9th April, 2009: Lost in Bloggy Confusion

So...I thought it'd be a good idea to start a blog. I decided to do it here, at goodreads where I:

a) Don't really have anyone watching at the moment and
b) Wouldn't have to panic if I messed it up, somehow. (Though that's not likely, I mean, how hard can it be?)

Then I promptly messed it up, somehow.

Wrote my first blog. Made it vaguely amusing, if not my best work. Included updates on all the writing on the Darklands Trilogy that I'm not doing at the moment, talked about coffee, mentioned the fact that I'm procrastinating from my marking pile.

Previewed the Blog Post. Published it.

Then it seemed to vanish.

Panicked. Hit 'refresh' several times. Did I mention that I'm one of those people who is nervous trying new technology? Not like my wife, Imogen - she'll just merrily click away at anything. That's why she's currently learning Dreamweaver CS4 to rebuild my horribly-out-of-date website and I'm not.

Anyway...

Logged out.

Logged back in.

Hit refresh. Post appeared. Breathed a sigh of relief. Went back to test it from profile page.

Post vanished.

Panicked. Logged out/back in etc...

no post.

Shut down Firefox. Tried *shudder* IE.

Post appeared, then vanished.

Did another short test post. Repeat experience from step 1 as above.

AAARGH!

Clicked on 'delete all posts' button. Hoping that would destroy the disappearing posts (and with them the evidence of my luddite based incompetence) for once and for all.

Started over. Wrote this.

Now, I'm about to hit the 'publish' button at the bottom.

I'll be honest with you...my hand is trembling slightly...