Tina asked, “What’s love got to do with it?” Well, a lot. It’s not a “second-hand emotion" at all. So thank St. Valentine for making sure we all get a hug or one of those red paper hearts this month from those who love us and we love in return. Schmaltz
A pop up within seconds of finding a site usually makes me leave it immediately. How do I know I want to subscribe if I have no idea what the site is about? And I’m not wild about those ads featuring ingrown toenails, bad drawings of people’s bodies and the like. They’re mostly found on the blog pages on free versions of platforms like Wordpress…
Congratulations on your book contract! I completely agree about overly busy websites being a turnoff, as well as pop-ups. One of the things that annoys me about Substack is it presents a popup up front, prompting me to subscribe. How do I know I want to subscribe if I haven't read anything yet?
Congratulations! Shattered is a fabulous read. I enjoyed Rattlesnake, too.
Love this post, Lee. A very comfortable site to peruse. Way to show us how it's done ;-)
Pop-ups are annoying, and I can't tolerate flashing lights. But that's not what I visit author websites for anyway. Lovely thoughts on Valentine's Day.
Schmaltz? Bring it on! We need more schmaltzy moments in this world. I wish the words from the Beatles could be true. "All we need is love." Congratulations on book #6!!!
Hello Lee! I really liked your piece on internet addiction. While I'm not a social media enthusiast and have no compulsion of promotion, I think I can still take some notes from you. Thank you for sharing.
What a great post, Lee. I hate intrusive pop-ups. And I'm not too fond of someone always telling me how terrible life is. I've got it. Life isn't always moonlight and roses. If you're alive and well, move on and be grateful. Have a beautiful Valentine's Day! ~Victoria Marie Lees
Too much going on gets to me as well.
Congrats on another contract with Evernight Teen.
Lovely Valentine's wishes.
A pop up within seconds of finding a site usually makes me leave it immediately. How do I know I want to subscribe if I have no idea what the site is about? And I’m not wild about those ads featuring ingrown toenails, bad drawings of people’s bodies and the like. They’re mostly found on the blog pages on free versions of platforms like Wordpress…
I'm laughing while I envision those ads next to "And now my next book..."
Someone posted today that the pop-ups seemed like demands, not requests. I so agree with that.
Congrats on your new release! I'm excited for you. And I don't like pop-ups either.
I've read several blogs with the same dislike. Thank goodness, I've never had one of those.
Congratulations on your book contract! I completely agree about overly busy websites being a turnoff, as well as pop-ups. One of the things that annoys me about Substack is it presents a popup up front, prompting me to subscribe. How do I know I want to subscribe if I haven't read anything yet?
I've asked them about that. I have no control over it and I'd love it if I did. I enjoyed reading your post today. It was amazing.
Thanks so much! And I figured you didn't have any control over it - it happens with every Substack site.
Congratulations! And dittos on all you said about the negativity. I'll listen to a little, but too much is off -putting.
Congratulations on your new book deal, Lee. Happy Valentine's Day.
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I should have said negative energy annoys me. The older I get, the more it annoys me.
Off to check out your post on Kirkus!
And congrats on the new books!!!
Congratulations! Shattered is a fabulous read. I enjoyed Rattlesnake, too.
Love this post, Lee. A very comfortable site to peruse. Way to show us how it's done ;-)
Pop-ups are annoying, and I can't tolerate flashing lights. But that's not what I visit author websites for anyway. Lovely thoughts on Valentine's Day.
Schmaltz? Bring it on! We need more schmaltzy moments in this world. I wish the words from the Beatles could be true. "All we need is love." Congratulations on book #6!!!
Some of those cliches are exactly right. Valentine's Day is a perfect holiday to bring them out.
Hello Lee! I really liked your piece on internet addiction. While I'm not a social media enthusiast and have no compulsion of promotion, I think I can still take some notes from you. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for reading the piece and letting me know.
So good about your teen book being published, C. Lee!
And the Kirkus guest post.
Many thanks for the comment.
I guess my dancing Derek animation probably drove you nuts last month.
Awesome news on the contract! Woot! Congratulations!
But I kept coming back. I guess your posts overrode the animation. :-)
What a great post, Lee. I hate intrusive pop-ups. And I'm not too fond of someone always telling me how terrible life is. I've got it. Life isn't always moonlight and roses. If you're alive and well, move on and be grateful. Have a beautiful Valentine's Day! ~Victoria Marie Lees
Thanks, Victoria. Maybe we need another Valentine's Day mid-year. :-)
Thank you for your Valentine wish. There can't be too much love.
Great article on Kirkus.
Congrats on your book contract.
I'm please that you took the time to read the Kirkus post. Thanks, Olga.
Congrats on the book contract!
Bad design and not being able to comfortably read are at the top of my website turn offs.
Thanks, Patricia!