[WWC #8] - It's The First Day of Spring
It turns out that the first day of spring is a day earlier on leap years. I said I'd be done with the book by the first day of spring. Well. I didn't say...
[WWC #7] - 6,045 comments later...
The full manuscript is back from the editor! Only a measly.... checks notes.... 6,045 edits. Google Docs can't manage the 30mb .docx file that my editor sent...
[WWC #6] - The First Full Draft!
There's this lovely heartwarming video that you likely have seen. It's a young Maggie Rodgers demo-ing her music to Pharell: It's a lovely moment - Maggie is...
[WWC #5] I have not time
Evariste Galois was a brilliant mathematician who also happened to be a political firecracker. He was scheduled to a duel at age 20 and surely knew he was...
[WWC #4] - The Trifecta Flip-Flop
A short one because I've been busy. I've been blogging my head off which is resulting in 5+ coffee meetings a week. But - the book is still a priority and...
[WWC #3] Writing on the Viking Isle
The Isle of Man is a small island nestled between England and Ireland where the cats have no tails and the sheep have four horns. I'm here visiting my Dad...
[WWC #2] On collaborative drafts
“Write with the door closed, rewrite with the door open." - Stephen King One of the most fun things about writing online is not the actual blogging phase -...
[WWC #1] Welcome to the Winter of Word Craft
Hey, it's me Tom Critchlow - welcome to my pop-up newsletter to follow the progress as I write my book about independent consulting. Ok since this is the...