HTML/PHP: Sidebars, and What Have YOU Done Lately?

July 15, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

The sidebar is all sorts of useful. There’s no limit on the number of different sorts of things that could go in a sidebar. Your RSS button? Definitely. Ads? For sure! …

Structuring a Genre Novel

June 16, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

I never used to believe in story structure. I would simply write and write with no clear destination in mind. I suppose after years of writing on creative writing forums where there is no end to a story, thinking about how a story ends just never enters into the equation.

Well, …

Self Publishing: A Question of Sanity? Not Really

June 8, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

Today we welcome back Scott Roche of Flying Island Press with some observations on self-publishing.

Take it away, Scott!

A few days ago I was at a convention of science fiction writers and podcasters. We’re all big fans of the various methods of self pub that are out there. …

More Than Word: Essential Programs for Book Design

June 2, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

Today I’d like you all to welcome Joel Friedlander of The Book Designer.com. If you’ve ever wondered what makes a book look like a book, then grab yourself a cup of coffee and pull up a chair …

Sirus Sunday: This Post is Approved by Rose

May 9, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

If you’re in the northern hemisphere or have been in the last two weeks, you may have noticed that it’s been quite warm (and by “quite” I mean “fairly). I was wearing …

HTML: Footer

May 6, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

Photo courtesy of Allison Day

For the last few weeks, we’ve been talking about the header of your website. So what’s next? Well, there’s the content section of you website, which changes on every page, and the sidebar, which …

Sirius Sunday: Look Fast, Look Hard, Look Good–Just Look!

May 2, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

The other day I was sitting at my computer, working on one of my projects, and I came to the sad, sad realization that I already know everything that’s worth knowing.

Ha! Got you!

That little stroke of sadness lasted for approximately ten seconds, and then I realized with stunning horror that …

HTML: Header Accessibility

April 29, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

Photo courtesy of Phu Son Nguyen

By now, your header’s rockin’, I just know it. You know how to put a cool background on …

Sirius Sunday: Be Still My Bleeding Heart

April 25, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

On Thursday night I was up until 5 am.

One would think that my rocking college days of late-night partying and all-night study sessions would have finally come to an end, but there I was, blinking at a computer screen …

HTML/CSS: Hovering In Your Navigation

April 22, 2010 - Written by Guest Writer
 

Now that you’ve got your navigation lining up all prettily, what’s next? Well, you could stop there, if you wanted. But there’s so much more you could do using the wonders of CSS, to make your navigation (and soon your entire blog!) even more beautiful.

Prettify Your World! …