I published a journal about emerging and expert creatives in tech-social storytelling. Here’s how in 2 min.
First, find the money (not a lot , pay writers, sub and designer. I take no fee). Think through ideas ( it’ll change many times and not)based around a Story Lab I run with colleague for startups, journalists and anyone wanting to create a KickA product. Must be a cinematic experience. WTF is that?
Inspired by Orson Welles who watched Stage Coach (1939) starring John Wayne 45x to direct Citizen Kane (1941). No one told him Stage Coach broke all the rules. There was chaos on the Citizen Kane set, but what a great film after he get’s a crash course in directing.
This will be my 4th journal I’m involved in publishing, but this will have all mighty twist. First one, got an invite to talk about it at Apple stores and speak about it at the National Press Club in DC. Yeah, pinch me moment.
Commission writers. Pay them. Receive submissions. Rewrites ( depending upon a number of factors). Stop workflow to attend to day job. 3 months has passed already. Gently request more changes. Find sub: send copy over. Changes. Conversations with sub.
Send back to writers. Changes. Stop workflow; other day job duties. Crap. Get in touch with designer. He now is v. busy. Will have to design myself, shooey. ****. It’s now coming on 6 months. Set up dummy pages. Changes. Changes. Changes. Frustration.
Source photos. Midjourney to the rescue. Raid personal archive. Design pages. Time knocking on. Send pages to writers. Correction sheet cuz numpty me missed things. Redo designs. Crack one of my page’s photos which will become a favourite. I put my writer inside a picasso-type photo as he enthralls his guests.
Nine months, I’ve aged; creases getting deeper on face. Try to re-sub pages and re-edit. Contact writers. Thank them profusely. To and fro with several writers for corrections, that’s standard. preview pages. Contact Uni. Send to friends who spot things. More corrections. Cry! Draw up Press Release Contact a few outlets. Few interested. Ah well no one reads it, tell myself what a ride.
Think, if it’s multiple digital downloads I can create multiple front covers. Here goes.
Go to online platform to code and design release.Finally release, hoping to dear mighty one, there are no howlers. No wait. Big gig at Chatham House Satya Nadella, the executive chairman and CEO of Microsoft, is speaking about AI, Trust, Journalism and what Microsoft was up to. Too late for a piece, but will write for another publication and thus get squeezed into select gathering. Grabbed some photos with my Canon.
Thank writers profusely and all involved who inspired along the journey ( I love you all). If there are, quick changes can be done. And that ladies and gents is how you publish a journal in a year. You can find the finished product here www.viewmagazine.tv
Some of the features, below.
1. The new News platform heading our way
2. Future of Podcasts
3. What mentoring can do for a generation
4. How AI is unfolding
5. Creating financial platforms for the young, and low income groups
Tell me what you think. Be nice. I don’t have any energy left. I’m F*** ing done!
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