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indieweb:blogging_workflow [2026/09/23 14:52] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1indieweb:blogging_workflow [2026/10/23 15:59] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Sources: Sources:
-  * **Backlog** — ideas accumulated over years, mulled over, eventually poured out when ready +  * **Backlog**: ideas accumulated over years, mulled over, eventually poured out when ready 
-  * **Moment-triggered** — something encountered sparks an immediate essay +  * **Moment-triggered**: something encountered prompts an immediate essay 
-  * **Work-derived** — a few hours deep in something technical reveals a post worth writing +  * **Work-derived**: a few hours deep in something technical reveals a post worth writing 
-  * **Blank page** — no thesis, stream-of-consciousness, results in more esoteric/philosophical work+  * **Blank page**: no thesis, stream-of-consciousness, results in more esoteric/philosophical work
  
 **Pre-writing ritual:** Don't write immediately after an idea arrives. Go for a walk or shower. Distraction-free time solidifies specific points before sitting down to write. **Pre-writing ritual:** Don't write immediately after an idea arrives. Go for a walk or shower. Distraction-free time solidifies specific points before sitting down to write.
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 ===== 2. Writing ===== ===== 2. Writing =====
  
-Primary tool: [[https://750words.com/|750words.com]] — private daily freewriting, 750 words in ~20 minutes. Writing streak maintained since January 2025; public blogging frequency followed ~9 months later.+Primary tool: [[https://750words.com/|750words.com]]: private daily freewriting, 750 words in ~20 minutes. A daily private streak tends to precede public blogging frequency by months.
  
 Go as fast as possible. Don't slow down for research. Go as fast as possible. Don't slow down for research.
  
-**TK shorthand** — from journalism, means "to come." Placeholder for anything that needs to be filled in during editing:+**TK shorthand**: from journalism, means "to come." Placeholder for anything that needs to be filled in during editing:
  
 <code> <code>
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   * Fill in all TK placeholders with research and links   * Fill in all TK placeholders with research and links
-  * Use inline links for citations (not MLA/APA/Chicago — those aren't web-friendly)+  * Use inline links for citations (not MLA/APA/Chicago: those aren't web-friendly)
   * Sublime Text built-in spellcheck, but typos still slip through to production   * Sublime Text built-in spellcheck, but typos still slip through to production
  
-===== 4. Assets — YAML Frontmatter =====+===== 4. Assets: YAML Frontmatter =====
  
 Standard frontmatter for each post: Standard frontmatter for each post:
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 Notes: Notes:
-  * ''date'' must include timezone offset (e.g. ''-07:00'') — otherwise Eleventy renders an off-by-one date+  * ''date'' must include timezone offset (e.g. ''-07:00''): otherwise Eleventy renders an off-by-one date
   * ''summary'' and ''description'' are identical: one for the site homepage, one for social sharing metadata   * ''summary'' and ''description'' are identical: one for the site homepage, one for social sharing metadata
-  * ''featured_image_alt'' — always written for accessibility+  * ''featured_image_alt'': always written for accessibility
  
 **Images** are saved locally (no hotlinking). Sources: **Images** are saved locally (no hotlinking). Sources:
-  * [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/|Wikimedia Commons]] — primary+  * [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/|Wikimedia Commons]]: primary
   * [[https://www.rawpixel.com/public-domain|RawPixel Public Domain]]   * [[https://www.rawpixel.com/public-domain|RawPixel Public Domain]]
-  * [[https://www.flickr.com/|Flickr]] — Creative Commons licensed+  * [[https://www.flickr.com/|Flickr]]: Creative Commons licensed
   * Edits made in [[https://www.gimp.org/|GIMP]]   * Edits made in [[https://www.gimp.org/|GIMP]]
  
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 The honest assessment: most of the cross-platform syndication isn't functionally meaningful. EchoFeed + Mastodon is the only fully automated, zero-friction path. The rest is manual overhead worth automating or dropping. The honest assessment: most of the cross-platform syndication isn't functionally meaningful. EchoFeed + Mastodon is the only fully automated, zero-friction path. The rest is manual overhead worth automating or dropping.
  
-See also [[indieweb:community|Community — Mastodon, Echofeed, RSS]] and [[indieweb:status_lol_twtxt|Syncing status.lol to twtxt]] for the POSSE approach.+See also [[indieweb:community|Community: Mastodon, Echofeed, RSS]] and [[indieweb:status_lol_twtxt|Syncing status.lol to twtxt]] for the POSSE approach.
  
 ===== Philosophy ===== ===== Philosophy =====
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 > Choose joy. Do things the way they work for you. > Choose joy. Do things the way they work for you.
  
-This is not a guide — you can never replicate somebody's output by replicating their input. The workflow reflects a specific person. Consider it a behind-the-scenes.+This is not a guide: you can never replicate somebody's output by replicating their input. The workflow reflects a specific person. Consider it a behind-the-scenes.
  
 The only sustainable writing habit is one that's actually enjoyable. The only sustainable writing habit is one that's actually enjoyable.
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   * [[indieweb:blogging|Blogging Platforms]]   * [[indieweb:blogging|Blogging Platforms]]
-  * [[indieweb:community|Community — Mastodon, Echofeed, RSS]] +  * [[indieweb:community|Community: Mastodon, Echofeed, RSS]] 
-  * [[indieweb:principles|IndieWeb Principles — POSSE]] +  * [[indieweb:principles|IndieWeb Principles: POSSE]] 
-  * [[guides:creative_commons|Creative Commons Licensing]] (image sourcing)+  * [[indieweb:creative_commons|Creative Commons Licensing]] (image sourcing)
   * [[start|Return to wiki home]]   * [[start|Return to wiki home]]
  
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