#longformwriting — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #longformwriting, aggregated by home.social.
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Brian Griffin, Me, and the Difference Between Calling Yourself a Writer and Actually Becoming One
There is something strangely fascinating about Family Guy and the way it portrays ambition. Beneath all the absurdity, cutaway gags, offensive jokes, and chaotic humor, the show often presents characters who are deeply stagnant. They dream big, they talk big, they imagine themselves as important, talented, intelligent, or special, but they rarely change. In many ways, that is part of the joke. The characters are trapped in a comedic loop where development resets because the show itself […] -
Brian Griffin, Me, and the Difference Between Calling Yourself a Writer and Actually Becoming One
There is something strangely fascinating about Family Guy and the way it portrays ambition. Beneath all the absurdity, cutaway gags, offensive jokes, and chaotic humor, the show often presents characters who are deeply stagnant. They dream big, they talk big, they imagine themselves as important, talented, intelligent, or special, but they rarely change. In many ways, that is part of the joke. The characters are trapped in a comedic loop where development resets because the show itself […] -
Radium Girls: The Horrifying ‘Radium Jaw’ Story Corporate America Tried to Bury #RadiumGirls #RadiumJaw #HistoryDeepDive #UntoldHistory #CorporateAbuse #HumanStories #ToxicLegacy #LongformWriting #InvestigativeHistory #Storytelling https://www.gsnsp.com/what-happened-to-the-radium-girls-radium-jaw-story/
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Serious question to folks who choose to publish on #substack
Are you contractually bound to not post your content elsewhere?
There are so many amazing writers who ONLY post on substack, and I just don’t get it.
I beg you. Mirror your content to a site with authenticated RSS. Set up a #patreon, #liberapay, #subscribestar, literally anything else.
I’ve had to replace most of my long-form reading because I just refuse to give any more money to #substack. Why is this so common, especially in tech circles?
#writing #longformwriting #monetization #blogs #blog #blogging
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Serious question to folks who choose to publish on #substack
Are you contractually bound to not post your content elsewhere?
There are so many amazing writers who ONLY post on substack, and I just don’t get it.
I beg you. Mirror your content to a site with authenticated RSS. Set up a #patreon, #liberapay, #subscribestar, literally anything else.
I’ve had to replace most of my long-form reading because I just refuse to give any more money to #substack. Why is this so common, especially in tech circles?
#writing #longformwriting #monetization #blogs #blog #blogging
