My husband and me, 2011. |
A post mentioning Kayelle Allen
My husband and me, 2011. |
Painting “William C Hinkle” by Thomas Finley |
Apparently it isn’t as easy to create a blog as I thought. I’ve studied this process for a bit. I have created more than a half dozen blogs on Blogger, so it’s not like I’ve never made one before. This is the only blog I’ve done like this one.
I attached it to my website as part of my domain name instead of attached to Blogger, Blogspot, or WordPress. I am using a wordpress program to create the blog posts, but this is embedded on my main website. I’ll need to reassign my RSS feed to Triberr, transfer my old posts from Blogger and do other things to set up the site. What would have taken me 30 minutes tops on a Blogspot site has taken me more than three hours on this thing.
I wanted to create a post to test the waters and see how things look, so expect things to be a bit different when you come back.
Placing an image is completely alien from what I’m used to. I’ll have to work on making the process smoother. I can see where learning a few tricks might be helpful. I tried placing the cover for my new book, Keeper of My Pleasure on the right, then on the left, and made sure it had alt text and a caption. I sure hope it’s readable.
What do you think of the way this blog is laid out? Any suggestions for widgets to add? I’m open to suggestion and happy to try new things. I’ll definitely need to include it in Networked Blogs, and figure out how to get a widget on here for followers.
January 9, 1324, Marco Polo slipped the bonds of this world and drifted into history. He explored Asia, established trade routes with China, and launched a summer game loved by millions.
To celebrate his life and his game, we are launching Marco Polo day on Twitter. The rules are simple. Follow the players listed below from your Twitter account. When one of them yells MARCO you hit reply and @ them with POLO. First to respond will win an ebook. If you’re not following, you can’t win.
This Marco Polo game is also found on Voirey Linger’s website. Mine is a copy of hers, used with permission. See it here: http://voireylinger.com/2014/12/marco-polo-day-2015/
Marco Polo Day on Twitter is a collection of individual contests. Each MARCO! tweet is a separate contest. Participating authors are wholly responsible for running their individual contest and fulfilling the prize requirement. Winners shall receive one digital copy of a book from the author. Titles available are at the sole discretion of the author and may not be substituted for a cash or physical prize. Prize value is not to exceed $10 (US).
Unstoppable Heroes is not responsible for prize distribution except in those contests run on the Twitter account of @kayelleallen I’ll be giving away a copy of A Romance for Christmas. Click the cover to learn more about the book.
Kayelle Allen – @kayelleallen
SM Butler- @SuzanButler
Dee Carney – @dee_carney
Sam Cheever – @samcheever
Shae Conner – @shaeconner
Hailey Edwards – @haileyedwards
AM Griffin – @AMGriffinbooks
Arlene Hittle – @arlenehittle
Kelly Jameison – @KellyJamieson
Babette James – @BabetteJames
Anne Kane – @AnneKane
Marguerite Labbe – @MargueriteLabbe
Voirey Linger – @voireylinger
Karen Stivali – @karenstivali
Holley Trent – @HolleyTrent
Maggie Wells – @Maggiewells1