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Sidebar menu

Just added the new sidebar menu to all of the inside pages.  Let me know if you have any problems with it.  If it’s displaying in the middle of the page for you, or anything of that nature, please use the bug report page, as that provides some information automatically, and you can provide a lot more that will help if you choose.

The default version scrolls with the page.  If you’d like an advanced version, login to the forum and check your profile settings.  Find the section for “floating menu” and select “on”.  The menu will then stay exactly where it is when you scroll, allowing you to use it without scrolling back up the page to the top.

The reason I’m adding this is that it will be an absolute necessity for reasonable navigation on the “My Worlds” page.  There are too many subsections to put links in the body of the page without it being a cluttered mess.

What that means is that I’m gearing up to add more content to the site again.  All my software is updated, and I’ve fixed the bugs that were floating around for a while.  That puts me in a position to move forward.  What section I’ll start on, I don’t know.

First things first, though.  I’m going to add the sectional links to the sidebar menu on the existing pages.  That’s pages such as “My Work Extras” where there are a few options of what you can view on that page.  When I’m done, there will be links in the sidebar for “Cover Browser”, “Read Reviews”, and “Story Codes” so you don’t have to use the in-body links.  If you have the floating menu turned on, those sidebar links will be even more convenient.

As to my writing, I finished a scene in SOTM last night, and once the house quiets down a little, I’m going to move on to the next.  I know it’s frustrating to wait so long for new chapters, but I promise you that I’m doing the best I can.  My muse just isn’t what it used to be.

EDIT ( a little later ):  I caught another bug in the Web Updates widget and fixed it.  In the process of doing that, I caught a bug in the admin function that lets me edit those, and fixed it as well.

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A bit more

Finally have the next chapter of SOTM moving again.  Just a little more, and I’ll probably post an excerpt on the forum because it will be close to release.

The good news is that shifting a lot of scenes to the next chapter because of the way events in this one turned out gives me a lot to write that’s already ready to roll.  Maybe I can get the following chapter out in a much more reasonable time frame.

Now, to update the blog software and see if it will work without crashing *laugh*

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And thanks again

Stocking stuffer and my most recent story in my third name are both doing well at SOL.  Thanks to all the readers over there who took the time — especially those who sent me comments.

I’m working on SOTM in another window.  Keep getting interrupted, but I hope to have enough for a progress report this evening.

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Caught up

Caught up on all my side projects in my third name and such.  Taking tonight off, because it was a long night at work, and I’m off Friday, so I don’t have to worry about how late I stay up after I get home tomorrow 🙂

Once the young one goes down for the night tomorrow, I’m going to put on Chrono Cross and get down to finishing the next chapter of SOTM.  Once I do that, I think I’m going to look at the last chapter of Lowborn.  Might be a nice Christmas present to get the next SOTM out and start Lowborn, which will be a weekly new story for two months.

Getting the seeds of ideas for the Earth Day Magic of the Wood story going too.  Don’t want to break tradition, so I want to be prepared with something I’m fairly certain will work well in advance.

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Thank ye!

Just have to say thanks for the response on Stocking Stuffer.    It just took over as my highest vote total story from one in my third name that had held the title for quite some time.  The comments are flattering, and all the feedback is a nice boost.

My primary goals for the story are all coming together nicely.  The feedback is the first part.  The second is getting eyes on my other stories.  Considering I’m now on the “recently popular” list of 90% of the categories I’ve written in at Lit as Les, and the number of new reads/votes, I can safely call that mission accomplished as well.  The third is a petty little thing, but I’m only a few votes and views away from topping he-who-shall-not-be-named, while having a higher score and more favorites on top of it.

I shall enjoy his writhing and sputtering *laugh*

I’ll likely post the story at SOL at the beginning of next week.

Worked on SOTM a little yesterday, and I’ll get in some more today as well.  Once there’s some reportable progress, I’ll drop a line here.

Off to make a pizza, and then we’ll see if the house is calm enough for me to write a little.

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