TA DAA!!

Remember when you were a kid waiting for Christmas or your birthday? Remember the ketchup commercial years ago? Anticipation…. That’s what I’ve felt like for the past month, anticipating the unveiling of my new website. Conferring with the graphic designer, seeking advice from other writers, discussing colors and fonts, choosing just the right photos, and then viewing the first draft ratcheted up my excitement. A couple of days ago, I approved the final design. Now I get to draw back the curtain…TA DAA! So what do you think?

Matt Jones of Jones House Creative has done a wonderful job, and I’m thrilled to pieces with the new look of my website. Don’t you just love it when someone actually listens to you and then goes the extra mile to meet your expectations? We kicked around a lot of ideas and I had to learn about some confusing techie things (confusing to me, at least) and I probably drove Matt nuts with my questions. My favorite part of the design is the photos that appear at the top of each page. Connie Stevens - AuthorEach one is a shot I captured on various research trips. They all claim their own stories and hold a special meaning for me.

In addition, we’ve added a couple of new features. I’ve scheduled some guest bloggers to share various aspects of their writing journey with us. In the coming months, we’ll get to see guest blog posts from many different writers, and take a peek into their world of interacting with their characters. Another page will feature some favorite go-to recipes for family-friendly meals submitted by fellow writers. These are the dishes they put on the table when time is tight and deadlines are looming. A scrumptious (and easy) recipe for Taco Cheese Casserole is featured this week, and sounds like a real winner. There will be drawings and giveaways in the upcoming months, so keep checking back. You just might win a book or two.

Speaking of giveaways, in celebration of my new website, I’ve put together a lovely gift basket filled with books, gift cards, a special mug for sipping your favorite hot brew, coffees, teas, chocolate (what’s a gift basket without chocolate?), music CD, and an assortment of special items that I hope will delight some lucky reader. gift basket giveawayAll you have to do to be entered in the drawing for this gift basket is post a comment. I’ll have my hubby draw a name on September 7th.

In the coming weeks, several fabulous authors will be guest blogging., including Eileen Key, Tiff Stockton, and Kim Sawyer. Please take a few moments to peruse my newly-designed website and let me know how you like it, and stop by again next week to find out the winner of the basket of goodies.

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