Glorious Website

My new website is officially launched! Check it out.

Of course, I have 50 billion additional things to add and adjust and so forth, but isn't it pretty?

The graphic is totally custom and was designed by JustTwoGirls. They did a fabulous job of bringing my mental picture to the big screen and I couldn't be happier. Plus, I get to control the content all I like and you know how us writers are usually control freaks. :)

A website is a key requirement for any writer. The interent is your availability access point to thousands of readers that would never otherwise get to meet or see you. If you don't want to spend the money and time on a website before you sell, I totally understand. I did a down-and-dirty easy website with some information on me and my writing before the sale. There are also some free hosting services out there, and a lot provide templates so you don't even have to know html to get by.

If you don't want to go the website route before sale, then you definitely ought to blog. What does it take - like fifteen minutes out of your day? But the benefits can be enormous. And it takes a huge amount of time to bring your blog readership up. You need to visit and post to other blogs to bring traffic to yours. You need other bloggers to post a link to your blog on their blog. It's a somewhat involved process and it can't be achieved overnight. So get started early. You may think you have nothing to say, but I know that's not true. Everyone has something to say a couple of times a week. Start small and simple.

When the big sale comes, get hopping on your website right away. Custom designs do not happen overnight. They require constant tweaking and adjusting until you're happy with the graphic and it actually works in the site. So don't delay. And while your web designers are pounding away on the site, you should be writing your content - at least the basics - your book info, bio, etc. You need to be ready to load as soon as the site is available. Mostly because it's amazing how much time you can spend changing the font, then the size of the font, then changing it back.................