Cheyenne Publishing Relaunch!

[erastes]

The new website is up and looks very very spiffy indeed.

Look at the pretty, pretty site!  I think it’s wonderful that Cheyenne/Bristlecone have stepped in to fill in the vacuum that Linden Bay left, and I wish Mark and Leslie all the luck in the world, they’ll certainly have my ferocious support.

I’m so proud of myself, I have really been struggling with GIMP since i installed it, can’t make it do the simplest things (and for GODS SAKE – WHO WRITES THESE HELP PAGES? ROCKET SCIENTISTS?) but I actually managed to install a custom pattern and fill in some letters.  The sense of achievement is amazing. Yes yes, all you graphic boffins will be chortling, but for me this is the equivalent of climbing, if not Everest, then perhaps Snowdon.

More on the conference later.  And may I just say. HERDING CATS WOULD BE EASIER.

Comments

[crawling-angel.livejournal.com]

Here kitty, kitty. I'm watching it all unfold.

[semioticwarrior.livejournal.com]

Oh, the Cheyenne site is very beautiful indeed. With a slate of titles like that, I see lots of success ahead.

[lusiology.livejournal.com]

Very exciting news about Cheyenne/Bristlecone.
Um... your Snowden link shows Diana.

And may I just say. HERDING CATS WOULD BE EASIER.

Haha. You need the author equivalent of an open can of tuna. ;)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Cripes, she looks like a man!

[lusiology.livejournal.com]

Probably taken in her shorter, straighter hair period, just before her death.

[essayel.livejournal.com]

Oh NICE site!! Love the banner. I also like the new book cover for Frost Fair. Every time I look at the other one I think "ow they must be cold!"

*hugs and offers catnip*

Con

[johnrw.livejournal.com]

More on the conference later. And may I just say. HERDING CATS WOULD BE EASIER.

It usually is at this stage,I suspect you're getting bombarded with random offers of help but with little conception of the practicalities. However there will be gems amongst the dross. First you need to get a handle on the real depth of interest - and how far away people propose to come. eg if someone is prepared to fly from Australia, or need fly a guest of honour from the US, an afternoon teaparty is going to be a letdown (not to mention expensive) and the whole balancing act shifts. Don't forget you don't have to do this alone there's plenty of experienced people you can talk to,

Just my open tin of tuna!

Oh and I couldn't resist.
and for GODS SAKE – WHO WRITES THESE HELP PAGES? ROCKET SCIENTISTS?)

No, the guys who wrote the code, which unfortunately means they assume too much - this is the weakness of open source good technical writers are thin on the ground (and most of those seem to work for Canonical -the Ubuntu Linux people). Keep on playing with it I've found that having a definite project

[johnrw.livejournal.com]

Oops, thatlast sentence should end with

...helps.