Every time I begin a review I start by glancing down the site quickly to see what sticks out, and what I don’t really like… I would have to say that the font on this site is way too small. It has a general Bloglines template, but appears to have some really interesting information. Another initial item I noticed is that there are no subject quick-links nor advertisements.
The weblog is a collection of Author interviews, book reviews, and writing tips. This weblog is for you if… (1) You like writing books and would like to know how to get started in the business, (2) You like reading about authors, or (3) You just enjoy literature. I feel this site is very informational. Parker asks legitimate questions of his interviewees. The questions actually apply to the career of book writing, rather than just asking what is your favorite color.
The design of the site is very simple. It has a peaceful layout that is easy on the eyes to look at, but the font is too small. I would recommend placing each of the articles on the site in one of the three categories and have links that would pull up the subject a reader would like to read. This would make maneuvering through the site faster and easier.
Parker generally likes to post to his site on Mondays. Also there are no archive links that you can jump to specific months without walking through each month from the month you are currently in. That can be annoying if you know the article you are looking for is in April of 2005 and October is the current month. He has links to other sites on the left hand side.
I would recommend this to anyone that enjoys literature. I feel the site has a decent layout. I would also like to say that Parker appears to be a very educated person keeping his site to a high standard. I give this site a 4.
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