Construction Coming Soon to Griffie World

Griffie World, my main website will soon be under construction. I think I’m going to (finally) bite the bullet and upgrade it this weekend. So, if you stop by, please excuse the dust (isn’t there always dust with construction?), and the two by fours laying all over the place. I want to get it torn down and back up as quickly as possible, so hopefully the interruption will be minimal.

Titans Best USM Eagles in 3 Games to Zip

Our beloved Titans hit the road this weekend, starting an 11 day trip in Hattiesburg, Mississippi where they took on the University of Southern Mississippi Eagles. The Eagles traveled to Goodwin Field to play the Titans for the first time last year, and we were able to complete a sweep of the Eagles then. While the team is looking stronger, … Read More

WITW is MMC? – Woodinville, WA

I have fond memories of Woodinville. I was actually in Washington on business, I forget exactly what the purpose was, but I was visiting the office that my company had in Bothell before heading up to our Vancouver office. Since there was a weekend in between, I was able to attend the Annual Fool’s Day Parade, also known as the … Read More

WITW is MMC? – Durango, CO

Book 1, the Purple line is moving along in Colorado. It started off in Bayfield and has now made the short jaunt through the mountains to Durango to visit in Miss Pam’s class. They are definitely enjoying the book – to check out what they have to say about Misfit McCabe, read the comments on the Book 1 page of … Read More

WITW is MMC? – El Paso, TX

Actually, Book 7, the Pink line, arrived in El Paso quite some time ago, around the same time as the Brown and Teal lines, but I forgot to post its arrival, mainly because it has been so quiet I think it might be doing a little sightseeing before settling down to be read. To give you a visual of something … Read More

WITW is MMC? – Bayfield, CO

Misfit McCabe, Book 1 (the Purple line) arrived in Bayfield, CO just in time for the long weekend. Bayfield is a small town in southwest Colorado of approximately 1,800 residents located not far from the four corners of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona & Utah. It is in the midst of the Pine River Valley and sits at an elevation of … Read More

Forum and Blog resurrected

Working through the weekend, I was able to resurrect this blog and the Griffie World Talk forum. It was not as straightforward as I would have liked, but they are now established, and I can move on to tweaking templates and creating the look that I want. That may take a little time because I’m still in the process of … Read More

Upgrade to Griffie World

Me and my bright ideas. I keep coming up with ideas that seem to entail a whole lot of work on my part. I am going to have to talk myself into some ideas that require less work on my part one of these days. Anyway, the latest, greatest idea is requiring a complete upgrade of the Griffie World website, … Read More

Forum woes resolved

I was able to figure out the problems with Guest access to the poll and at the same time resolved the issue I had with the first poll going inactive. All in all a good days work, I would say. So, the polls are now open for everyone. Go to Griffie World and view the book trailers, and then to … Read More

Finally on track . . .or not

Well, it has been a little bit of a technical curve, but I think we are finally on track. The first poll that I posted unfortunately lost the ability to accept votes. I hate when that happens, so I have reposted the poll and things are working much better now. Ok – Murphy has been hanging around waaaayy too much … Read More

Book Trailer or bust

Today has been about the book trailer. I have been searching for what I want to use and developing the concept. I have found the pictures that I want to use and have a part of the concept developed. I am now trying out various software to assist me in putting the trailer together. I ran into a little bit … Read More

Developing a Book Trailer for Misfit McCabe

I have been doing my homework today and looking up book trailers on YouTube as I try to develop a book trailer for Misfit McCabe. A book trailer is a very good tool for marketing and in today’s publishing environment, pretty much a requirement. I haven’t started the process for obtaining all of the pictures that I want to use, … Read More