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New Digs! Also: Forums!

December 7, 2009 by Nathan Bransford 179 Comments

As promised, the blog has gone through an extensive redesign courtesy of web designer Sean Slinsky, and I hope you enjoy the new look. If you’re reading this in an RSS reader or via e-mail, please click through and check it out!

And for the first time ever a brand new feature on the blog…………… discussion forums!

I’ve divided the forums into four categories: All Things Writing, All Things Books, All Things Publishing, and of course All Things Procrastination. But what happens in there is totally up to you. Want some feedback on your query? Want to expound on your personal publishing philosophy? Want to argue about who wins between bears vs. monkeys? Totally up to you.

The forums are also now the default place to go to ask me questions I haven’t addressed on the blog. And if you have any other questions about the publishing process, your experienced peers will be there to help you out.

If you’ve never participated on Internet forums before, don’t be shy! They’re really easy to join and you’ll get the hang of it in no time.

Thanks again to Sean for a fantastic job on the design, and I’ll see you in the forums.

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  1. Alan Orloff says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    Nice!

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  2. Nikki Duncan says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Love it.

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  3. Diane says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Looks great! :O)

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  4. Lisa Katzenberger says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Love the shiny new site! And discussion forums — great idea!

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  5. Karen says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    Love the new design and can't wait to check out the forums!

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  6. Lisa Dez says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    Love the forums, but is there a single question on writing/querying/agents that you have not yet covered? 😉

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  7. Steph Damore says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    AH! I will never get any writing done now!!! Thanks 🙂

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  8. G. Jackson says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:45 pm

    simple to use and navigate and looks great!

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  9. Felicity says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:48 pm

    Nice make-over. Not too much to make us wonder if you'll be able to keep up with that new look, just enough to be an even better version of you. Enjoy!

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  10. Deb says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:51 pm

    Wow. Nice, nice new digs. Congrats!

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  11. Jerry Stewart says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    Very nice. I love what you've done with the place. 🙂

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  12. Amanda says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    This is wonderful! Congrats!

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  13. Dara says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    VERY awesome design! And I'm excited about the forums!

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  14. Melanie Avila says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    Oooooooooooh…. forums are cool.

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  15. CKHB says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:58 pm

    I fear change, but am mollified by the fact that you've kept the orange decor…

    🙂

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  16. Courtney Price says

    December 7, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    Much less ghetto. 🙂

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  17. onefinemess says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    Heyyyyy everything is nice and orange eh?

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  18. Jenni says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:03 pm

    Fancy!

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  19. Natalie Whipple says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    I'm so pleased that your site is even more orangey now.

    Reply
  20. Sissy says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:04 pm

    Not that I didn't love the standard template, but this is waaaay more on topic. I love the typewriter!

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  21. bethanyintexas says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    How fun! Thanks Nathan 🙂

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  22. brizmus says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:08 pm

    Love the new look – I'll definitely check out the forum!

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  23. Elyssa Papa says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:13 pm

    Love it! And love the discussion forums, too!

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  24. Niki Papadopoulos says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Looks great! I echo all previous comments re: orange awesomeness

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  25. WritingToFly says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    Looks amazing. Congratulations!

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  26. Linda Godfrey says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:16 pm

    Simply elegant and elegantly simple. Good job! I predict mountains of time lost wandering the new forums.

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  27. Mit says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    Thumbs up

    Clemson Orange and all! 😉

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  28. angelicajulia says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    I love the new layout and digging the forums!

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  29. D minus says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    in the words of the great Garth Algar… "I fear change."

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  30. abouttothunder says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:20 pm

    Great renovation! Yummy. Orange.

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  31. Rebecca Ramsey says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    It looks fantastic!

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  32. Angela Korra'ti says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    Very nice! Well done on the design, Sean!

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  33. Scott says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    As I've always maintained, Nathan is the Man.

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  34. Bane of Anubis says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    Very cool. Nice job, Sean.

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  35. Sandy Shin says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    I love the new design!

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  36. Christy Pinheiro, EA ABA says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:28 pm

    Very PIMP! I love the typewriter in the heading… I still remember learning how to type on one of those bad boys.

    Remember correction tape?

    Ah, memories! *sigh*

    I like your hot new BloggerPad.

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  37. Courtney says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    Ooo, shiny! Great job with the re-design, Sean.

    The forums are going to be awesome!

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  38. chriskepner says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:37 pm

    This is great, Nathan. Congrats!

    Do people who subscribe to your blog in an RSS reader contribute to your pageviews?

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  39. Nathan Bransford says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    chriskepner-

    They'll often click through to leave comments.

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  40. Patti says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:40 pm

    Looks great. The discussion forum is a great idea.

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  41. Heather Lane says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:42 pm

    Wow–High tech! I love Verla's Blueboards. Maybe we should refer to yours as the Orange Boards. Just what I needed–more forums to suck me in!
    Thanks Nathan!

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  42. Mira says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    Um, everyone is leaving short comments.

    I don't think I can do that. Short comments are not my genre.

    Well, obviously, I am going to have to quit my job. And I might as well drop out of grad school now and save myself the trouble.

    Forums, Nathan. Forums.

    Forums, aka, my new home.

    Nathan, you are so smart. I mean that. And generous. A whole thread just to answer questions? Wow. And queries? You're encouraging people to post their queries? Wow. You're smart and incredibly generous, especially in terms of time commitment! And the forums – a place for debate, information, solutions, community. Really wonderful Nathan, thank you.

    And I would like to personally thank you for that little forum on the end.

    A very special forum. An off topic forum.

    You're my hero, Nathan B.

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  43. Mira says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    Oh, I like the site very much too.

    Extremely readable, easy to navigate, organized, very smooth.

    Great job. Reflects your personality really nicely, too.

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  44. Gail says

    December 7, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    Looks great! Forums are a wonderful addition! Enjoy your new space!

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  45. Arwen says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    Gorgeous.

    (ChrisKepner, as someone who reads through RSS, I rarely click through – but do so whenever Nathan suggests. I imagine those posts do reflect in general stats at least the RSS readers who obey commands. Often site counter stats packages separate out and count RSS readership but I'm not sure about blogger.)

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  46. Kristan says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    WHOA the site looks FABULOUS!! Nice work, y'all!

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  47. Annalee says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:17 pm

    hey, awesome! congratulations!

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  48. Robena Grant says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:17 pm

    I really like it. Very classy.

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  49. Pepper Smith says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    Cool. Just be prepared to kill spam on the forums.

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  50. Blogging Mama Andrea says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    I like the new look!

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  51. Marilyn Peake says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:45 pm

    Congratulations on your shiny new blog site! Very cool that you've added discussion forums.

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  52. shoshana says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    Nice new look!

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  53. Finny says

    December 7, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    OOOOHHHH spiffy looking digs you've got here, Nathan!!! (I am a smidge jealous right now… your designer did a fantastic job)

    –Finny

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  54. Anonymous says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:07 pm

    Awsomeness! Love the forum idea. Somehow I know things will stay respectful on the site. Thanks for giving us a safe place to come play.

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  55. carolynyalin says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:18 pm

    Nice design, and forums are a great idea!

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  56. Terri says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:19 pm

    The things you can do with virtual paint and track lighting . . . very nicely done!

    Ummm . . . I love that new forum smell . . .

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  57. Laura Martone says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    Your new site is awesome, Nathan, but I'm with Steph D. With the new forums, I'll surely never get any writing done! Ack and alas!

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  58. Sandra G. says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:31 pm

    Very professional looking blog – good work on the part of Sean Slinsky.

    As for the forums – oh no! How appropriate there is one section titled All Things Procrastination…I may find myself more often than I'd like.

    Isn't it about time you hired a helper, Nathan? How are you going to keep up with all of this, your regular job (even though the two appear to be tighly intertwined) and your new book?

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  59. Tina Lynn says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    All of a sudden, I'm craving tangelos.

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  60. Raethe says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    Neat stuff! It looks great.

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  61. rose says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    I just read something about an Agent's query filter system over on the forum in the publishing subtopic.

    I'm thinking of starting a thread over there for hook feedback. Even if posters just give us a quick numeric rating from zero to four, with four being query-worthy it would be helpful feedback.

    It occurs to me that a thread like this might serve as an indirect query filter for you. Surely it would cut down number of on zeros and ones you have to look at?

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  62. Joann says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    You cannot go wrong with orangey goodness. Nicely done!

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  63. Laura Martone says

    December 7, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    Mmm… tangelos. Good idea, Tina. I knew I should've bought one from the farmer's market yesterday. Nerts.

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  64. Lynne says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    Congrats, Nathan! Looks great.

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  65. Joanna R. Smith says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    Looks fantastic!

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  66. Kia says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    Woaah, head screw.

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  67. I'm Erin says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:08 pm

    So Snazzy! I'm tempted to drop by more often.

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  68. Rebecca Knight says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:09 pm

    HOORAY! Even more ways to procrastinate :D!

    Seriously, wonderful idea, Nathan. I love your commenters, and am excited to have a new community to hang out with!

    The blog is lookin' good!

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  69. Scott says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    Cool new digs, Nathan! Love the forums idea, too.

    Reply
  70. Anonymous says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:15 pm

    Hmm, site formating more in the modern up-to-date style of professional layouts that's emerging as a business standard format. Sober serious appearance at the same time as a touch whimsical and sentimental. Good job targeting and reflecting the persona of the site.

    Word verificate: cophllyp, a digital plasm that synergistically incorporates the whole in all its discrete parts.

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  71. Cid says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Looks awesome – can't wait to poke around later!

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  72. Camels & Chocolate says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    Looks great, Nathan! Though can I say, I love how ANTM is the top in your category list–I know that's ranked by importance and not alphabetically, right? 😉

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  73. Elizabeth says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:19 pm

    Nathan you rock!

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  74. Donna Hole says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    Awesome new digs! Hats off to you designer.

    ………..dhole

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  75. Rick Daley says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:23 pm

    Great job on the new site!

    Reply
  76. Kristi says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    I love that you kept the orange – it looks terrible on me but great on you 🙂 I'll have to check out the forums. Also, the layout rocks. Great job!

    Reply
  77. Nothing But Bonfires says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    Boy, that Sean Slinsky is a genius!

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  78. Fawn Neun says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:36 pm

    Brilliant! #talklikeabrit

    Reply
  79. Laurel says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    Looks so cool! Except for the nearly Longhorn orange…Roll Tide!

    Reply
  80. Jake Barnard says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    Great new site – love the changes and will continue to visit. Great idea on the forums. I will be visiting there a lot as well now! 🙂

    Reply
  81. ryan field says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:47 pm

    Nice Look. And easy to read.

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  82. Christine says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:49 pm

    Ooh shiny! I love the typewriter. =)

    Reply
  83. Susan at Stony River says

    December 7, 2009 at 8:59 pm

    It's gorgeous and I like it, but it took forever to load (well, six and half minutes LOL) on dial-up. But I guess not everyone is so rural as I am?

    Forums, wow; you're a brave brave man.

    Congratulations on the makeover!

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  84. Tawny Taylor says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:00 pm

    Viewing with Mozilla Firefox 3/5/5 and I don't think I'm seeing what everyone else is. No graphics at all. Loading very slowly too. Timed-out twice.

    Sorry to give you bad news, but thought you might like to know.

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  85. Nathan Bransford says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:01 pm

    Just a few technical difficulties at the moment, we'll get it fixed.

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  86. Tawny Taylor says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    Fab! I hope it isn't too tough working out the bugs. FYI forums timed out too.

    Reply
  87. Emily Cross says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    same as Tawny, using firefox and getting the same.

    Good luck with the kinks 🙂

    Cant wait to see it 🙂

    Reply
  88. Nathan Bransford says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:23 pm

    Looks like it's a Dreamhost issue – lots of sites are down around the Internet

    Reply
  89. Nathan Bransford says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:29 pm

    Okay, should be back up now! Server issues that affected lots of people around the Internet.

    Reply
  90. maybegenius says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    Oooooh no. Discussion forums are my downfall!

    Love the new design.

    Reply
  91. quillfeather says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:47 pm

    Love the new look, Nathan. Look forward to the discussion forums.

    Good stuff 🙂

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  92. Amy says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    I like it. Great design.

    Reply
  93. clindsay says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    Looks great, Nathan!

    Reply
  94. Yvette Ward-Horner says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    Wow! I LOVE the new look.

    Reply
  95. Nett Robbens says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:18 pm

    Very nice …still cozy.

    Reply
  96. Emily Cross says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    Oh looks really great!!!

    and forums aew such an excellent idea (aw sweet procrastination)

    Reply
  97. K.L. Brady says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    To'ally Brilliant!

    Reply
  98. K.L. Brady says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    To'ally Brilliant!

    Reply
  99. David Kubicek says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:28 pm

    I first discovered your blog when I read somewhere (probably on another blog) that it is one of the best in the business. The other blog was right. And this overhaul has made it even better. Thanks!

    Reply
  100. Anonymous says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    The quantity of graphics are a little taxing on the bandwidth curve for dial-up ISPs, but once they've loaded and are stored on the client side cache for summoning, the pages will load faster.

    Not meant as an indictment of either the site or users or dial-up ISPs, just an observation that ubsequent visits don't take as long to load.

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  101. reader says

    December 7, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    Ooo, I like what you've done with the place, I'm never going to get any writing done now! 🙂

    Reply
  102. L.J. Boldyrev says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:08 pm

    The blog looks great and the forums are an excellent idea! Thanks for thinking of us!

    Reply
  103. Luisa Perkins says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:15 pm

    Snazzy makeover! It looks terrific.

    Reply
  104. Kathie Leung says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:17 pm

    Mr. Fancy Pants!

    Reply
  105. Elaine 'still writing' Smith says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:19 pm

    Tidy.
    Surely, harder to keep track of revolutionary activities?

    Reply
  106. About Shira Miller says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:21 pm

    Hi Nathan. The new blog looks great. Makes it even more fun to read your posts.

    Reply
  107. Robin says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    Wow. looks beautiful. Love the notion of forums. But I'm in agreement with some other posters -how am I ever going to get any words on paper if I continually get sucked into NathanWorld!!

    Reply
  108. AW says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:28 pm

    I have an old (real) Corona typrewriter just like that.

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  109. Lucy says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:41 pm

    Ack! Oof! Ouch! My paradigm has shifted without a clutch.

    Alright, I stole that last line from Dilbert. At least we're still orange, right? It's really very nice, Nathan, and I'm sure I will get used to it–though I'm reminded of those marital adjustments that take place when one of the spouses comes home with a drastically different haircut. 😉

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  110. Jil says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:43 pm

    Does this mean we won't be writing on the blog, like this, any more?

    I will explore the forum. for sure.

    Reply
  111. Renee Collins says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    To quote Beast from the Wolverine movie:

    "Ooo, shiny."

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  112. A.L. Bawden~ author says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    Awesomeness! 🙂

    Reply
  113. LCS249 says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:47 pm

    Brilliant. Waaaay better.

    L.

    Reply
  114. mkcbunny says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    Wow. Just … well, wow.

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  115. Polenth says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    Yay!

    Though is it okay to talk about reading short fiction and poetry in the books forum? That's a bit of a hole in the current forums.

    Reply
  116. Dawn Maria says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:51 pm

    I think I'll check out the procrastination forum tomorrow. Sounds perfect for me!

    Reply
  117. Jamie Leigh Hansen says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:52 pm

    Very nice! Love the bright colors and simplified style.

    Reply
  118. Nathan Bransford says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    polenth-

    Definitely! That could go in the writing section.

    In general I wanted to limit the number of forums so it's simple to navigate. But we'll see how it goes and I can always adjust if it's not working for everyone.

    Reply
  119. DebraLSchubert says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:53 pm

    Nice new digs! May you have a long and happy life here. 😉

    Reply
  120. menopausaloldbag (MOB) says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:00 am

    Well it's looking rather spiffing around here old boy. You've had some jolly good work done on this blog. Like the forum facility; it's a generous consideration for your followers. Thanks and toodlepip.

    Reply
  121. Q says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:02 am

    Ooh, this is very nice.

    Reply
  122. mkcbunny says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:05 am

    I should have said, nice job Sean. It's a very clean design on top of being a cool new set of features. Love the typewriter icon. It reminds me of Naked Lunch (the movie), which is a good thing.

    Reply
  123. Catenabi says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:16 am

    Love the new and improved site! … and the Procastination section of the forums is a great idea. I'm on my way there right now cause, you know, I should be writing!

    Reply
  124. Polenth says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:17 am

    Nathan,

    You agreed with me, then told me to use a different forum, therefore disagreeing with me. 😉

    The writing forum is where I'd discuss writing such things, but there isn't an 'All About Reading' to discuss reading them. So none of the forums are exactly right, but the books forum is closer in my opinion, as it's where people discuss their favourite reads.

    It's obviously your call in the end… but I'd be concerned that a shorts/poetry thread in the writing forum will end up about writing them, rather than reading them.

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  125. Nathan Bransford says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:19 am

    Polenth-

    Whoops! Somehow I missed the word "reading" in your comment. Yeah, definitely agree poetry/short fiction works for the "Books" section. (Even if they're not in books yet.)

    Reply
  126. Terry says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:28 am

    So coo! Well done. Congrats to you and your designer.

    Love all the extra stuff, forums queries. You look marvelous!

    Reply
  127. DG says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:40 am

    Like the fresh new look. But the forums! Further distraction is not what I need.

    Reply
  128. Lollipop Goldstein says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:47 am

    I love the new look.

    Reply
  129. Moira Young says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Very nice. I like the clean lines and the colour scheme. And the forums are a great idea, to help streamline comments and to build a more cohesive community around your blog.

    Hopefully this will help make things easier for you, as well? I wasn't able to catch it at a glance, but it never hurts to appoint a few trusted folks as moderators, so that you don't have to deal with every single issue that crops up in the forum.

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  130. Alexa says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:55 am

    Ooo I love it! Orange is the best colour 🙂

    Now I just have to gather my courage to enter the forums!

    Reply
  131. Matera the Mad says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:55 am

    Oh, yes! Bless the man, it's readable at last!

    *Bounce – bounce – bounce*

    Reply
  132. T. Anne says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:55 am

    It's soo nice! Thank you for not vexing us with a difficult to use comments section (no inputting our web address/ email). And forums? You da man! XOXOX

    Reply
  133. Anna L. Walls says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:55 am

    I'm impressed. This really looks great.

    Reply
  134. Madeleine says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:27 am

    I'm viewing this on my mom's phone right now, so things are a bit fuzzy, but you still got a thrilled "whoa!" out of me! I'll look into the forums soon, but I'll probably become ridiculously obsessed with checking them! I'm sure you're sick of hereing this, but everything looks amazing!

    Reply
  135. Carolyn V. says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:31 am

    Sweet! =)

    Reply
  136. Anonymous says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:32 am

    Thanks for implementing the new forums section. useful and fun!

    ~The Anonymizer (who will have to be deanonymized to use the forums, but it should be worth it!)

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  137. Anonymous says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:33 am

    ::::::Comencing deanonymization process:::::

    Ouch, that hurts~!

    ~The Anonymizer

    Reply
  138. abc says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:36 am

    I love this. Tear comes to eye. Choke.

    Reply
  139. Brent Peterson says

    December 8, 2009 at 1:55 am

    Neat, not gawdy. And user-friendly! Yet another important development in the evolution of the 'Nathan Bransford' brand. Congrats!

    Reply
  140. Jemi Fraser says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:13 am

    Love the new look! Forums will be great!!!

    Reply
  141. M.B. Sandefur says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:17 am

    Oh, am I ever jealous… I'm going to have my tech gal do something new for me, lol.

    Reply
  142. Grimmster24 says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:27 am

    Very nice page, Nathan and Mr. Slinksy! Very shaweet-looking!

    I appreciate the forum option now, too, Nathan. Sometimes I get a little lost reading through all the comments on the blog post to see what all our community has to say, haha.

    Happy continued agent duties and continuing to write!

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  143. Livia says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:31 am

    Nathan — the Captcha on forum registrations is really hard to do! I got rejected for too many wrong answers, and I swear I'm not a bot!

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  144. MzMannerz says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:34 am

    This looks fantastic.

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  145. Nathan Bransford says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:38 am

    Sorry livia! Not sure that is something I can change.

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  146. Abdullah Khan says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:55 am

    fantastic

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  147. Steve Fuller says

    December 8, 2009 at 3:03 am

    Looks good, but what is that machine in the top left corner of your blog?

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  148. Carla Burke says

    December 8, 2009 at 3:30 am

    ooh la la…I love the new look!

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  149. Carla Burke says

    December 8, 2009 at 3:31 am

    Love your new look!

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  150. Uncle Gus says

    December 8, 2009 at 4:15 am

    Me likey!! Kudos to Señor Slinsky!!

    So, where can I get one of those cool new keyboard thingies?

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  151. jmartinlibrarian says

    December 8, 2009 at 4:26 am

    It is the dawn of a new era. Before NB's blog facelift/After NB's blog facelift.

    Let the Revolution (or Wild Rumpus?) start!

    Great design. Love the typewriter.

    BTW, did you know that advertisers' use orange because it's supposed to stimulate the appetite?

    I'm hungry for more already.

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  152. Kathy Collier says

    December 8, 2009 at 4:33 am

    Awesome!!! Can I borrow Sean Slinsky? That is my Christmas Wish. Merry Christmas.

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  153. Kathy Collier says

    December 8, 2009 at 4:35 am

    Awesome!!! Can I borrow Sean Slinsky? This is my Christmas Wish. Merry Christmas.

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  154. MJ says

    December 8, 2009 at 6:11 am

    Worth clicking through the reader to look at. Very nice new look.

    And I am wowed by your busyness. You invite people to ask you questions in emails or in the comment sections. You write quite enough material to help answer those questions and get asked tons more questions which you seem to answer most of them. And of course, your post about a bazillion queries in your email inbox and all the other stuff you must do for your job, and then you add forums that you are going to be monitoring and responding to as well?

    Just for the record, I think you're insane. A good, generous, insane, but insane.

    I hope the people who use up your time appreciate you.

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  155. Linguista says

    December 8, 2009 at 6:50 am

    Oh wow! The forums or awesome!!! Thanks so much!!!

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  156. Other Lisa says

    December 8, 2009 at 10:52 am

    Oh, man…forums? Another procrastination opportunity for me?

    Er, thanks. I think…

    The site looks lovely!

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  157. Anonymous says

    December 8, 2009 at 10:56 am

    Very nice. I'm looking forward to enjoying your new look while keeping the great content.

    Good luck!
    Lee Mandel

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  158. Anonymous says

    December 8, 2009 at 11:46 am

    The Orange seems to echo your Orange T…is that on purpose?

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  159. Emily White says

    December 8, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    Of all days, my computer had to decide to be annoying! Gah! I love the new look, Nathan! Now let me check out these forums of which you speak.

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  160. Heather B. Moore says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Much more worthy of your blog-stardom!

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  161. Rachel Hamm says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    Love the new look! can't wait to check out the forums!

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  162. GhostFolk.com says

    December 8, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    ebooks:

    FYI: "GalleyCat expanded today, sharing its digital space with mediabistro.com's thirteenth blog, eBookNewser. Our digitally obsessed sibling will cover eBooks, digital reading devices, publishing technology, smartphone reading applications, digital self-publishing, and the rapidly evolving future of digital publishing."

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  163. Carpy says

    December 8, 2009 at 3:33 pm

    Nathan, nice. It's one-stop shopping for anyone looking for help with writing! Congrats to everyone who made it happen!

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  164. katieleigh says

    December 8, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    Love the new look! I'm impressed.

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  165. Gerb says

    December 8, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    Ooh, shiny. Brava on the new look/additions.

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  166. Genella deGrey says

    December 8, 2009 at 6:20 pm

    Hi Nathan!
    These old eyes love the bigger font.
    🙂
    G.

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  167. Toni Kenyon says

    December 8, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    I really like the new look, Nathan. Your forums are a great motivator to achieve the daily word count, then reward myself with a visit.

    Toni

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  168. Marta says

    December 8, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    It looks great and I love the idea of having forums. Could you please recommend me a literary agent in Spain? Or should I write this question in a forum? Sorry, I'm not very familiar with netiquette :S Thank you so much. Best regards from Barcelona,

    Marta

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  169. Cathi Stoler says

    December 8, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    Looks great! Love the typewriter.

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  170. Julie says

    December 9, 2009 at 2:41 am

    Really like the new Digs!

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  171. sruble says

    December 9, 2009 at 3:37 am

    Looks great Nathan!

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  172. Cat Moleski says

    December 9, 2009 at 4:07 pm

    I like the new site, but I have to say, I don't like the default font in the comments section. It's too small and scrunched up. Has your designer considered Verdana?

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  173. Danette Haworth says

    December 9, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    I love the new look!

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  174. Kathleen says

    December 9, 2009 at 8:33 pm

    wow the new look is so awesome! Congrats!

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  175. Lars Pergou says

    December 10, 2009 at 4:02 am

    Nathan, just caught up. Orange is fine in the sidebars but you need to darken up the headlines a little – on my LCD anyway.

    Light colored heads are not easy to read.

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  176. Wanda du Plooy says

    December 10, 2009 at 7:37 am

    I have been following your blog faithfully for the last 6 months while writing my novel—loosing touch with the world, as I got absorbed into my story; your words were and still are the only anchor I have to the “real world”.
    I see you as a friend and a mentor so seeing the new blog was difficult. Please do not think that I am critical; the blog is very professional and creatively done but a little intimidating.
    I feel like a student finding out that the friend I have been talking to is in fact my headmaster.

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  177. Teri says

    December 10, 2009 at 3:29 pm

    I love the new look!

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  178. Anonymous says

    December 15, 2009 at 11:56 am

    Grey body copy: mmm, not so much. Really difficult to read.

    Grey type on justified body copy: aiyeee, Scotty, beam me up.

    Seriously, dude, you're hurting me.

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  179. Girl with One Eye says

    December 16, 2009 at 7:53 pm

    It looks fancy. Very nice. I especially love the old style typewriter.

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