFriday, March 15, 13
You test them outFriday, March 15, 13
You refine your thinking on thematter.Friday, March 15, 13
You revise.Friday, March 15, 13
You move things forward throughsheer expressionFriday, March 15, 13
That’s called “writing”Friday, March 15, 13
It’s just the tools you use aren’tconfigured to write prose optimally.Friday, March 15, 13
You Should WriteFriday, March 15, 13
Thanks@bkjonesFriday, March 15, 13
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