I like answering peoples’ questions and helping them with problems, but I see a lot of poorly phrased ones that ultimately mean it’ll take longer for the person to get their question answered. I have to: ask for followup information. wait for them to reply. […]
Nemesis by Anna Banks Gave the Wrong First Impression
My first impression. The title (“Nemesis”) -> To me, screams intense, awesome, badass warrior girl on a mission for revenge. (Or maybe some kind of undercover operation.) The cover (which I love) -> Reinforces everything about the title. Kind of a stone cold killer warrior […]
My Most Highly Anticipated Books of 2017
#1: The Valiant by Lesley Livingston My single most highly anticipated book of 2017! The Valiant is about a female gladiator, which basically says it all. I’m a huge gladiator fan, as made evident by the fact that I’ve watched all of Spartacus about 5 […]
Automatically Apply an EDD Discount Code Based on Cart Contents
This tutorial can probably be achieved with the Discounts Pro extension (affiliate link). And while I’m all for supporting the folks at EDD, sometimes you just don’t feel like shelling out money for something. I struggled for a silly amount of time with whether or […]
Exactly What Does Your Web Host Do? (and what are they responsible for)
As part of Bloggiesta I’m here to talk to you about web hosting for self-hosted bloggers. A lot of people don’t fully understand what their web host is supposed to do. And in fact, it’s probably a lot less than you think. Hosting companies can […]
I’m Sick of Reading Books in a Series as They Come Out (I’d rather read the whole series at once!)
Series. I both love them and hate them. I love reading an entire series all at once. I like having so much information about a world and getting so deep into it for so long. But if I jump into a series when it first […]
Automatically Send New Email Subscribers an EDD Discount Code
This tutorial uses ActiveCampaign and Easy Digital Downloads. It can probably be achieved with other platforms, but my guide doesn’t reflect that. On my new Novelist plugin website I wanted to send all new email subscribers a 10% off coupon code as a thank you […]
It’s Kind of Exciting to Love a Book That None of Your Friends Did
I may have exaggerated a little. It’s not that none of my friends loved Legacy of Kings, but the vast majority gave it three stars or less, which to me ranges from “I didn’t like it” to “it was only okay”. But I loved it! […]
Why I Coded a New Options Panel for Tweak Me v2 (and what I’m doing to ensure backwards compatibility)
My Tweak Me v2 theme was built using a settings panel framework called Redux. At the time, I chose this settings panel for three reasons: It was before the built-in Customizer really took off. There were fewer resources available about how to use the Customizer […]
Do You Need a Premium WordPress Theme?
Some people are under the impression that their blog is doomed to fail if they can’t afford (or just don’t want to buy) a premium (paid) WordPress theme. That’s not true. You only need a premium theme if you can’t find a free one you […]