So I haven't written anything here on The Engine Room since last summer. That's because I've been working on a new site, Cathedral City Guide.
Why? Well, I was keen to build something in WordPress; my day job had moved almost totally away from subbing; and I wanted a new challenge. Most of all, my partner and I had visited half a dozen of England's medieval cathedral cities and we felt that collectively they deserved a website of their own.
I probably won't be updating The Engine Room in the foreseeable future but equally I'm not going to delete it. Thanks for all your photos, comments and emails - they were much appreciated.
Feel free to visit me at Cathedral City Guide or @cathedralcities on Twitter.
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Showing posts with label JD. Show all posts
JD's work update
I didn't write a blog post yesterday because I was tied up at work till late – in the afternoon we relaunched our website's homepage on a new platform that allows us to drag and drop configurable elements (or 'controls', as they are being called) into position. A rich text box here, an RSS feed there, that sort of thing.
It should mean much less time spent battling with html and our ever so slightly creaky 'editorial administration system'.
The launch was delayed by a few days which meant that when it finally did happen, our web editor happened to be on (a well deserved) holiday – but it went ahead with relatively few problems and I even managed to tinker with the homepage today without breaking it.
I try to keep my work and personal/blogging identities a little bit separate so I won't point you in the direction of the website (although I don't mind if you go looking), but here's another site that's using the same platform if you want to check it out.
It should mean much less time spent battling with html and our ever so slightly creaky 'editorial administration system'.
The launch was delayed by a few days which meant that when it finally did happen, our web editor happened to be on (a well deserved) holiday – but it went ahead with relatively few problems and I even managed to tinker with the homepage today without breaking it.
I try to keep my work and personal/blogging identities a little bit separate so I won't point you in the direction of the website (although I don't mind if you go looking), but here's another site that's using the same platform if you want to check it out.
JD is on Twitter
Just to let you know I'm currently experimenting with Twitter. Feel free to follow me:
http://twitter.com/engineroomblog
My tweets will probably cover a wider range of topics than my blog posts do, although I'm sure some of them will be related to language use and publishing.
If you're a journalist and already use Twitter, I'd love to hear your experiences with it. Is it helpful? Any tips you'd care to share? Want another follower?
http://twitter.com/engineroomblog
My tweets will probably cover a wider range of topics than my blog posts do, although I'm sure some of them will be related to language use and publishing.
If you're a journalist and already use Twitter, I'd love to hear your experiences with it. Is it helpful? Any tips you'd care to share? Want another follower?
An interview with JD
No, not here – it's over on the Fuelmyblog blog.
Incidentally, I am now a 'template super-user' at work. Web champion, template super-user – what's next? 'Stationery overlord', perhaps...
Incidentally, I am now a 'template super-user' at work. Web champion, template super-user – what's next? 'Stationery overlord', perhaps...
Yes, JD is on LinkedIn
Just a quick one from me today - I wanted to say that I do have a profile on the networking site LinkedIn and if any Engine Room regular wants to add me as a contact, that's fine. Just send me an email at engineroomblog@gmail.com and I'll give you my details.
I'm especially interested in building up a network with fellow subs, copy editors, editors, proofreaders and the like.
(Although my identity obviously isn't a secret, I don't give my full name on this blog or list the publications I work for. That's just to keep some distance between my professional life and my blogging life.)
I'm especially interested in building up a network with fellow subs, copy editors, editors, proofreaders and the like.
(Although my identity obviously isn't a secret, I don't give my full name on this blog or list the publications I work for. That's just to keep some distance between my professional life and my blogging life.)
