My New Blog Design

Well, guess what? Blogger has a brand new background designer with new templates and all. Woo-Hoo! I was playing around with them/it, and this is the result I got. LOL 

I think I'm really going to like (playing) around with this, so I doubt this background will stay up long (I do like the way it matches my Dangerous Desires book cover though).

I want to play some more, but it's late and I'm tired, so this is it for now.

So, do you use Blogger, and if so, have you discovered the new template designer? What do you think about it? Inquiring minds want to know. :)

My New Blog - With Major Problems

Well, as you can see, I've changed my blog template again, with the hopes that the new template would solve my widget and link problems. And it did - to a certain extent. I now have a blogroll, however, there are about eight copies of each link (just shoot me now). How that happened, I don't have a clue. All I know is I have my blogroll. I'm just about ready to give up on Blogger and go over to Wordpress. I've already transferred my posts, and I have a template over there that I actually like. The only thing is, I'm just not 100% sure I want to make the switch. Wordpress had a much nicer and a large template selection. There's also a better selection of websites offering Wordpress templates. I had a hard time finding just one site that offered Blogger templates, much less free Blogger templates. I've played around with the Wordpress formats, widgets and other stuff, and not once did I have a problem with anything. They're very user friendly. I don't know. What do you think? Have you made a transition like this, and if so, how did it work for you? Please leave a comment if you have to let me know the pros and cons of such a move - I could really use some suggestions. *sigh* Happy Blogging!

My New Blog Design

I've been looking for a new blog design for ages. I've surfed and surfed and surfed to no avail. Then yesterday I discovered FinalSense.com. What a great site! They have the best free blog designs I've found so far (and I've done a LOT of surfing). I spent hours trying out new templates, and even more time trying to decide which template I wanted to use. The only thing is, when I made the change, I lost a most of my widgets and formatting. I tried to add the old stuff using the blogger drag and drop option, and it said I'd successfully added the things I wanted, however, they're not there (and yes, I saved everything)! I have a sneaky suspicion that to add the extras, I will have to write them in using css or html (just shoot me now). That's the one thing that's held me back from making this change earlier (besides the fact that I couldn't find a template I liked). So, until I learn to write css or html, or figure out another way to add my blogroll and widgets, I'll have to do without them. That's what I hate about making changes, whether it be to your website, blog or whatever, you always run into some kind of road block. It's never simple. Grrrr! So, if you happen onto my blog, and don't see your blog link, please don't think I've deserted you (and your blog). Just please bare with me until I get this all figured out. In the meantime, if you're thinking about changing your blog and you haven't been able to find a decent template, visit http://www.finalsense.com/. Happy Blogging!

Margie Lawson At Publishers Weekly Today

Writer and Psychologist Margie Lawson is doing the Right Brain, Left Brain, Whole Brain thing again at Publishers Weekly today. Margie blogged about this at Magical Musings a couple of weeks ago (see 10 posts down), and it was really fun. She posted a quiz that determines what kind of thinker you are - right brain, left brain or whole brain, and she graciously replied to those of us who posted their quiz score (or made a comment). This time, in addition to the quiz, Margie posted a really cute men's and woman's brain diagram. What a hoot! You have to go and see it. You'll crack up. Margie will also be giving away one of her Lecture Packets. In case you haven't heard of Margie or her lecture packets, visit her website. Her workshops and lecture packets are very popular among writers and she offers them for purchase on her website at the very reasonable price of $20 each. Believe me, they're worth every penny. You can choose from:

• Empowering Character Emotions
• Defeating Self-Defeating Behaviors: Allow Writing Productivity and Creativity to Soar
• Deep Editing; The Edits System , Rhetorical Devices and More

For $20 you can't go wrong. To enter the drawing, all you have to do is leave a comment in the comments section. They'll pick a winner tonight at 9:00 PM Mountain Time (that's 12:00 Midnight my time EST) and announce the lucky winner in tomorrows blog. If you missed Margie at Magical Musings last week, make sure you get on over to the PW blog today!