Author: donmartin
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How to Set Up a Substack in Ten Easy Steps
So Easy! When I first started looking at this concept of a combo website/blog/newsletter, I was enchanted with the possibility of its simplicity. DON MARTIN MAY 26, 2023 Share When I first started looking at this concept of a combo website/blog/newsletter, I was enchanted with the possibility of its simplicity. There would still be other…
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Start a Blog as a Side-Hustle
Start a Blog as a Side-Hustle 3 Steps To Start A Blog Easily In Less Than an Hour Don MartinPublished in Conversations on Content Creation·9 min read·2 days ago 3 Steps To Start A Blog Easily In Less Than an Hour This story I wrote and updated from time to time. Now, more than ever,…
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Your Pretend Newsletter Is Here Now
Pretend you subscribed, and pretend nobody else can see it. OK, everybody knows by now that I am not doing well with the various newsletter platforms. But I’m proud to have come up with an interim solution. This will be a Medium-based communication especially designed for Medium readers. It will be on the honor system. Soon,…
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Writing My SECOND MEDIUM ARTICLE
My dad gave me many things I will always carry with me. Most of them have served me well, some in a warm fuzzy way, and some in a “well, I’ll show you!” way. But I am grateful for every one of them. You Can Do Anything You Want My dad told me this consistently…
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Writing My FIRST BOOK
Almost everyone wants to write a book. It’s on the old bucket list. Very few know how to go about making that happen. It is becoming my purpose lately to introduce people to some concepts and possibilities that might be used to make it happen, if you are one of those people who want that.…
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The Three-Legged Stool of Life
Read carefully, or listen closely to the instructions. Do the work carefully, thoroughly, and according to those instructions. Look at your work after you’re through to be sure it’s right. (Circle back around if needed.)
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OK, I’ve Had It!
Yep, that’s it for me. End of denial. Here’s the deal. I write. As much as I can. I would love for you to read and enjoy. Except I write books and I write stories for Medium. To read my stuff, you have to buy the books, or read stuff on Medium. Medium gives you…
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Looks Like a Graduate Student has Rented the House Next Door
He is moving in the typical stuff- a desk, a box of books, aome LPs, a bong, a hookah, you know… But these newer students also have tiki-torches, very important to graduate work, things we never thought of. But, of course, as students in an earlier time, our apartments were tucked into basements and attics,…
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An Article Every Day, A Short Story Every Week, and A Book Every Month – A Tale of Two Franzes
This will be quite an undertaking. I need to rest. But I did not say they had to be long. Nor of the highest quality. Only that they would exist. In Vienna, Mrs Llszt was often heard to say “Franny, give me one more solid hour on that harpsichord, and you can go play video…
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Seven simple steps I take daily to try to become a better writer.
You can’t do everything at once but you can do one thing at once – “start small, and start immediately.” -Cal Newport Don’t just set goals — track your goals. Journal their daily progress Practice writing daily. Start with 30 minutes. Get up early if you have to. Surround yourself with people who represent what you want…