It has no doubt escaped your attention that it is the 29th of January and that I have published, two day, just two Features this month. That means I’m very much in danger of not hitting the first Angry Gets His Ass Back on Track bullet point.
- I must be publishing four Features per month.
- I must be published one Feature per week on Wednesday of that week.
- I must record a Proofreadaloud for each Feature for my supporters for simultaneous release with the Feature.
- I must have published the first True Campaign Managery lesson, thereby launching that series.
- I must have published the first Angry Hack, thereby launching that series.
- I must be publishing one Club Slapdash Post for my Frienemy-tier supporters per week on Friday of that week.
A Feature is coming today. It’s in process and it’ll be published before I leave the office for the night. Even if that means I leave at midnight. It’ll be a fun one. It’s an offensive article a sadistic follower asked me to write about alignment. The first True Campaign Managery lesson is also underway and will follow on Wednesday. Even if that means Wednesday on midnight. Each will have a Proofreadaloud. So, if I work really hard for three days and then just keep working at a normal pace, then my list will look like this…
I must be publishing four Features per month.I must be published one Feature per week on Wednesday of that week.I must record a Proofreadaloud for each Feature for my supporters for simultaneous release with the Feature.I must have published the first True Campaign Managery lesson, thereby launching that series.- I must have published the first Angry Hack, thereby launching that series.
- I must be publishing one Club Slapdash Post for my Frienemy-tier supporters per week on Friday of that week.
But that’s looking too far into the future. For now, I need to get my cancelled by explaining why orcs are always evil, angels can’t fall, and devils can’t be redeemed.
As long as you’re in the ring swinging, I’m in your corner. FWIW
Maybe a dumb ass question, but what is Proofreadaloud? It’s capitalized, so is it a platform or literally just proof reading out loud? The Googoracle had no wisdom…
The Proofreadaloud is audio content available only to supporters of the website. I invented the word.
As part of my write, rewrite, revise, proofread process, I read each article out loud to myself. That’s my last step before posting. It helps me ensure that the article reads well and that I haven’t missed mistakes earlier in the process. Some time ago, as a joke, I offered to record one of these Readalouds for my followers because, as I read my articles aloud, I also tend to crack jokes at myself or talk to myself. It’s just how I am.
Well, my supporters really enjoyed it, so I started doing it for every article. And I call them Proofreadalouds because I am proofreading my article, but I am also reading my article aloud. Eventually, I started doing them live so that Discord members could listen to them as I was recording instead of waiting for publication and so they could discuss the article in text chat. And then I started letting the listeners ask questions after the article was done. And thus, The Proofreadaloud and the Supplemental Q&A were born.
I think they’re crap, honestly, because I am actively proofreading while I do it. So, sometimes I have to stop and correct things. Or talk out a phrasing. And sometimes I trip over myself and then make fun of myself for being such a dumbass. But people really do seem to enjoy listening to me stammer and stutter and snark my way through to the final version of the article.
Ahh, makes sense. Thanks.