Gil Garcia asked Sue Fagalde Lick:

My art and my poems are my life, but I'm going nowhere with them. I've pretty much given up my art to write, and I've joined writer's groups as well as taken creative writing courses. I am enjoying creating poetry more so than all my other disciplines. I think my aboutme.com page tells the story as well as my Weebly page: http://awalkbackhome.weebly.com/home.html#/ which marries both disciplines. Any advice?

Sue Fagalde Lick Gil, your art is beautiful. I really like it, but it's overwhelming the writing part of your website. On the home page, the first impression is great, but then the giant picture of the Madonna covers some of the words and overwhelms the information about the book. You need to make it smaller or take it out. The art slide show that follows is so eye-catching it takes my attention away from the words. Then the ocean scene is so large, and it's not clear that it goes with the poem that follows. I would suggest putting most of the art on a separate portfolio page, so that you can make your writing stand out more. On the "about" page, we have the same problem of more art than writing information. Also, there are many errors in the text. If you're trying to make a good impression as a writer, your text needs to be error-free. On the plus side, when I looked at your site on my phone, things lined up much better. Overall, if your site is about writing, you have to de-emphasize the art and put the reader's attention on the writing.

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