As promised, the blog has gone through an extensive redesign courtesy of web designer Sean Slinsky, and I hope you enjoy the new look. If you’re reading this in an RSS reader or via e-mail, please click through and check it out!
And for the first time ever a brand new feature on the blog…………… discussion forums!
I’ve divided the forums into four categories: All Things Writing, All Things Books, All Things Publishing, and of course All Things Procrastination. But what happens in there is totally up to you. Want some feedback on your query? Want to expound on your personal publishing philosophy? Want to argue about who wins between bears vs. monkeys? Totally up to you.
The forums are also now the default place to go to ask me questions I haven’t addressed on the blog. And if you have any other questions about the publishing process, your experienced peers will be there to help you out.
If you’ve never participated on Internet forums before, don’t be shy! They’re really easy to join and you’ll get the hang of it in no time.
Thanks again to Sean for a fantastic job on the design, and I’ll see you in the forums.
Marilyn Peake says
Congratulations on your shiny new blog site! Very cool that you've added discussion forums.
shoshana says
Nice new look!
Finny says
OOOOHHHH spiffy looking digs you've got here, Nathan!!! (I am a smidge jealous right now… your designer did a fantastic job)
–Finny
Anonymous says
Awsomeness! Love the forum idea. Somehow I know things will stay respectful on the site. Thanks for giving us a safe place to come play.
carolynyalin says
Nice design, and forums are a great idea!
Terri says
The things you can do with virtual paint and track lighting . . . very nicely done!
Ummm . . . I love that new forum smell . . .
Laura Martone says
Your new site is awesome, Nathan, but I'm with Steph D. With the new forums, I'll surely never get any writing done! Ack and alas!
Sandra G. says
Very professional looking blog – good work on the part of Sean Slinsky.
As for the forums – oh no! How appropriate there is one section titled All Things Procrastination…I may find myself more often than I'd like.
Isn't it about time you hired a helper, Nathan? How are you going to keep up with all of this, your regular job (even though the two appear to be tighly intertwined) and your new book?
Tina Lynn says
All of a sudden, I'm craving tangelos.
Raethe says
Neat stuff! It looks great.
rose says
I just read something about an Agent's query filter system over on the forum in the publishing subtopic.
I'm thinking of starting a thread over there for hook feedback. Even if posters just give us a quick numeric rating from zero to four, with four being query-worthy it would be helpful feedback.
It occurs to me that a thread like this might serve as an indirect query filter for you. Surely it would cut down number of on zeros and ones you have to look at?
Joann says
You cannot go wrong with orangey goodness. Nicely done!
Laura Martone says
Mmm… tangelos. Good idea, Tina. I knew I should've bought one from the farmer's market yesterday. Nerts.
Lynne says
Congrats, Nathan! Looks great.
Joanna R. Smith says
Looks fantastic!
Kia says
Woaah, head screw.
I'm Erin says
So Snazzy! I'm tempted to drop by more often.
Rebecca Knight says
HOORAY! Even more ways to procrastinate :D!
Seriously, wonderful idea, Nathan. I love your commenters, and am excited to have a new community to hang out with!
The blog is lookin' good!
Scott says
Cool new digs, Nathan! Love the forums idea, too.
Anonymous says
Hmm, site formating more in the modern up-to-date style of professional layouts that's emerging as a business standard format. Sober serious appearance at the same time as a touch whimsical and sentimental. Good job targeting and reflecting the persona of the site.
Word verificate: cophllyp, a digital plasm that synergistically incorporates the whole in all its discrete parts.
Cid says
Looks awesome – can't wait to poke around later!
Camels & Chocolate says
Looks great, Nathan! Though can I say, I love how ANTM is the top in your category list–I know that's ranked by importance and not alphabetically, right? 😉
Elizabeth says
Nathan you rock!
Donna Hole says
Awesome new digs! Hats off to you designer.
………..dhole
Rick Daley says
Great job on the new site!
Kristi says
I love that you kept the orange – it looks terrible on me but great on you 🙂 I'll have to check out the forums. Also, the layout rocks. Great job!
Nothing But Bonfires says
Boy, that Sean Slinsky is a genius!
Fawn Neun says
Brilliant! #talklikeabrit
Laurel says
Looks so cool! Except for the nearly Longhorn orange…Roll Tide!
Jake Barnard says
Great new site – love the changes and will continue to visit. Great idea on the forums. I will be visiting there a lot as well now! 🙂
ryan field says
Nice Look. And easy to read.
Christine says
Ooh shiny! I love the typewriter. =)
Susan at Stony River says
It's gorgeous and I like it, but it took forever to load (well, six and half minutes LOL) on dial-up. But I guess not everyone is so rural as I am?
Forums, wow; you're a brave brave man.
Congratulations on the makeover!
Tawny Taylor says
Viewing with Mozilla Firefox 3/5/5 and I don't think I'm seeing what everyone else is. No graphics at all. Loading very slowly too. Timed-out twice.
Sorry to give you bad news, but thought you might like to know.
Nathan Bransford says
Just a few technical difficulties at the moment, we'll get it fixed.
Tawny Taylor says
Fab! I hope it isn't too tough working out the bugs. FYI forums timed out too.
Emily Cross says
same as Tawny, using firefox and getting the same.
Good luck with the kinks 🙂
Cant wait to see it 🙂
Nathan Bransford says
Looks like it's a Dreamhost issue – lots of sites are down around the Internet
Nathan Bransford says
Okay, should be back up now! Server issues that affected lots of people around the Internet.
maybegenius says
Oooooh no. Discussion forums are my downfall!
Love the new design.
quillfeather says
Love the new look, Nathan. Look forward to the discussion forums.
Good stuff 🙂
Amy says
I like it. Great design.
clindsay says
Looks great, Nathan!
Yvette Ward-Horner says
Wow! I LOVE the new look.
Nett Robbens says
Very nice …still cozy.
Emily Cross says
Oh looks really great!!!
and forums aew such an excellent idea (aw sweet procrastination)
K.L. Brady says
To'ally Brilliant!
K.L. Brady says
To'ally Brilliant!
David Kubicek says
I first discovered your blog when I read somewhere (probably on another blog) that it is one of the best in the business. The other blog was right. And this overhaul has made it even better. Thanks!
Anonymous says
The quantity of graphics are a little taxing on the bandwidth curve for dial-up ISPs, but once they've loaded and are stored on the client side cache for summoning, the pages will load faster.
Not meant as an indictment of either the site or users or dial-up ISPs, just an observation that ubsequent visits don't take as long to load.