WWJHS 4-Evah!

My junior high years were spent doodling words in fat balloony letters and filling them in with pseudo-psychedelic patterns. Itching to be an artist-calligrapher-author, I was constantly perfecting my flowing-script hand and trying out Speedball’s über-Gothic letterforms with an ultra-broad pen nib. I was reminded of that recently when one of the little monkey-babies wrought my name in squared-off letters. I set her the task of coating them in color and pattern. Then we did some cut-and-paste, the old-fashioned way.

Goodbye To All That

Our simple e-book idea has been growing by leaps both surprising and terrifying. Really, the minute you say blog-website-app you’ve leapt (metaphorically) from sitting next to a sunny open window, lulled by the sweet mental image of a far-off digital project, to the very real prospect of being saddled with the nonstop content-feeding of the awful, ravenous maw that is the Internet. Gimme some source—I think.

To support our venture, we're working on website design, marketing plans, promotional workshops, iPhone app support, photo and video production, blogs, and CALs (that's Crochet-a-long). Then there's the POD angle, the mythically thorny issue of customer support, and the next two ebooks. Hey, I don't need source; I need an assistant.

Ain’t No Modern Sleek Enough

Gill Sans, Gill Sans Bold, Gill Sans Ultra Bold, GSUB Condensed. OMG, I’m gonna go nuts trying to find the perfect font. But in a good way.

Actually, by the time you read this post, the issue will have been solved. My new-media publishing venture has grown some flight wings in the last few weeks, and my head's spinning with the intricacies of setting up a business with two partners. Taxes and registration fees aside, there are the design and content and marketing aspects to be considered.

The best part: I'm hooked up with two super-savvy women who know everything in their respective fields. I'm like the duck that bobs on the water, feet paddling furiously underneath.

But I sure wish the web had more font choices.