Writing

32 articles · all categories

September 2025

How to be witty and off-the-cuff as a slow deep thinker

Deep thinking is the super power of wit

August 2023

Why write

Regular writing is a secret superpower! Sharpens your thoughts, boosts your career, and helps you become an authority in your field. Don't pretend to be an expert, just share your experiences. Your insights are gold

December 2018

Why you should write [code] every day

August 2018

I'm tired – a poem

Answering some common questions about React + D3 2018

June 2018

You have permission to suck

December 2017

My new 5K monitor – LG UltraFine 5K 😱

May 2017

What happened to React + D3v4?

April 2017

Why I don't write more Nightowls type stuff

January 2017

This is Yak Shaving

Nights and Weekends

September 2016

Publish every day

February 2015

It took me ten months to write a video course

March 2014

After five months, my effective hourly rate with a publisher is 3eur/hour

October 2013

I published a book with a publisher. Here's what the journey was like.

September 2013

Why you should never write a book in .doc

May 2013

How Draft got me to pay for a free product

An English pet peeve

Write sitting down, edit standing up

March 2013

It takes about two months to write a technical book

The true difference between self publishing and using publishers

January 2013

Numbers that baffle

November 2012

What writing a book feels like

Cool thing Thursday: iA Writer

September 2012

Turns out I'll be writing a book

May 2012

A year of 750words.com - with shiny graphs

April 2012

A few thoughts on blogging inspiration

March 2012

The one book that gets me offline

November 2011

On writing every day

September 2011

So how many readers _actually_ read a blog post?