An Old Joke

An old joke has it that there are two seasons in Chicago: winter and road repair.

That's my introductory explanation for all the road repairs that have been taking place on this Web site for the last few weeks. If you're a frequent traveler on my Web site, you've surely been frustrated by all of the reconfigured driving lanes. I just hope that no one has been lost for good.

The good news is that, unlike Chicago's extended road repair season, the major work on my site is now done. With most of the site design now completed, my goal is to get back to what I really enjoy: writing. This blog and that elusive second novel are next on the agenda.  

Just to keep you updated on what I have done recently with this Web site, you will find on the sidebar a link for my mailing list. This is a way for you to get email updates about this website, my book, personal appearances, etc.

I've also registered a new domain name. Now, in addition to being able to access this site via www.lostintheivy.com, you can also reach it via www.randy-richardson.com. (Unfortunately, my name absent the hyphen is owned by a musician in a band named The Turnstyles.) Two ways to reach the same location.

There have been other small, though not insignificant, alterations that I've made that you may or may not notice. Overall, the goal has been to make this a more professional site, aimed not only at promoting my book but me as an author as well. I hope I've succeeded. Only time will tell.

Last, but certainly not least, I submitted the corrections to my page proofs today. That means that after seven years I can finally--and literally--close the book on Lost in the Ivy. My work on the inside of the book is essentially done. Of course, that doesn't mean the final chapter is written--at least in a metaphorical sense. That won't come until sometime after its publication, which should be in the coming weeks. Hopefully that final chapter will come with a happy ending.