I
put off the task for a few days and then, finally, I plunged in with a great
deal of trepidation. First I needed a basic proforma, I discovered. I couldn’t
find a suitable banner headline that illustrated books, so I made do with a cup
of tea. Well, it was only a starter. It was also appropriate because I went
through several cups that morning! Later, when I’d got the hang of it, I
photographed a couple of books on the dining table and uploaded them onto the
web site. By then things seemed to be moving forward.
What
was I going to put into the web? Well, a bit about me seemed obvious. It’s what
other writers seem to do. It wasn’t easy because I’m not an extrovert used to
talking about myself or advertising myself. But, hey-ho, it has to be done. If
I’ve left anything out… it was deliberate.
Next
I had to include something about my books: specifically the ones due to be
re-issued. In fact, I decided, that should be the main point of the web site. I
have other books on the market, but some of them are written for an American
publisher under a pseudonym. I left them out of the equation. Let’s start with
the five re-issues and let’s give the web reader a free look at the opening
chapters.
Next,
I included a bit about my early writing because I thought it might encourage
new writers to see the process I went through. We all have to start somewhere
and I wish I’d had access to web sites many years ago: ones telling me how
other writers began. You’ll have guessed that there were no web sites in those
days. Even computers were steam-driven! I started with the most modern
technology available… an electric typewriter.
Finally,
I put up a photo gallery, something to let the readers discover a bit more
about me. And that’s about as far as I’ve progressed. You can see the effect of
it at: http://www.thenovelsofdavidhough.com/
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