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There’s a new crop of writers and thinkers that are publishing their thoughts online in a continuous fashion as opposed to fully formed blog posts. These may be works in progress or the seed of pieces that they’re molding. (Skip straight to the list) Much of online writing has been confined by timestamps and the reverse chronology of blogs. Each post is expected to be a gem that sits in a sea of other posts. It’s not surprising, since starting a personal site is synonymous with firing up a WordPress instance. This system has carried forward to modern social media platforms as well. At its worst, blogging incentivizes authors to create a huge number of low quality posts. There is pressure to perform, and the performance is publishing complete pieces. The tiny timestamp on the latest post looms large in the blogger’s mind, each day strengthening the notion that the blog has become stale. “When’s your next post?” a commentor asks. “It’s been two months.” Old posts are rarely improved. Gwe

Continuous Publishing Home Writing Art Reading About Continuous Publishing Created: Jul 18, 2019 | Updated: Mar 03, 2020 | Status: In process of editing and expanding. Do you have a site to add to the list or feedback? Let me know | Changelog There’s a new crop of writers and thinkers that are publishing their thoughts online in a continuous fashion as opposed to fully formed blog posts. These may be works in progress or the seed of pieces that they’re molding. ( Skip straight to the list ) Much of online writing has been confined by timestamps and the reverse chronology of blogs. Each post is

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