{"id":1513,"date":"2008-06-09T10:42:30","date_gmt":"2008-06-09T09:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headrambles.com\/2008\/06\/09\/hung-drawn-and-quartered\/"},"modified":"2008-06-09T10:42:30","modified_gmt":"2008-06-09T09:42:30","slug":"hung-drawn-and-quartered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headrambles.com\/2008\/06\/09\/hung-drawn-and-quartered\/","title":{"rendered":"Hung Drawn and Quartered"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a brilliant site Out There.  It’s called Men With Pens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you are interested in writing at all, then it is more than worth a visit.  <\/p>\n

It is a huge site, packed with great advice on everything from blogging to fiction writing [is there a difference?], and I have spent the last few weeks trawling through it, getting some great advice and ideas.<\/p>\n

They wrote about this site yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They were not kind.<\/p>\n

I was glad they didn’t spare my feelings, because their advice was unbiased and excellent.  They made very good points about my design and layout.  I haven’t been happy with it for a while, and didn’t know why.  Now I do.<\/p>\n

They pointed out that a banner showing burning cars and guns and the word ‘Irish’ may be misconstrued.  That had never occurred to me, but they’re right.<\/p>\n

They said they didn’t know what the site was about.  That’s OK, because I don’t either.<\/p>\n

They really hammered my sidebar.  Too many links.  Too many categories.  Too much crap.  They’re right.  It all has to go.  <\/p>\n

The only problem is where do I put it all?  Some can go out for the bin men [more landfill] but it’s churlish not to have links to other sites.  So maybe I have to create a series of extra pages?<\/p>\n

One way or another, over the next few weeks, I’ll be tinkering around with the design and things will be disappearing and reappearing and generally confusing everyone.  <\/p>\n

Eola\u00c3\u00ad<\/a> obviously read my mind this morning and posted up this……..<\/p>\n

\"all-around-grandad\"<\/a> <\/p>\n

Nice one, Eola\u00c3\u00ad!<\/p>\n

Incidentally, when they were over here, Men With Pens shot Father Murphy.  I don’t know why.  I suppose they thought he was me. They are a callous pair.<\/p>\n

Now I have to find a substitute, otherwise all the devout non-atheists will be down my neck, next Sunday.<\/p>\n

I know a bloke who knows a bloke who knows a bloke who knows a Rabbi.  Maybe he’ll step in?<\/p>\n

I’m sure they won’t notice the difference. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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