You Lazy Bastard.
So basically I suck. I haven’t updated the site properly in ages and to be honest, I probably won’t for another month or so. I’m in the final stages of the book, and it’s taking a lot more work than I had planned.
Read MoreI Fight Robots is dead! I Fight Robots lives again! Kill it! Kiiilll iiiit!
I’m changing the direction of this site in a pretty major way. When I first started IFR, it was for a few reasons: First and foremost, I really wanted a space to practice. I wanted to develop a voice, practice, experiment with form, and get some familiarity with non-fiction writing. I didn’t really do any of this with a specific goal in mind; I just love writing, and non-fiction is a big part of it – a part that I had no experience with. This experiment has led to some really good things – two weekly columns, a book deal, and a life as a full-time writer – but it’s getting stale.
Read MoreExplanations, Directions, and Links.
Traffic for the site has quadrupled since I last paid attention, so I thought I should explain the new layout a little bit, and provide links for the other sites I write for. I Fight Robots has recently gone through a major re-design, so even if you’ve been reading for a while, this information might prove useful anyway. So, this is the main article space, and the site usually updates on Fridays. Past articles can be found to the right, but the layout of some of the older articles is pretty screwed up. This was unavoidable, and not likely to be fixed anytime soon, so if you’re digging through the archives, I’m sorry for fucking up your proverbial Christmas.
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