At long last, Content Strategy for WordPress is available everywhere! This is a relatively short book—less than half as long as WordPress for Web Developers was—and it’s aimed at a more general audience. Paradoxically, I’ve been working on it twice as long as on either of the … [Read more...] about New book! Content Strategy for WordPress is now available
Books
Rereading Outlander
This is a post about rereading the Outlander books before the TV show aired. If you're wondering who "Leary" (Laoghaire) is on the show, this should help. The upcoming Outlander TV series has prompted me to reread the first few books for the first time in many years. I have a … [Read more...] about Rereading Outlander
WordPress for Web Developers and other Apress ebooks $15 today
Use the #cyber15 code to get all of Apress's ebooks, including WordPress for Web Developers, for $15 today! … [Read more...] about WordPress for Web Developers and other Apress ebooks $15 today
WordPress for Web Developers, and other stuff, 40% off
Apress is having a big ebook sale this weekend! Use the code HLWN13 to get 40% off all their ebooks, including WordPress for Web Developers. … [Read more...] about WordPress for Web Developers, and other stuff, 40% off
Romance writing advice in 140 characters
The other day, YA author Justine Larbalestier asked several luminaries of the romance genre on Twitter why she was having so much trouble writing a romance. I've Storified the advice she got from Joanna Bourne, Tessa Dare, Courtney Milan, Sherry Thomas, Cecilia Grant, and … [Read more...] about Romance writing advice in 140 characters
Friday giveaways: Coldtown, Countdown, Parasite
Now that I've given away all the work-related books (for this week, anyway), I have fun stuff for you to win: advance reading copies of Holly Black's The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Alan Weisman's Countdown, and Mira Grant's Parasite. … [Read more...] about Friday giveaways: Coldtown, Countdown, Parasite
Thursday giveaway: WordPress for Web Developers ebooks
Today, I'm giving away three ebooks of WordPress for Web Developers! The format is up to you: epub (iBooks/Nook/Kobo), Kindle, or PDF. To win, just leave a comment and tell me why you want a copy. Are you a web designer who needs to learn WordPress? A theme tinkerer who wants … [Read more...] about Thursday giveaway: WordPress for Web Developers ebooks
Wednesday giveaway: WordPress for Web Developers paperback
I have three copies of WordPress for Web Developers to give away today! These are paperbacks; I'll do ebooks later this week. To win, just leave a comment and tell me why you want a copy. Are you a web designer who needs to learn WordPress? A theme tinkerer who wants to learn … [Read more...] about Wednesday giveaway: WordPress for Web Developers paperback
Tuesday giveaway: CSS3 for Web Designers
Today I'm giving away a copy of Dan Cederholm's CSS3 for Web Designers, published by A Book Apart. I adore this book. It's the best concise introduction to all the CSS tricks I use on a daily basis: gradients, opacity, animation. This is one of the books I recommend in WordPress … [Read more...] about Tuesday giveaway: CSS3 for Web Designers
Monday giveaway: HTML5 For Web Designers
I'm kicking off a week of book giveaways with the best brief introduction to HTML5: Jeremy Keith's HTML5 For Web Designers, published by A Book Apart. My own book, WordPress for Web Developers, shows you how to build WordPress themes with the assumption that you already know … [Read more...] about Monday giveaway: HTML5 For Web Designers
