They say change is good. Well, I’ve certainly been busy making changes both to the web site and the blog, and I’m not finished yet. However, anyone who hasn’t been by in a while will be in for a pleasant shock when they see what I’ve accomplished so far.
For starters, the web site – I streamlined it to keep it overall consistent. Now the various pages load in an inline frame that really simplifies adding new pages and such – I don’t have to reinvent the wheel each time.
Next, I added a “Reading Room” box on the front page that shows some of the books I’ve been reading with a little commentary describing a “gut reaction” to said books. While I could stick my fingers in my ears and pretend my own standard would suffice, I opted to read a lot of other people’s work to get some idea of where I stood. Some of what I read was in line with my work (note the number of memoirs) and some was just for fun. There is never a bad book – there are just those that I didn’t particularly care for because of one reason or another.
Next are the new sections (more to come) that I think give more insight into my background; the who am I that I sometimes didn’t feel comfortable with. Now that my story is so well focused, it seemed especially appropriate to include a letter from my parents to Roger and me. There’s a lot of meaning in that letter, especially considering what happened very shortly after we got it.
And the blog has changed, as well. Now known as The Oval Office I’ve added a couple of features I hope will help spread the word and make my blog consistent with what typical bloggers will expect. I’m new at such and have already discovered a glitch but it doesn’t seem to be a problem.
Anyway, I will continue posting about my journey to publication (though I hope to catch up with the categorizing) and will try to expand into other topics, too. In the meantime, enjoy and thank you for the support.
