Revamp 99% Complete

I hope you like the new look of the site.

It took surprisingly little time to put together. The superficial improvements are part of it, but I've changed quite a few nuts and bolts as well.

You'll see more small edits over the next few weeks, and maybe some rearrangements. Some of the Wallpaper/Icon sections may be combined, and a new category added; I may re-add the "Skins" section as a subcategory of Templates. Quizzes and Books will eventually be added, as well.

However, the bulk of what will be going on in the immediate future is a cell/portable mirror, which I will be adding around the middle of next week (probably Tuesday). It may not be pretty at first, as I do not have a TON of experience with designing something "pretty" for portable/hand-held devices. I have designed working websites for hand-held devices (none of which are currently up on the 'net) but making something that looks nice without choking your phone or driving your phone bill up into the stratosphere is another thing.

Cell phone wallpapers will still become available over the next week or so, whether or not the site gets launched before the middle of next week. There will also be a few new icons and wallpapers going up. I know there isn't enough content on the site, and I'm trying to rectify that matter.

The "merchandise" section currently goes to an "UNDER CONSTRUCTION" page, but hopefully, within the next month, it will lead to an online store.

Enjoy, everyone... and stay cheerful.

Impending Updates

Over the course of the next week or so, the website may have intermittent periods of downtime as I work on an overhaul. I'm still debating how much to change the physical appearance, but I will be doing a lot of work on the back end - optimizing code, and the like. I will also be adding mirrors for people using PDAs, cell phones, and other portable devices, as well as adding wallpapers in smaller resolutions for people using such devices.

I'll also be finishing up a few images/quizzes that have been languishing on my hard drive, and possibly setting up an online store for T-shirts and such. This section will be added on in the revamp, although there may not be much up at first.

I've also finished the third rough draft of the comic I'm working on and plan on releasing the first issue some time around July or August. It will probably be done in a Print on Demand format. I'll post more about that as the project nears completion.

Impending

Not Dead Yet

Mike and I didn't finish the Holiday quiz, because unfortunately holidays happened. However, we're still working on it, and plan on posting it in July. Christmas in July, har har. Actually, most of it is done, I just need to finish the illustrations which are unfortunately on a hard drive that I can't access at the moment.

I'm currently researching publishers for the comic I've been working on, hoping to print it - it's not the webcomic (which went nowhere, precisely because the one I am currently working on captured my interest so completely). It's a horror comic about a vampire hunter, and I've been aiming for a sort of Kill Bill-meets-Interview With the Vampire feel, while maybe channeling a bit of Highlander.

Problem is, weighing the options - proposals to established publishers, self-publishing, Publish on Demand, etc. - is tricky. There are a lot of review sites out there. Some of the reviews seem reputable, some of them... not so much.
I'm on draft #3, which is essentially a readable (but nearly final) rough draft, which I've been floating by people who, to me, represent different kinds of readers. What I have left to do is essentially a few edits (based on feedback from the readers and the other writer) before I polish the pencils and start inking and lettering.