Writers As Rocks Stars & Dr No Words
17 Dec
Mini link dump for you today:
First, an interesting piece in the Columbia Journalism Review (for those of you who didn’t think CJR could bring it, guess again!) about how journalists might survive if they start acting like rock stars. These ideas apply more generally to other creative professions, and also dovetail nicely with recent posts about getting in by getting attention.
Second, behold the blog of digital artist Caleb Larsen. I love how he playfully mixes engineering, technology and narrative. The work looks cold at first, but then the warmth shines through. Nice. I highly recommend you at least sample Dr. No Words, where Larsen took the classic Bond film and edited out all of the dialogue.
I was bashing Facebook todat, but this acquaintance was all: “Yeah, but you’ve got your fame to maintain. That’s promotion for you, because YOU are the product.”
Fame, heh. But the point was well-taken.
Ditto: Twitter