Updates

So I have some updates.

Mostly, I have been writing most of my updates about my books and series on my website.

In case yo did not know, that changed to christianclason.com.

Epic, right?

Okay, so the updates...

I have retired the series "The Were-Dragon" from publication. It remains on sites like Goodreads, as they do not allow books to be deleted. You can find more information on my site.

I am making statements about the books in Academia de Diversidad, regarding books that have not yet been published. I have certain reasons for this, and is more for warning readers who have become invested in the story and are not ready for certain...elements of the stories. You can find information about those upcoming statements here and here.

I made a statement about the fourth book of Academia de Diversidad, Love is Blind. You can find that on this other site.

Oh, and in case you missed the rant about Glastica's popularity, you can find that here too.

So yea, lots of updates regarding these series.

Sorry I have not been updating this blog too much lately. I have been drawn out on my creativity to focus on writing and drawing.

I'M SO EXCITED!

I'M SO EXCITED!

I'M SO EXCITED!

I'M SOOOOOO EXCIIIIIIIITED!



I now own the domain name of christianclason.com.

That is the url for my main website. It is the same website, it just goes under a new name.

I am very excited about it.

I don't care how nerdy that makes me.

Website

I don't know why I try.

You people...so hard to please.

:P

But seriously, I do all the work for pretty much everything I do.

Except for Destined Hearts and everything it encompasses. I only do half of the writing for that.

I think that's why that series is written so much faster than any of my other work.

I dunno.

Anyways...

I made this awesome website...

I make it myself...and yea it's on a free site maker.

But it's awesome. I keep it updated. And I do it for you guys. So that you guys can keep up with all the shit I do.

You're welcome.

LOL jkjk

Anyways. Check out my site and let me know what you think about it.

Shut Down

I might be shutting down my websites, the main ones that contain my books.

It is not just the constant need for updating and whatnot.

It is the websites' inability to keep up to needs and changing things around.

Recently my main website was screwed up because weebly decided to change how pictures sit...

So either I have to go through every single page and fix every single picture?

No...

No...

That's bullshit!

I'm not doing that, that's more work than I can do. I am already doing a lot, trying to make the website look more than decent.

I want it to look professional and beautiful. Is that so hard to ask for?

So, I am not decided, but this is a basic warning. Because if you like reading what I put on the sites, then you had better let me know.

I'm not going to keep this up much longer.

Update of the website

Good news everyone!








*removes Professor Farnsworth mask*








Seriously, the website is up and I couldn't be more pleased with the look!

Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think!

Quick announcement:

I have been noticing a lot of button problems on the website that I have been trying to clean up. To clean up and redo the whole site, I will be taking it down to "refurbish" it.



During that time, the website will be down and I will be reestablishing the website's buttons and navigation.



You have my word that I will take good care of all the stories you wanted to look at!





I am not sure how long this will take me...

Currently in the midst of finals for school, my time is limited and these edits take long periods of time, due to how many there are.



So, I don't know when the website will be up again...



But I swear that when I know, you'll be the first I tell!

Rambling Rambler of Art and Websites

UPDATES UPDATES UPDATES!

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Shut up voice in my head!



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But it's true.

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I've updated the website again.

I'm not sure if I'm truly wanting to be up to date, or if I'm just trying to kill space between the wholesome fun in my head and the wondrous silence that resides from one end of a blog to the tail end of my website.

Not a thing seems to happen.

And though there are people who will lay claim that they are reading some piece...some posted literature...

Not a one of them has an opinion to place...or...just a thought?

Eh, I guess this is going to be another rant...

Well, before I really get into it, maybe you haven't seen my website yet?

It's really cool and I am trying to keep it in a way that is reliable for people.

Which is a problem...

For me...

It's not generally a problem. It's usually a good thing. Convenience makes a site easier to navigate, thus good!

But, I get into this conundrum that I'm pondering over right now...



RIGHT NOW!



When I should really be thinking about the fluency of my speech for tomorrow. I'm stuck pondering in my head whether certain things are "convenient," "useful" and "enjoyable."

Above all, I try to make my site look nice, with a pleasant aesthetic for the eyes...such as alignment.

Most things are aligned well...

If you see something that's not, it's on purpose...for my taste in aesthetics needs a little chaos.

Anyways, I have had two different people have thoughts about my site.

One...I'm not going to take so seriously because it was some "Joe Blow" off a forum site who saw my site link and started bashing me in a forum that was not meant for such critique about how my website was poorly laid out and did not warn people that the bookstore links led away from the site...

Oh dear!

But seriously...he was critiquing my bookstore, and the idea of how I need to present myself for selling book...something I don't take very seriously...

Rather, I find importance in the audience...and gathering an audience is hard work... U_U

I should know after three years of publishing my work online and in print for readers.

The other critique I take in stride better, both because it's positive, and because it's more respective of the site as an entirety...but it doesn't override the other because I do need some negative criticism...which I can't get from this person...

Basically, they said that my site was fairly easy to navigate and had many fun things (like the book catalog's fun page flipping feature) that made the site an overall aesthetic joy.


In the end, it's a form of presentation that bugs me...it bugs me to pieces...

And with nobody else stepping up telling me what they like and dislike about the site and stories, I start to ponder and it's kind of a depressive spiral...

But I'll stay up beat...

Personally, I like my site, but it's not about...

Another important thing though, and this is what bugs me from the negative criticism, is the information...is it enough?

See, he was mad that I didn't smack him in the face with anything and everything to know about the site right then and there for the book store...but space is limited and I can't do too much...
So where's the line between enough and not enough information?

Your thoughts?




Also...

I am going to bring this up because the critique brought this up too...

I'm a struggling artist trying to show my talent to an audience I'm struggling to gain...I don't have money to spoon out monthly for a site that would be shut down at any point in time that I couldn't pay for it...

So, my site is a purely free site...it was made for free...it runs for free...

Since in the long run, it makes me $0 USD income, I won't be forking out anything to upgrade this...

So, the site runs just fine...it's not affected by what browser you use or what you do on the site...

If you have a bad connection, I'm sorry, that's your network's issue.


If you have any thoughts or questions, please leave me a comment!

Also, check out my website (if you haven't already)!

Brain Crash...

So my website (is not down) but there are some changes I am working on. So please people, hang in there with me.

If you have problems loading it, check your network connection.

I use internet explorer and mozilla firefox. Others have reportedly used chrome and have no issues with the site. So, no it is not the site, so please stop telling me to "upgrade the website" it's not happening.

The site is actually pretty complex as it is. Working with an upgrade would be pointless, only for a custom url and maybe some more data capacity. It would not be any better.
So I'm not throwing money on that.

Anyways, the reason for this recent site change is because I have hit a "Master Page Data Limit."
Master pages take longer to load, so I try to keep it within one master page. But, my data is going over the limit, so I have to expand.

Lately I've gotten reports asking me to go two different directions.

Some say simplify it.

Others demand more information upfront in their hands where they can see it rather than making them go to the simple pages.

I'm having trouble updating every piece of the site so it's hard to please all.

What do I do then? There is one way to condense it, but it will lose a lot of content and information. That would simplify it.

However, if I go with complicated, I am forced to endure the complications of updates and people demanding a simpler solution to all of these buttons.

Oh boy...so many buttons.

I try to make everything available. It's just difficult to keep up with it all.

I mean...I could just shut it down and I would still be writing, wouldn't I? Yea.

But, the point of the site is to gather attention to my work...to bring in readers with fresh minds and desires to read a new book.

(People keep trying to give me pointers on advertising books. I'm not interested in the sales, I just want readers. And if that means selling print versions, then I will put as many buttons as necessary.)

So, in my mind...from my point of view, I can't just shut all of this work down.

I have worked two long years on this site...and as it has expanded from one or two series, it has been forced into different positions. (no pun intended)

So I am trapped. There are simpler ways of doing this. But then there are more professional ways...

How do you choose which one?

I don't have one of those sites where you find the background a simple color that kind of clashes. I don't have a tacky look.
Granted I like variation in master pages...
But I think my site has a professional look about it that should basically say: "Read all to your heart's desire!"

So, on top of issues getting the word out for my books for reading, I have to deal with this site.

Of course...there is one extra option...

Erase stories.

People are usually hinting at the newer stuff. But why the new stuff? That's what needs read the most. The stuff that hasn't been finished. The stuff that hasn't been written in stone...the stuff that readers can shape with their questions and thoughts.

So, I've pondered erasing The Were-Dragon completely from the site.

In the end, I decided against it. It's my best work, and my only finished work. (other than the prequel I was working on...I'll get into that another time...)

Not that many people really stop to comment here, but what do you think?
Have you ever drawn up a website before?
Do you do it in a professional format or with a free webmaker?
Which do you think is the way to go? Simple or elegantly detailed?