But I've learned a lot about HTML that way, and when I got a blog, I just picked the first template and rewrote the entire thing to make it look the way I want. Something you can't do with LJ. I've also applied for a Europa Domain and when that one works, I'll design a really cool website. :)
I think both LJ and blogs have their advantages, and that's why I have both.
One of the problems is that critique groups and how-to books and so forth are teaching a One True Way to write. It's making everything too much the same.
Some suggestions are useful, but I've learned to trust my instincts rather than the books, and I break a lot of "rules".
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But I've learned a lot about HTML that way, and when I got a blog, I just picked the first template and rewrote the entire thing to make it look the way I want. Something you can't do with LJ. I've also applied for a Europa Domain and when that one works, I'll design a really cool website. :)
I think both LJ and blogs have their advantages, and that's why I have both.
One of the problems is that critique groups and how-to books and so forth are teaching a One True Way to write. It's making everything too much the same.
Some suggestions are useful, but I've learned to trust my instincts rather than the books, and I break a lot of "rules".