| Jan152009 | The Indie Bloggers “Manifesto” |
Update on my proposed blog writing submission site: I’ve got the submission form working but I’m busy styling the site. Expect it to launch this weekend with a submission form and a welcome page. Those who contacted me about helping out: you will see an email from me.
I decided to call the site “i read your blog”. Or maybe “i ready our blog” depending on how you want to read the URL. This is a very unimaginative name and I’m already starting to regret it but TOO LATE. It’s all-in from here.
Do any of you remember reading the About page of the Indie Bloggers site? I dug it up on the Wayback Machine and it’s actually a pretty great read. Ranty and idealistic enough that I would call it a manifesto (primarily because I don’t know what a manifesto is, nor have I ever read one). But the way the submission guidelines were written was actually pretty cool. See for yourself on the Wayback Machine link to Indie Bloggers.
Or view the PDF version I made.
There’s some smashing stuff in there. Like this succinct explanation of the site:
Indie Bloggers (“IB”) is only about writing well and reading others who write well.
Don’t you know, they’re talkin’ about a revolution:
IB is and will always be a corner of the internets where we can get away from all the bullshit and fluff and write our asses off without worrying about popularity or who links to whom or gets more comments.
Obligatory grammar nazi note (that I loudly applaud):
A note: You are not e.e. cummings. Use of proper capitalizations is required right along with spelling and grammar.
I don’t really want to know what spurred this:
I have no problem with sexuality in general if it’s not over the top and inappropriate. (NO ANIMALS.)
An appealing call to action:
Now go submit. Pretty please with a fucking cherry on top.
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