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WNA #18: Update from Japan
Of course, designing a book cover on a bullet train in Japan isn’t going to go smoothly. Don’t get me wrong — the train is smooth as strawberry and…
Apr 23
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WNA #17: Accelerating
Wednesday, the publisher and I finally decided on the title and subtitle — yes, we were still going back and forth about it: Designer Rehab Unexpected…
Apr 12
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WNA #17: Accelerating
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March 2024
WNA #16: Writing retreat and deadlines
I’m traveling a lot in April and May. First, I’m going to OFFF Barcelona, ‘A festival of creativity, art, and digital design’ from April 4—6. Then…
Mar 7
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February 2024
WNA #15: Call for proofreaders
Perhaps you’ve seen it on LinkedIn a couple of days ago: I’m looking for proofreaders for the book. That could very well be you. Here’s the gist of it…
Feb 28
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WNA #14: Quiet before the storm & a before-the-foreword-word
It’s been a slow couple of weeks. At least, in terms of newsworthy happenings. I’m waiting for the publisher to finalize the contract; I’m also waiting…
Feb 2
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January 2024
WNA #12: So, what are you up to this year?
Great! This is what I’ll be doing: As mentioned in the previous edition, the contract came with a global planning. To make things more tangible, I…
Jan 19
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WNA #11: Glorious irony; officially harrified
Last week, I wrote about the risk of sending important stuff over to clients through email. They might end up looking at your hard work in the middle of…
Jan 12
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WNA #10: Willpower and Resistance
Today, (a section of) another free chapter from Part IV: Time, titled— Willpower and Resistance Why do we put off working on difficult things? And how…
Jan 11
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WNA #9: Disregarding my own advice & the moment of truth
The truth is that emails and instant messages are often conveniently consumed whilst in the middle of other activities. I am quite positive that at…
Jan 3
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December 2023
WNA #8: Psychology and sticky business
Part II: Clients dives into our relationship with the people who pay our bills. This section is predominantly about communication — and thus about…
Dec 14, 2023
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WNA #7: Good news from 2023, and iterating on the cover
The day before I sent my updated pitch to the publisher, I stumbled upon some unwelcome news. That was last week. You can read about it here if you feel…
Dec 8, 2023
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WNA #7: Good news from 2023, and iterating on the cover
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November 2023
WNA #6: Bad news from 2013
As I finished my revised pitch, my heart suddenly dropped by an inch and a half. Earlier, the publisher had tasked me with investigating competing…
Nov 30, 2023
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WNA #6: Bad news from 2013
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