sometimes a great notion.

How To Correspond With A Writer

ecantwell:

Like many other writers on Tumblr and on the Internet in general, my inbox is full of messages like this:

“Hey can you look at my writing when you get a chance?”

“When are you going to respond to my email?”

“I write poems and it would be great if you could look at them when you have time!”

IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT.

Read this whole thing. Listen to Elizabeth. Seriously.

The Loop Magazine

parislemon:

Following in Marco Arment’s footsteps, Jim Dalrymple has released a bi-monthly magazine on Apple’s Newsstand.

I really like the movement towards self-publishing of original content that is paid for by the readers (The Loop Magazine is $1.99 per month). And I love the move away from the bloated 700 MB magazine downloads that big publishers puke up once a month.

Here’s more in Dalrymple’s own words.

Psst: This is what we’re doing with the new Bright Wall/Dark Room Magazine, in case you were wondering. Type Engine, the designers/publishers behind The Loop, are currently at work putting the finishing touches on our first issue. If you want some idea how ours will look, take a look at The Loop (out today!). Hopefully we’ll be submitting BWDR to apple within the week…

Woody Allen Extremely Busy Updating WoodyAllen.com (The Onion)

Everything about this is the best.

“Additionally, Allen recently incorporated an integrated blog where the 77-year-old posts entries about his personal life several times a day. The posts range from shorter entries such as “It’s a gorgeous day in New York City! What do you guys like to do when it’s nice outside?” to longer musings in which Allen openly discusses the ups and downs in his relationship and his past marital troubles.

Saying that engaging directly with your fanbase is more important than ever, the Husbands And Wives director also added an “Ask Woody” section in which he answers fan emails by recording his responses into his webcam.

“I’d say in any given week, I spend about 40 percent of my time on my creative projects and the other 60 percent updating my site,” said Allen, explaining that while he “has a guy to help with the more technical stuff,” he updates the website himself and has even picked up some basic HTML and CSS coding. “It’s worth it, though. Not only can I post new pages of the script I’m working on, but then my fans can give me feedback on what they like or don’t like.”

“I love getting their input about my work,” Allen added. “The fact that they get to be included in the creative process is wonderful.”