Tutorial
Setting up a newsletter with Buttondown
A walk-through of connecting Buttondown as your newsletter service, including moving an existing subscriber list over from somewhere else.
Blog
Blog
Notes on the project, short walk-throughs, and the occasional essay.
Release
Introducing Project Broadsheet
After a year of building, version 1.0 is out. It's the publication setup I wish had existed when I started.
Editorial
Why your publication should live in plain files
A short argument for plain text, tracked history, and why the "export" button on every hosted service should make you stop and think.
Editorial
Five lessons from running The Freethinking Times on Project Broadsheet
The Freethinking Times was the first live test of Project Broadsheet. A year in, here's what I got right, what I got wrong, and what I'd tell anyone starting their own publication.
Editorial
Why plain text is the right format for a publication
The arguments I'd make to someone who asked why Project Broadsheet uses plain text files instead of a hosted writing system. Readability, keeping your work, and the long tail.