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[etherial]

I was unclear in my previous post about websites. I'm not looking for a modern web 2.0 data scheme. I want a simple front page that says "Hi, we are legitimately offering you $5 for your short story and will actually pay you if we use it". What information can we provide, besides our writing guidelines, that will help assure you that your $5 short story is not going to be stolen by us?

I am currently suffering from writer's block, not an overwhelming desire to curl up in a ball twitching because I can't get the @!#$ code to work.

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Re: *sigh*

[calygrey.livejournal.com]

Who: who are we
What: what are we doing
Why: why are we doing it

Where: where should you send your story
When: when should you send it; when will it be published.

Note: you, the author, retain all rights except for "xxxx".

Design: very dark text on a very light background. ONE typeface, used NO MORE than 3 different ways (italic, bold, etc, big, medium, little: not 3 ways times 3 sizes, just 3 differences.)

The home page title could be something fancy if you are particularly brave.

Read www.webpagesthatsuck.com and follow all of their rules. You audience will love you for it.

Floating tables so the thing'll center no matter what the user's browser size is.

If you have more than one page, make all pages under the home page identical to each other. Make them relate some to the home page.

CMS, Drupal, all that jazz, you simply do not need and likely never will. I loved Front Page. It was perfect for this level of thing. Try KomPoZer; I don't love it, but it's free and not hard to learn.