"Chip away at it" is good advice.  Patience is a virtue.  Writing is hard work.  Great bumper stickers all.  I have "owned" a domain name, website, this blog, and a ... traffic blazer, for about a month now.  I thought it would be a great learning experience.  However, I feel rather pummelled by technology these days.  Today I finally published the website.  It is skeletal and incomplete.  I had to remove a picture that I tried to upload a million different ways to decrease its "size" because the site wouldn't publish otherwise and yet the account says I'm only using 1 of 50 mbs.  Do what now?

I didn't realize how frustrated and moody I am today until a friend called and she asked me what was wrong and I could tell that my explanation that I am frustrated with the website and my publisher didn't seem to ring true to her.  Bless her, she has not experienced having a publisher nor having a website.  But then I called the wonderful folks who are hosting my website to ask questions but I'd left pertinent info in the car, and my cell connection was breaking up so I have yet to call them back, but as I was speaking, I could hear my own bad mood, totally unintentional, but decided to do all I can first, at least get stuff up if not running and call them back another day.  I've spent an abundant amount of time and energy on this and all I've managed to do is confirm my own ignorance.  Unknowing is a great place to be if you're a buddhist...

As for the publisher...I am merely concerned with promises unkept and condescending comments reflecting difficulties I know nothing about.  I'm investing a lot of time and money into the marketing of my novels, and I assume they are investing similarly and are perhaps as frustrated with not actually having available the titles they are showing on their website.  Mine is among about 30 that as of this date cannot actually be ordered.  But the word I get from my managing editor, no doubt through clenched teeth, is to be patient.

So I'm chipping away at it.  I will blog.  I will now add a bit onto the website a little at the time.  I have to figure out how and why this blog doesn't link to the site and vice versa...

And I'm hungry.  That will be a blog soon.  Being hungry while trying to lose 20 pounds.