RE: CTP Chat For Monday May 3rd, 2021
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What is your blogging process? Me? Thanks for asking :-) I start with a notebook and pen, then I type it into a word processor called Pages, finally type it into PeakD. Tomorrow I will start using the CTPTalk front end for all of my CTP related articles. Share with us your blogging process :-)
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I use a text editor called Sublime Text 3. I love it.
I write a rough outline of my post, then I fill it top down with content with no real formatting.
Then I go back, add formatting and images, after I make the top image in either canva or imgflip.
That's it.
A great text editor makes all the difference in the world 😀
Agreed. I have used many (notepad++, sublime, etc.) but I use Sublime 3 because of the syntax hilighting when I am looking at json or yaml files, the wonderful color schemes, and the preview of what the 'shape' of the file looks like on the right hand side.
Since Java errors are typically expressed in a specific way in generic standard logging, it becomes easy to find Java exception errors by just looking at the shape of an app's log. Sublime is a godsend because of that.
I switched from Microsoft Visual Studio Code to Apple's CotEditor (like Notepad++) it uses colors to highlight the different areas of code, it also supports MarkDown that is a huge plus for me on Hive and @CTPTalk lol
Whichever front end I use...And press publish LOL
That is a confidant answer 😀
I have already learned my lesson, once today and a few times before .
I use Libre office or note pad when I am not being Lazy. Sometimes I am in rush to get it done so I will use the front end
I have lost many posts though.
I think that is the reason why so many use PeakD as it autosaves like MS Word 😀
I normally use PeakD for every post! The drafts are saved there so they are like my templates. You can save templates as well too!
I already have some drafts that I can re-use for some of my weekly posts like Actifit and the CTP BP Updates. Just need to upload a new header, write a few things and the preview side-by-side is what keeps me using it still. Once I edit the draft the way I want I select everything and copy/paste where in any platform I wanna post it, like 3Speak for vlogs or Ecency, the mobile App that has also a desktop app so I can earn points and boost my posts using those points.
I could also paste on CTPTalk some of the posts during the week just to use it...have to think about it.
But what I do more on the CTPtalk frontend is commenting :)
After my snafu yesterday I will use Peakd from now on for posting
Nothing worse than a well placed Snafu to really ruin a great day 😀
Templates are great my format is very simple "header" "Paragraph" "Image" lol 😃
I type straight into the front end (usually CTPTalk, or Hive.blog for non-business posts). Yesterday my browsers crashed but when I opened CTPTalk again my unpublished post was still there. However, if my post gets long I copy and paste it into my gmail account and email it to myself, just in case!
That is a good option. I have lost blocks of text before and always felt that I have never fully recovered them 😀