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A well-written historical novel has many hours of research behind it. Here are some tips on conducting such research, as well as points to consider when creating a story within a historical context.

Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to the exploration of curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas.

If you’re invested in reading books or if you participate in the convention circuit, you may have heard the term “indie writer” gaining popularity. What is an indie writer?

Naive Yearly + Are.na

No amount of outputs will help maintain unbroken intent all the way through to delivery.

Action for the sake of action feels good, but the path of least resistance leads you to surrender your own agency.

The Tyranny of Stuctureless by Jo Freeman

The hard choices of doing less

Women in Tech spaces help, but fall short in the long run. Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power.

A simple site generates revenue and makes an exit.

Tracking the rise of lean AI native companies revolutionizing the startup world. Discover companies generating billions with minimal teams.

Let’s say you’re working in tech and you have a technical role: you’re a programmer, a graphic or UI/UX designer, a sysadmin, maybe even ...

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Raising investment for a tech startup is exciting, but challenging. This playbook, shaped by in-depth research with founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders across Wales and the UK, uncovers real challenges and strategies. Here, you’ll find practical guidance to help you prepare, secure funding, and thrive post-investment—rooted in real-world experience and helping entrepreneurs move forward with clarity and confidence.

Join the #1 founder community supporting you to ramen profitable, and beyond. An active Slack, in-person co-working, expert AMAs, in-house mentors, masterminds, discounts and much more.

Co-work with other SaaS founders & indie hackers in our beautiful east London co-working space – right in the heart of Dalston.

Analysis of 70+ Global Forecasts → 14 Most Reported Social Shifts

I’ve worked with developers for years. Lots of them. Brilliant ones. The kind of folks who can stare at a screen for six hours, emerge blinking into daylight, and casually say something like, “Yeah, I just refactored the entire data layer,” as if they’d popped out to buy milk. And here’s the thing. Only a […]

Part 1: Playing the invisible game

Meet Glowforge, the 3D laser printer that makes magical things at the push of a button.

Reflections on the small habits that help me stay grounded in the middle of engineering chaos. Simple routines like brain dumps, leaving tasks unfinished, and protecting focus time make the difference

These interviews and guides offer tips and practical advice on carving out consistent time for your creative work.

The great thing about measuring developer productivity is that you can quickly identify the bad programmers. I want to tell you about the worst programmer I know, and why I fought to keep him in the team.

understand + work backwards from the root goal • don’t rely too much on permission or encouragement • make success inevitable • find your angle • think real hard • reflect on your thinking

In December, an artist on Metalabel sold out an entire collection of NYC garbage — literal trash from the streets of NYC packaged in glass cubes for $100 each — in under an hour. No viral TikTok. No paid ads. Just by following a different way of releasing creative work. The internet wants you to post. Post faster, post more, post everything you're thinking. Like a toddler demanding snacks, the feed is never satisfied. When all we do is post, there is no satisfaction. The feed is anti-satisfacti

Issue 224: Why the mentality of lean and small always wins

If gamification isn’t specific to its subject, it won’t be effective.