Episode 1.08 How Victor Hugo Could Afford to Live
Peak Stream, Winning Slowly Quickly, Winning Slowly Slowly
Show Notes
In which we talk about the drive to publish all the time and the value of publishing more substantive content at a slower pace. We talk about the way the internet has driven us toward rapid-fire publishing models and how long-form and high-quality content is difficult (if not impossible) to publish on this model. We look at how to build an audience via quality and the slow route instead of the click-driven model, note that this is difficult to sustain as a means of income, and even think a bit about the history of long-form and serial publishing.
Chapters
- Intro (1:23)
- Peak Stream (1:23–6:44)
- Winning Slowly Quickly (6:44–11:14)
- Winning Slowly Slowly (11:14–23:33)
- Conclusion (23:33–24:35)
Music
- “Seasons” from Palm Ghosts by Palm Ghosts
- “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Mmm. Piano.
Links
- “2013: The Year the ‘Stream’ Crested” – The Atlantic
- Chris’ favorite podcasts (the ones he gets sad if they come out late):
- Independent Clauses – Stephen’s independent music site, with reviews that work as press quotes for small indie bands.
- Stephen’s review of Palm Ghosts
- Craig Mod
- John Siracusa
- Obduction Kickstarter – the new game from the folks behind Myst
- Elite: Dangerous – a crowdfunded space sim currently in development
- the Kickstarter project
- Star Citizen – another crowdfunded space sim
- the Kickstarter project
- Shigeru Miyamoto: A rushed game is forever bad
- Longform
- Medium
- Entitlement issues… – Neil Gaiman on George R. R. Martin’s writing pace
- Previous episodes referenced on the show:
- [0.09: Humility Please]
- [1.05: Ars Moriendi]
- [1.07: They Both Start With a ‘T’]