About to get back to writing, but I took a break to plug in the final few lines of code for something. I can officially update one of my custom databases now. A screenie of the backend’s main display ( which is the only way anyone but me will ever see it )
NSFW due to very tiny image with nudity
I’m not making my backend conform to the style of the rest of the site, simply because it’s easier that way. I’m the only one who will ever see it, anyway. ( As I mentioned before, I’ll be reskinning this blog and the forum to mesh up with the site better before I launch the new features/contents )
With that out of the way, I need to write the update functions for the Latest Release list. That should be enough to get me back up to speed on numerous little coding things ( because it requires sorting, doing two different updates of the database, etc ) and make all future backend features move much more quickly.
That, in turn, will take up less of my writing time, while helping me get rid of the irritation I’m constantly dealing with about the website being so static and empty right now. I’ll be able to code new backend features, get content added, and jump right back to my word processor 🙂
Once the Add function is complete, I’ll write the widget to display it on the main page ( only the mini cover, title, and date ) which will link to a full Last 10 Releases page. That will be a full new feature and all related functions ready to go.
Back to Lowborn. I’ve been brainstorming it all day, and I think I’m still plenty awake enough to write. May pop back in and update this entry with a progress report, if I get far enough to warrant it.
EDIT a little later: Lowborn 07 is up to about the halfway point — at least the halfway point of the average chapter in the story. Would be more, but I read back through the last chapter to get back up to speed and did a little imagery enhancement to the end of the chapter, as well as doing the same for what I’d already written on 07.
Finally got a child theme for the blog created ( in order to continue updating my themes properly ) and updated my blog theme. Got all my custom buttons to work correctly, but the new version of the theme uses a much smaller logo image, so I’ve got to create a new one *grumble*
At least I’ll be able to update and start reskinning it now.
Got that email off to Roust. I’m sure he’ll get back to me tomorrow with an update on his situation.
