Comments on: More Web Advice For Writers https://booksquare.com/more-web-advice-for-writers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=more-web-advice-for-writers Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:59:41 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: kirkb https://booksquare.com/more-web-advice-for-writers/#comment-145838 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 15:59:41 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/09/12/2138/#comment-145838 I would just stick with the songs that make her cry. That pretty much ends every discussion.

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By: David Thayer https://booksquare.com/more-web-advice-for-writers/#comment-145716 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:28:05 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/09/12/2138/#comment-145716 Are you asking yourself “is this my beautiful blog?”

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By: Booksquare https://booksquare.com/more-web-advice-for-writers/#comment-145697 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:55:24 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/09/12/2138/#comment-145697 Ah, Karen, the Flash issue is a post unto itself. When done well and appropriately, Flash can be very cool. Most people don’t do Flash well or appropriately. Hence, those will Flash intros are often overlooked by the all-powerful Google — Google is blind, you know, so can’t see pretty pictures and lovely animation. If the Flash is not built out correctly, Google sees a whole lot of nuthin’ (note to the architects of America: pretty much all of your websites are invisible to potential customers).

And, of course, Flash intros are only interesting the first time. Unless you’re changing the animation on a daily basis, nobody is going to sit patiently through your cuteness again.

Okay, I was so going to put together a list of acceptable music. The Clash are always welcome. Elvis C is generally a good choice (Elvis P, no), but he did have a few weak periods that should be avoided. Blondie in moderation. Varnaline always. Good Bob Dylan. Pretty much anything by the Pogues exept the songs that make me cry. Big Star is generally fine, the Who are iffy as are the Rolling Stones. Hmm, I’m currently in the midst of a Talking Heads appreciation, but not that stupid song about the cute baby. Regina Spektor can be fun, but is not to everyone’s taste. I heard a really interesting new band yesterday, but don’t know their name. They’d be good, too.

See, music is hard, but the above should serve as good guidelines.

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By: David Thayer https://booksquare.com/more-web-advice-for-writers/#comment-145695 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:11:09 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/09/12/2138/#comment-145695 Oh and Elvis Costello.

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By: David Thayer https://booksquare.com/more-web-advice-for-writers/#comment-145694 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:10:22 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/09/12/2138/#comment-145694 Your advice doesn’t include The Clash or Blondie, does it?

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By: Karen https://booksquare.com/more-web-advice-for-writers/#comment-145693 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:54:54 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/09/12/2138/#comment-145693 What do you think about the Flash stuff. It drives me crazy and makes me want to immediately click off the site, but more and more people seem to have it.

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By: Mia Zachary https://booksquare.com/more-web-advice-for-writers/#comment-145681 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:29:03 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/09/12/2138/#comment-145681 And then there are those of us who have strong perfectionist streaks (ie neuroses) and who know that everything you ever say in cyberspace stays there _forever_.

Therefore we sweat every sentence of every entry in an effort to sound intelligent and witty and then we decide that blogging is hard work and we don’t really like it much, so we back off from every day to three times a week to Fridays only. http://miasbedroom.blogspot.com/

But in the meantime our sweet little firstborn website always looks pretty and only needs our attention once or twice a month. (I did however update my resume and bio!) http://www.miazachary.com

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