Wow I have not posted in a long time regarding my site. Lol. I guess real life really does get in the way.
Basically all I've done is deleted all my stuff on geocities as they are shutting down at the end of this year.
I also got rid of my writer's link page since for one it was useless and I am not a fan of bravenet's service anyhow.
So my site has considerably shrunk. I am working on a new writers group page which I hope to tweak out.
Also maybe just revamp the whole boringness of my site, I have no idea. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I have finally uploaded the beginning of my crazy comedy adventure story The Invasion of the Hojos!
This was the story I was working on for last year's NanoWrimo contest. I've uploaded the first 2 chapters so far.
The story is still not complete and I will hopefully aim to complete it soon. In the meantime enjoy the start of it anyway. Hehe.
http://www.fictionpress.com/~casualwriter   (click on Invasion of the Hojos)

I'm also planning on updating my website and getting rid of the writers and artists directory. Since there's zero interest in it, I'll just get rid of it altogether. So that'll be some major cleaning up.

Enjoy my crazy inane story and let me know what you think!  

The Writer House is getting a internet radio show!

I have changed the format of my Rant Show to now fully feature the Writer House.
Check it out in My Gallery section of my site. www.freewebs.com/casualwriter

Future episodes to be announced. Stay tuned.

I successfully completed NanoWrimo and crossed the finish line at a blazing 51,041 words! It was a crazy couple of days trying to catch up on my word count. I never recommend writing 20K in 2 days, it's insane! o.o

I know I've been neglecting ALOT of stuff, like the AL show for one since I've been so caught up with Nano and work. Plus getting sick on top of that. Hopefully I can get back on track next week.

For those that took part and would like an outlet to publish your stories, please check out the Writers and Artists Directory on my website. You can submit your story to the directory with a rating and everything! Or any story really.

Hopefully I'll be able to finish my story (no its not done, far from it) and get the insanity into working order. 

Congrats to all those other Nanowrimo winners out there! And hey even if you didn't get to 50K, at least you tried and got the experience that is Nano Wrimo! There's always next year too or doing your own crazy version of Nano whenever you want. :)

Updated my Harem with more additions! Here's a summary:
Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes, Gilmore Girls)
Wentworth Miller (Prison Break)
Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Serenity, Desperate Housewives)
Christian Bale (Batman, American Psycho, Shaft)
Rob Thomas (Lead singer of MatchBox 20)
Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck, Charmed)

*fans self* Oooh the hotness.

The all new Casual Writer House is up and running! Some geocities pages are still linked, due to the amount of content. So in the meantime I still will keep some geocities stuff around.
But the new homepage is right here! Check it out:
http://www.freewebs.com/casualwriter

I am currently in the process of trying to revamp my entire site onto freewebs. This is due to being tired of my old URL under my old nickname, as well as too much ads being splayed out by geocities. I'm looking forward to having a much cleaner layout with freewebs.

I will update with my new URL once I complete this tenuous process.

Well my forum board was shutdown. Boardsxp got rid of all their free forums due to overwhelming spamming done by bots and such.

Not sure if I want to create another one, seeing as how there was hardly any interest in it anyway.

Contests and Prizes idea has been posted on the Directory announcements page. Located here:
http://360.yahoo.com/casualwriter7744

Any suggestions or ideas to add to this, please feel free to comment here or on the forum! (http://cwriter.boardsxp.com)

I've updated my site to include the link to my new live call in show called "The Rant"

I did a test run of it today and was surprised by the turnout. I seriously thought the most I would get would be 1 or 2 people tops who would listen. Imagine my surprise when it came to a whopping 7! Woot! Hey it's way better than I could've hoped for! Plus I experienced my first ever live caller that actually called into my show!

Granted he called in just to welcome me to live.com, but hey, he was nice and helped me out! 

http://www.nowlive.com/member.asp?id=100207990

Check it out! Hear my actual horrid voice! I have yet to decide when my next broadcast will be. I'll probably schedule it sometime during the evening and have an official topic to rant about. Please suggest anything you'd like me to rant about as a topic. I'll be more professional and actually do research! Lol. Or at least have some background info on the subject so I don't come off as a complete idiot. Lol.

I'm also promoting the Animated Lust Rated PG! Show. Check it out on my show profile. It's listed as one of my friends. And if any AL people out there could suggest a time slot, that'd be great!

I have put together a basic Writers and Artists Directory. This is where people can freely submit direct links to their written or artistic works. 

http://www.geocities.com/pikachu7744

Direct links: This means as soon as I click on the link you submit, it will lead me straight to your written or graphic submission. NOT your homepage, website or personal diary. A page that ONLY displays your written or graphic work. Return links to your site are fine but not an overt spam.

Submissions: When submitting, please rate your work in brackets after your title. ie: My Tale (PG)
 
Ratings Guideline:
K= Intended for preschool level and younger children between the ages of 1-4 years old. Content should be free of any coarse language, violence and adult themes.

G = Content suitable for all ages (5 years and older) Content should be free of any coarse language, violence, and adult themes. 

PG = Content suitable for most ages. Suitable for more mature childen, 9 years and older, with minor action violence without serious injury. May contain mild coarse language. Should not contain any adult themes. 

 T= Content not suitable for children. Suitable for teens 13 years or older, with some violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes.

M = For mature teens and older. Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with possible strong but non explicit adult themes, references to violence, and strong coarse language.

R= Content suitable only for mature adults. May contain explicit language and adult themes.

Spelling/Grammar/Formatting:
Please make sure to spell check all or any written or graphic works that may contain writing. Grammar must be at understandable and easy to read. Formatting must also be easy to read, spaced out appropriately and easy to access.

Approval:
Your link will be approved within at least a week. Depending on number of submissions it could be earlier or later. Confirmation is when you actually see your link posted. All guidelines mentioned above must be met before approval can be granted. 

Deleted/Unapproved Links:
Links that become broken, unavailable or do not meet the above mentioned guidelines will be deleted. Please make sure if you update your site and change any links to update your link. You can do this by posting in the Casual Writer House forum (http://cwriter.boardsxp.com) and informing me of the change. 

*Note: These rules are subject to change at any time. Announcements will be made regarding any changes.

I am hoping that during my spare time I will be able to create a writer and artist directory where people can feature their written or artistic works. Works that people want feedback on and have a supportive community to get feedback on.

Unlike my earlier attempt, I will NOT be uploading people's works onto my site. That idea I realized was too much trouble and I did not have enough space to do it. Instead the directory will be in linked form only and will go directly to the person's work. Not advertise their site.

What I'd also like to do is a feature spotlight in the directory highlighting a writer/artist of the month. Something where they can show off their bio and all their works together.
It'll also include nominations for mini awards leading to a spotlight of the year.

I know I'm aiming high and am being quite a dreamer about this. But we'll see how this pans out. Right now I only have some rough ideas and I'm currently scrounging for web resources on how to do this.

I want to be able to spiff up the Casual Writer website and make it more meaningful.
Please reply and suggest any ideas or comments on this. What can I add to make this better?
Or other things that I can do to attract people to come?

More details to come later as I sort this out.