Trying to set up a new Google Workspace account for my wife's new business and it is painful, I tell you. A dreadful, confusing experience.
Iain Broome
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Freelance content designer currently working with NHS England. Author of the novel, A is for Angelica. Sender of newsletters. 💌 Freelance work: verymeta.com Fiction: iainbroome.com Blog and newsletter: clearlanguage.club
After more than 7 months of fairly challenging work with little break, this morning we go on holiday camping. So if you want anyone to thank for the weather turning, it is me, it is I, it is us.
Today is the first day of this year's Transcontinental Race, the definitive ultra bike race across Europe. And I am back wearing my podcasting trousers. Got to make a 25-minute documentary every day for three weeks. It's tough. But brilliant. www.lostdot.cc/tcr
The Transcontinental Race
The Transcontinental Race is the definitive self-supported bicycle race across Europe. At the sharp end it is a beautifully hard bicycle race, simple in design but complex in execution. Factors of sel...
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UK publishing generated £7.4 billion in revenue last year. Compare that to: Premier League football: £6.6 billion Home entertainment: £5.6 billion UK film industry: 2.8 billion Now tell me again why authors don't deserve fair contracts and better pay.
Renewed my Society of Authors subscription mostly to a) remind myself I once wrote a book, and b) maintain the notion that I might one day write another. 🙃
My pal Myke is an excellent podcaster and this will be an excellent podcast. 🍎
Myke Hurley@myke.social · 3mo agoThe Designed in California Kickstarter is live right now! Please support our project to bring this podcast to life.
1000+ unique visitors for @clearlanguage.club over the last 30 days, which is a pretty decent beginning.
I find myself off work, feeling much better post-op, with some time on my hands, alone in the sunshine. Currently paralysed by an abundance of opportunity. So many things I could do. And yet, look at me, browsing barbecues on the B&Q website.
Reading The Wax Child for book club while off work recovering. I like the writing. All rather grim though for a sunny Tuesday morning.
Easy no-cook dinners for the heat this week: Monday: Cornetto Tuesday: Magnum Wednesday: Solero Thursday: Calippo Friday: Viennetta
Got a @clearlanguage.club newsletter out into the world. Lots of good stuff for content and designer types. 💌
35. Kind and clear
Writing about death, anti-racist language, error messages and how screen readers use headings to make tables accessible.
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Not sure if recovering from surgery in this weather is a) a good thing, nice to sit outside, or b) a massive missed opportunity to do nice things in the world. I suspect it's more c) feeling guilty I can't do fun things with the kids.
Had my gall bladder removed yesterday. Unless like me you need yours removing on medical grounds, I can’t recommend the experience.
You're probably wondering just how metric my socket set is
This is great. Go watch it. ❤️
Wayne D'Cruz@waynedcruz.bsky.social · 4mo agoOur latest release — Orban Wallace's OUR LAND that looks at land ownership, access, and the @righttoroam.bsky.social is in UK cinemas from Friday 8 May. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Guardian ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Little White Lies ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Scotsman Find a screening (+ a hidden walk!) near you: www.metfilmstudio.com/distribution...
Less than two weeks and I am taking part in The Tor Divide, which is a very long bike event that I consider myself entirely unprepared for. Seemed a good idea when I signed up. 😰
One my favourite things is when entire content teams sign up to Clear Language Club at the same time. 💌
Finally shared the new blog news with folk subscribed to the Clear Language Club newsletter. This edition also contains many links to lots of great content about content. 💌
34. Enter the blog
The Clear Language Club blog goes live, updates to the newsletter, plus plenty of content goodies to explore, read and bookmark.
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Before AI, I'd start a creative project and slowly lose momentum until I abandoned it. With Claude Code, I can abandon projects at speeds I never dreamt possible.
Problem solved. Now using @echofeed.app from the ace @rknight.me and happily paying a small amount to do so.
Iain Broome@iainbroome.com · 7mo agoI am very close to abandoning my attempts to autopost new posts on Clear Language Club to Bluesky. 🙃
Wrote an official launch post for the Clear Language Club blog. I'm quite excited about it. Looking forward to sending an email to 1000ish folk to tell them it's ready. 😬 💌 www.clearlanguage.club/say-hello-to...
Say hello to the Clear Language Club blog
An introduction to the blog, including how post types work, some inspiration and things for you to do.
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Wrote an official launch post for the Clear Language Club blog. I'm quite excited about it. Looking forward to sending an email to 1000ish folk to tell them it's ready. 😬 💌 www.clearlanguage.club/say-hello-to...
Say hello to the Clear Language Club blog
An introduction to the blog, including how post types work, some inspiration and things for you to do.
clearlanguage.club
There is no reason to be on Substack. There are plenty of free options. And if you need the membership stuff, consider paying for @ghost.org or @buttondown.com and keeping all your income.
I can’t recommend using a mitre saw and having a tiny piece of wood fly up and cause an abrasion on your cornea. Vision is fine. It will be fine. Right now it absolutely wails.
I’ve lived in Sheffield for 27 years and tomorrow I’m doing the half marathon fo the first time. Very hilly first half. All tips welcome. 😬
Today was the last day of working on an almost two-year project with the team at @publicdigital.bsky.social. It has been challenging and rewarding in all the right ways. Have found myself feeling slightly more emosh than anticipated. 🥹