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Andy Zhao (he/him)

Thanks for doing this AMA! Since you've been writing blog posts for so long, have you developed a process for writing one?

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Chris Coyier

Sorta! It still feels pretty casual to me (hence the, let's call it medium quality to my writing), so it's not like I'm renting a cabin in the wilderness and finding inspiration in the sunsets and cheap whiskey.

  • I write down every blog post idea that comes to me. I try to keep that list fairly public but I also have a personal list where I can be even sloppier.
  • I put as much context into those lists as I can, so I can hope to summon up the same emotion that made me write it down in the first place. If I revisit the idea a week later and can't, it's probably not a very good idea.
  • I write up the post with as much context as I can. Typically at least light research is involved.
  • We have a lead editor on CSS-Tricks, so it's reviewed by at least one person before being scheduled.

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