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.
reader says
Ooo, I like what you've done with the place, I'm never going to get any writing done now! π
L.J. Boldyrev says
The blog looks great and the forums are an excellent idea! Thanks for thinking of us!
Luisa Perkins says
Snazzy makeover! It looks terrific.
Kathie Leung says
Mr. Fancy Pants!
Elaine 'still writing' Smith says
Tidy.
Surely, harder to keep track of revolutionary activities?
About Shira Miller says
Hi Nathan. The new blog looks great. Makes it even more fun to read your posts.
Robin says
Wow. looks beautiful. Love the notion of forums. But I'm in agreement with some other posters -how am I ever going to get any words on paper if I continually get sucked into NathanWorld!!
AW says
I have an old (real) Corona typrewriter just like that.
Lucy says
Ack! Oof! Ouch! My paradigm has shifted without a clutch.
Alright, I stole that last line from Dilbert. At least we're still orange, right? It's really very nice, Nathan, and I'm sure I will get used to it–though I'm reminded of those marital adjustments that take place when one of the spouses comes home with a drastically different haircut. π
Jil says
Does this mean we won't be writing on the blog, like this, any more?
I will explore the forum. for sure.
Renee Collins says
To quote Beast from the Wolverine movie:
"Ooo, shiny."
A.L. Bawden~ author says
Awesomeness! π
LCS249 says
Brilliant. Waaaay better.
L.
mkcbunny says
Wow. Just … well, wow.
Polenth says
Yay!
Though is it okay to talk about reading short fiction and poetry in the books forum? That's a bit of a hole in the current forums.
Dawn Maria says
I think I'll check out the procrastination forum tomorrow. Sounds perfect for me!
Jamie Leigh Hansen says
Very nice! Love the bright colors and simplified style.
Nathan Bransford says
polenth-
Definitely! That could go in the writing section.
In general I wanted to limit the number of forums so it's simple to navigate. But we'll see how it goes and I can always adjust if it's not working for everyone.
DebraLSchubert says
Nice new digs! May you have a long and happy life here. π
menopausaloldbag (MOB) says
Well it's looking rather spiffing around here old boy. You've had some jolly good work done on this blog. Like the forum facility; it's a generous consideration for your followers. Thanks and toodlepip.
Q says
Ooh, this is very nice.
mkcbunny says
I should have said, nice job Sean. It's a very clean design on top of being a cool new set of features. Love the typewriter icon. It reminds me of Naked Lunch (the movie), which is a good thing.
Catenabi says
Love the new and improved site! … and the Procastination section of the forums is a great idea. I'm on my way there right now cause, you know, I should be writing!
Polenth says
Nathan,
You agreed with me, then told me to use a different forum, therefore disagreeing with me. π
The writing forum is where I'd discuss writing such things, but there isn't an 'All About Reading' to discuss reading them. So none of the forums are exactly right, but the books forum is closer in my opinion, as it's where people discuss their favourite reads.
It's obviously your call in the end… but I'd be concerned that a shorts/poetry thread in the writing forum will end up about writing them, rather than reading them.
Nathan Bransford says
Polenth-
Whoops! Somehow I missed the word "reading" in your comment. Yeah, definitely agree poetry/short fiction works for the "Books" section. (Even if they're not in books yet.)
Terry says
So coo! Well done. Congrats to you and your designer.
Love all the extra stuff, forums queries. You look marvelous!
DG says
Like the fresh new look. But the forums! Further distraction is not what I need.
Lollipop Goldstein says
I love the new look.
Moira Young says
Very nice. I like the clean lines and the colour scheme. And the forums are a great idea, to help streamline comments and to build a more cohesive community around your blog.
Hopefully this will help make things easier for you, as well? I wasn't able to catch it at a glance, but it never hurts to appoint a few trusted folks as moderators, so that you don't have to deal with every single issue that crops up in the forum.
Alexa says
Ooo I love it! Orange is the best colour π
Now I just have to gather my courage to enter the forums!
Matera the Mad says
Oh, yes! Bless the man, it's readable at last!
*Bounce – bounce – bounce*
T. Anne says
It's soo nice! Thank you for not vexing us with a difficult to use comments section (no inputting our web address/ email). And forums? You da man! XOXOX
Anna L. Walls says
I'm impressed. This really looks great.
Madeleine says
I'm viewing this on my mom's phone right now, so things are a bit fuzzy, but you still got a thrilled "whoa!" out of me! I'll look into the forums soon, but I'll probably become ridiculously obsessed with checking them! I'm sure you're sick of hereing this, but everything looks amazing!
Carolyn V. says
Sweet! =)
Anonymous says
Thanks for implementing the new forums section. useful and fun!
~The Anonymizer (who will have to be deanonymized to use the forums, but it should be worth it!)
Anonymous says
::::::Comencing deanonymization process:::::
Ouch, that hurts~!
~The Anonymizer
abc says
I love this. Tear comes to eye. Choke.
Brent Peterson says
Neat, not gawdy. And user-friendly! Yet another important development in the evolution of the 'Nathan Bransford' brand. Congrats!
Jemi Fraser says
Love the new look! Forums will be great!!!
M.B. Sandefur says
Oh, am I ever jealous… I'm going to have my tech gal do something new for me, lol.
Grimmster24 says
Very nice page, Nathan and Mr. Slinksy! Very shaweet-looking!
I appreciate the forum option now, too, Nathan. Sometimes I get a little lost reading through all the comments on the blog post to see what all our community has to say, haha.
Happy continued agent duties and continuing to write!
Livia says
Nathan — the Captcha on forum registrations is really hard to do! I got rejected for too many wrong answers, and I swear I'm not a bot!
MzMannerz says
This looks fantastic.
Nathan Bransford says
Sorry livia! Not sure that is something I can change.
Abdullah Khan says
fantastic
Steve Fuller says
Looks good, but what is that machine in the top left corner of your blog?
Carla Burke says
ooh la la…I love the new look!
Carla Burke says
Love your new look!
Uncle Gus says
Me likey!! Kudos to SeΓ±or Slinsky!!
So, where can I get one of those cool new keyboard thingies?