The reward of giving a reading
I did it! Today, I worked on the excerpt I read last night at the bookstore. I am back in the swing of writing and it feels wonderful! I put back the bits I had cut out for the public reading and added more material. It's richer now, better, I think. I wish I could read it again, now that I've improved it. Sent it out to friends for critiquing as I am eager to submit it to The Sun. I must be patient.
Reva
Reva
posted by Seven Authors in A Private Conversation at 6:39 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Reva!
Thank you for writing on my Creative Life Blog and especially for the encouragement. For me the web site was waay easier than the blog is. I am stalling a bit on the blog, unsure of how I want to present it--- more formal or informal. And just how much of a painting lesson do I want to post... pondering, sorting it all out.
As for web sites... I use Dreamweaver. It's great. Not too difficult. Even tho the manual is huge, it's easy to understand and find what you're looking for. I looked at lots of artist sites so I had some ideas brewing for how I wanted my site to look. And what I wanted required Dreamweaver.
I started by creating an outline of the site--- what pages have what content, and what pages follow (link) to each other. Then, I roughed out some main visuals using Quark, a page layout program. Being a visual type of person, that was essential for me. I worked out design style ideas--- colors, type styles and a consistent layout format in the roughs. Then I prepared my images for the web, and wrote various bits of copy for the pages. When all the parts were prepared, I started actually constructing the site in Dreamweaver. I guess I should add that I've been working as a graphic designer for a long time, and the design part comes easily. Also my husband is a "techy" and he bailed me out of some tough spots during actual site construction. He's a "code" guy and I'm more "make-it-easy" and visual please. So from time to time, he forced me (kicking and screaming) down the path of learning code.
If I were to design a site, being so new to web site construction, I would charge $25/hour. (And my husband would demand "a cut" every time he had to bail me out.) I know that feeling of hesitation before diving into learning a new technical process. I avoided it for several years! But now I love it and can safely say, "Go for it! You can do it. It really is a lot of fun!"
With deep respect and appreciation,
Kris
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