(Cue crickets chirping.)

This blog has been unseasonably quiet, not because I no longer care, but because I’ve been occupied elsewhere. A good chunk of my time has been divided between updating my current scripts, managing my website geared specifically toward affiliate marketers, and client projects. But another chunk of my time (the time I would usually spend finding, writing, and polishing content here) is going toward preparing a full fledged WordPress reference guide.

Unlike the previous guide I published at this website which was a short ebook detailing a specific area of WordPress for niche marketing and SEO purposes, this new book will be a beginner through intermediate user’s manual of sorts. It will, of course, contain a section on SEO and marketing, but a lot of it will be on simply using and wrapping one’s mind around WordPress.

Also unlike the previous guide, I’m thinking strongly of having this book published in print rather than downloadable format. It’s far easier, I’ve found, to use a reference guide when you have a hard copy sitting next to your computer rather than needing to switch between windows while trying to follow along.

The outline, and about half the content of the book has been completed. Certain parts I’m holding off on simply because WordPress 2.7, due out in November 2008, heralds some massive changes that I wish to include in the book as well.

So, there you have it. A WordPress book is cooking. That’s why it’s been quiet around here. I will, however, work to update this blog with every free moment I get. :)