How To Tag Blog Posts To Find Them Easily

One of the most interesting and endearing features of blogging for me, is how you can build a body of work, and as well as see it in the straightforward chronological order that a blog structure provides, make more direct links between posts on similar topics. Like a spider weaving webs between the old beams… Continue reading How To Tag Blog Posts To Find Them Easily

How Often To Write And Publish New Blog Posts

It's rare that the latest 35hunter post you're reading was written just hours before publishing. Usually, I have three or four posts queued up ahead of time ready to be published. This gives me a buffer that absorbs the inevitable fluctuations in my writing time (I don't write a fixed amount every day, or even… Continue reading How Often To Write And Publish New Blog Posts

How To Find The Flow – Habits And Expectations

Habits and flow are fundamental in my life to get anything done. Whether it's blogging, photography, reading, exercise, walking, it just works best for me when I have a habit I just do without thinking too much about the when, where and how. I recall a quote from one of the most powerful men in… Continue reading How To Find The Flow – Habits And Expectations

The Balance Of Conversation

Recently I talked about the new routines we're trying to find, with the kids back to school for the first time in some five months, my wife returning to work, and me on an ever evolving part-office part-home work schedule. Another factor is finding new rhythms to write for 35hunter. It's early days, and I… Continue reading The Balance Of Conversation

How To Write 555 Blog Posts

I recently published my 555th blog post on 35hunter. As a pure number, this feels like quite an achievement, and assuming a post is on average around 700 words, it adds up to well over 380000 words. Perhaps enough for four or five novels. This doesn't include comments I've written, which perhaps add up to… Continue reading How To Write 555 Blog Posts