Mark Dixon asks [http://www.markdixon.ca/design/blog/are-frameworks-the-new-cookie-cutters/] a great question — one I've been asking myself. I've used Dave Gamache's excellent Skeleton framework [http://www.getskeleton.com/] for my past few projects, and it has made the aspect of responsive design quite a bit easier. But I've also had to pare it down, stripping out all the bits I don't need. I've wondered about using something more lightweight, but the reality is, I'd be better off creating som…
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The availability of new publishing platforms is good news. Truly. But a comment I made yesterday could be taken in a manner I did not intend. I said [https://twitter.com/chrisbowler/statuses/238023245775912960]: > Publishing platforms are fine, tools lacking friction even better, but the platform/tool does not make the writer. A few friends called out my thinking (always a good thing) and presented their beliefs that platforms can be enablers, giving people an ability they previously did not ha…
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It's term that has changed a lot in the past ten years ago. Even five years. One way to approach self publishing is to host a personal blog, like this site or Shawnblanc.net [http://shawnblanc.net/]. This type of setup is fun because it's so flexible. Running a site under your own name allows you to write on any topic that interests you. Another approach is to be focused. Take one subject that you're passionate about and stick to that. I like this concept as well because, if the publisher foll…