Made a few changes today:
The Navigation Menu Up Top
This is now in alphabetical order just to provide some logical cohesion to it. Since some were worried that changing the location of one link to one inch to the right somehow made it less important, I have bolded that one link.
Also added "News" to the header and moved "Market" to under the YWS start button. I'm hoping to make News a major section of the site so look for more integration of it into the rest of the site later on.
Fiction Formatting
Changed the formatting for all fiction pieces such that it's now in line with the formatting of all other topics. The one difference kept is the automatic separating of paragraphs. I fine-tuned that aspect of it so hopefully you won't get as many wide gaps between paragraphs anymore.
Poetry Formatting
Like the fiction area, poetry formatting has been changed to line up with the formatting of all other topics. White space is still preserved, and line breaks are now preserved as well in Internet Explorer.
So that's it. Just a few changes! But, here's a list of what I'll be working on in April:
Upcoming Stuff
YWS Novels
Started working on this in early January, and haven't done anything since (some may remember the Teddy Ruxpin series which were my testing topics for this feature).
The way this feature will work is it will automatically compile together all the chapters for your novel in one easy place. You can also upload a book cover, provide a novel synopsis, and get comments on the novel as a whole rather than chapter by chapter. This is and has been essentially complete for quite some time, but it's the finer details I've been dragging on. Look for this to be completed in the next couple weeks.
YWS Newsfeed and Better Profiles
This is going to be a huge change and will be done in stages. But I'm aiming for something similar to Facebook where your guestbook is the most important aspect of your profile. Your guestbook will be a part of your newsfeed, and your newsfeed will display new literary works you posted, new blog entries, etc. You'll also even have the ability to add status updates.
But unlike Facebook (and more like Twitter), we're going to do away with the Friend system in favor of a Follower system. If you follow someone, their new literary works and blog entries will show in your newsfeed, as will their status updates.
In any case, if that all sounds confusing, that's because it is. I haven't fully figured it out yet, and probably won't until I start working on it. But, it's going to be a major change and will probably have a large impact on the way you use YWS. Look for me to start working on it in the next couple weeks, but don't expect it to be fully done for at least a few months.
However, the better profile aspect of it will be done first.
Activity Center
My YWS will be receiving a small makeover soon. It'll display new reviews you have received, new comments to blog entries, and perhaps a few other things. Look for it to be completed quite soon.
