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Will the site be visible to mobile devices? I know the iphone has some pretty limited access to certain places due to flash player restrictions.
I agree with Scott; the background image is fantastic, however, since you use the image for each page it creates some awkward transitions that the wipe is not hiding. Overall, it looks great and you can keep what you have and be happy with it, but if you're looking for some tweaks, I suggest creating different looks for each page; you can use blown-up parts of your main image, for example. That would be an inexpensive way to create a more varied look without extra cost.
Thanks for taking a look. I appreciate your time.Eric, could you be a little more specific as to the awkward transitions? And that's a good idea about the varied images. I just wanted to make sure I could make a workable site before getting too far into it.
Scott, I couldn't see it on my iPhone 4, but I just got it (upgraded from a Razr, lol), and I'm afraid to mess with too many settings. I've heard Flash is available for iPhones now, but not sure how to make it work.
I went through Wix, which uses Flash by default. If I had the skills, I'd try to build it on a regular server with PHP and CSS, but alas....
Sure. On closer inspection, I think what I'm seeing is created by the wipe effect. For example, from the Home page, click The Books and watch the "Welcome to the" font and you'll see what I mean. The font get's smaller, then, after the wipe, it bounces back to normal size. It's only slightly jarring.
Ah, okay. I'll experiment a little bit with the transitions. I just didn't want one of those where the next page comes flying in from stage left, lol. Thanks!
Indeed. And it's a minor detail, really.Did you do your own artwork?
I wish I had half as much talent as the artist. That's another reason I'm holding off on going live and upgrading the site to use my own URL. I'm waiting to hear back from him on the artwork. His page seems to imply that it's free to use, but I want to make sure.
He's got another piece that's almost perfect for From a Far Land. If there was a forest outside the door instead of a beach, I'd be asking him about that one. http://djterbo.files.wordpress.com/20...
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Have you been able to get back into writing a little bit more regularly since getting settled into the new place?
Scott wrote: "Have you been able to get back into writing a little bit more regularly s..."I got some work done on both Altered Intentions and Redemption's Edge last night. One of my resolutions is to get them both out this year, get the third Jaben's Rift solidly started, get a start on the new series, lose thirty pounds, win the Canadian lottery, see From a Far Land made into a movie, take...... wait, getting carried away there.
So, short answer....yes.
Apart from what has been said already, looks good to me.
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I reworked the cover to book 1, using the same artist who did book 2.
Paul and Ken, thanks for checking it out. Glad you like it. Jeffrey, the new covers look great! I'm not really surprised at the similarity, since both of our stories involve portals to other worlds.
I may revise my covers once the second book is almost ready. I'll have to see what I can come up with.
If you have some time, I'd appreciate it if you could take a look and let me know what works and what doesn't.
It's at:
http://www.wix.com/gdavidwalker/world...#!