how to write on the internet (& keep doing it)

Reflections on three years of Codon.

I’ve been writing this blog for three years. What began as a weekly list of synthetic biology papers (here’s the first issue) has morphed into scattered essays, with many breaks along the way. This seems like a good time to reflect on what I’ve learned about writing words on the Internet (so far.) My advice has little to do with the granular act of writing, like sentences or paragraphs. It is, rather, about all the external factors that influence how we write and what we choose to say. Every piece of advice is something I’ve struggled with personally. These are the things I wish I knew…

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