Writing Workshop Part 5

This audio-only session talks about storytelling, how stories are one of the oldest and most concrete ways for our brains to ingest new information, and how EVERY communication—even a one-line DM—can tell a story. I discuss how to let go of your own context to focus on the...

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Writing Workshop - Part 4

In which we discuss the business of writing, including working with a commercial publisher and self-publishing, as well as a bit on the market for technical short-form content in the commercial world.

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Writing Workshop, Part 3

Wherein we look at how I use Scrivener to organize, write, and compile books for publication.

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Writing Workshop Part 2

I discuss my book outlining method, which leads directly to my writing process and is the primary reason I'm able to write quickly! We do a live outlining session to illustrate the process, and look at how I apply the same basic process to both tech and fiction.

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Writing Workshop Session 1

This is session 1 of a very informal online writing workshop, both for technical and fiction writers, based on my experiences. This session focuses on high-level items, and serves almost as a "table of contents" for the remainder of the series. Subsequent sessions: Outlining...

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Twitchin' with Chrissy: Thoughts and Tips for Better, Faster, More Confident Tech Writing

Superstar Chrissy LeMaire invited me to guest on her Twitch channel. She's been slogging her way through writing a tech book, and wondered how I manage to be such a prolific writer, and so we talked about it. For like two hours, complete with chat room questions. This is...

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Practical PowerShell Workshop - Part A

This is a Windows PowerShell workshop I did as a pre-con before the PowerShell Summit North America 2014 (www.powershellsummit.org). Part 1 of 2. Audio quality may be hit or miss as the focus was on the live delivery, but hopefully you'll find it to be of use. Follow-up...

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Practical PowerShell Workshop - Part B

This is a Windows PowerShell workshop I did as a pre-con before the PowerShell Summit North America 2014 (www.powershellsummit.org). Part 2 of 2. Audio quality may be hit or miss as the focus was on the live delivery, but hopefully you'll find it to be of use. Follow-up...

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WinConnections Oct 2012 - PowerShell Workshop (part 2/2)

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WinConnections Oct 2012 - PowerShell Workshop (part 1/2)

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Pipeline Input

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OneLiners

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FullDay

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Help

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Hashtables

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