On my new gig
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve started writing for The Daily Dot.
I’m utterly stoked about this, since I’ve been a fan for a while and I’ve been itching to write about the Web again.
It has a lot of great writers who are doing a ton of excellent work, and everyone’s been a pleasure to work with. It might only be a couple of days into my tenure there, yet I already know I’m going to love it. I hope to do some great things with the team.
You should like us on Facebook, follow on Twitter, follow on Tumblr and, of course, read our articles.
I have a few other things going on, such as working with a company that hasn’t officially launched yet. Busy days for me, and I’m looking for yet more projects. I must be daft.
The Take Over, The Break’s Over
Since Scribbal came to an end a few weeks ago, I’ve not been writing as much as I had been. I’ve been doing bits and pieces, but after pumping out 8-10 pieces on a daily basis, I’ve kind of taken a break from writing thousands of words per day.
The break actually came at an opportune time: I just moved into a new apartment and I’ve been able to devote lots of time to organising and fixing up the place. Now, I’m absolutely ready to delve back in to writing lots and lots of quality pieces on technology, startups, the Web, film, TV, pop culture and all kinds of other topics.
I want to write for big-name publications and tell the stories that are often left untold, while giving a fresh spin on the ones that may already be known.
There’s a ton of knowledge and skill I can bring to the table. I’m fast, I’m accurate with my facts and I can spel reel gud. I know a ton about technology, gadgets, startups, the Web, entertainment and a bunch of other topics.
That’s why I’m setting my sights on getting work at publications I love, and I’d love to see my byline on. I have the skills. I just want to be given a chance. There are a few seeds that have been sown in that respect, and I’m hoping they’ll bear fruit very soon.
I love writing. I like to think I’m pretty good at it. I’ve grown a lot as a writer over the last year. I’ve learned to write quickly and get my thoughts on the screen without much hesitation, but still tell manage to tell stories rather than having disjointed sentences that don’t flow well. I can add context appropriately and know what tone to write in depending on the subject. We’ve come a long way, baby.
Honestly, I love doing what I do, and want to keep doing it for as long as possible. I hope I can do that with publications I’d be proud to have my name attached to.
P.S. Apologies for quoting Fall Out Boy in my title. It seemed appropriate, somehow.
Change
There’s a lot that’s changing for me right now and, as a result, I’ve been offline a lot more than I have been on. This means much less tweeting, Facebooking and plussing than previously. That’s changing though, and I’m getting back into the swing of things in a bigger way. At least, that’s the plan.
As you might have noticed, Scribbal has shut up shop, at least for now. There are a few exciting irons in the fire though and I hope to be able to reveal details about what’s next for me soon.
When I have been online over the last few weeks, I’ve often found myself doing a little housekeeping: shedding some people I’m following on Twitter, deleting inconsequential posts here and there, and streamlining my online activities as a whole.
I’m going to start using Tumblr as my main hub for everything I do and share on the Web, at least for now.
I’d planned on using Posterous as my main personal blog, but I’ll start using Tumblr instead. It’s easier to share things here, whether it’s things I read or see on the Web and want to talk about, or tech-related stuff I want to share (definitely doing less of that on my FB profile - there’s just not much interest for it among my friends). I’m finding that the things I share on Facebook (skewing more and more towards the tech side of things) is stuff that my friends aren’t necessarily interested in.
It’s also a lot easier to just reblog cool stuff and add a comment. I’ll be very selective about the things I’ll reblog and try to at least add a comment or two when I do. I’m planning on setting up a custom domain too.
I’m still aiming to work on Rival Robot and post movie/TV-related thoughts there, and hope to delve back into that site in a big way over the coming weeks and months.
Lastly, I need to find a less-douchey-but-still-good-quality photo of myself to use as my profile photo here and other places. Suggestions, perchance?
