I’m author, creator, and consultant
Matthew Wayne Selznick
an innovator at the intersection of
self-publishing, podcasting,
and DIY creative endeavors
for over a quarter century.

Recently from Matthew Wayne Selznick
February 17, 2004
A couple of hours ago, I saw my wife off on a short business trip to Northern California. Even though it was five AM, I couldn't go back to sleep. Got some coffee going, fed the dog and let him out, and found myself in the musing mood that usually comes to me in the earliest of mornings. I've been reading biographies lately. Fredrick Pohl's The Way The Future Was, and now Sting's Broken Music.…February 3, 2004
We were at Disneyland today... we rode some rides we've never ridden (or at least I don't remember riding), mostly kiddie stuff, we wandered around, and I got to watch the crows. I think the crows are my favorite thing about Disneyland. There are an awful lot of them there, and they're such big, beautiful, intelligent birds -- social creatures, you know, but not to the extent of their larger cousins the ravens. Once, years…January 27, 2004
Recently, someone asked me why people use LiveJournal. "Is it a diary? Who sees it?" In trying to describe LiveJournal, I realized I had some ideas about it that I'd never directly considered. I'm putting them down here to hopefully solicit some discussion. I don't consider this medium to be a diary. To me, a diary is something intended for one reader -- the writer. Most of the LiveJournals I read are definitely intended to…