I’m back! As it turns out, I didn’t even have to take the site down; it was so easy to replace the theme. I’m still editing (I need to replace the header with something more exciting, and I’ve been told that the whole site needs more color) but I like how much cleaner and more professional it looks. Truthfully, the main reason I changed the theme was because I hated the fonts in the old theme. These fonts are much better.

It’s strange how much the font– that is, the look of the text– changes my perception of the text. Nowadays, I won’t even buy a hardcover book if I open it up to find fonts that are too small or displeasing to my eye. (Not a problem on my kindle, where all fonts can be reconfigured.) I have become more picky about fonts than I am about book titles or covers.

(“Font” is funny-sounding word, isn’t it? I’ve been saying it in my head for two paragraphs, and each time I think, Am I really writing about this funny-sounding word?)

An odd but interesting question: if I were a font– if you were to open my book, and take a glance at me– what would I look like? How might you perceive me, at a glance?

I’d be average-size. Not too big, not too small. A bit fleshy in some areas, but muscular and shapely in others.

I’d be clear, persuasive, focused. At least in the main form of the font. In italics, where questions and parentheticals capture emotions, I would run a bit wild.

There would be a touch of creative whimsy in the letters that “flick,” like y and j and q.

Question marks and exclamation points would both be in widespread use.

Sometimes I’d stand out. Other times, I’d be hard to read.

It’s a fun thing to think about. Can you encapsulate personality in a font? Of course, our own handwriting is our personal font, though not one most of us have practiced since elementary school. My handwriting tends to reveal more about me than I’d like: it’s messier and more disjointed than I usually present myself.

Of course, the font is only what you see at first glance. Once you started reading, the content would shine through.

It’s not how we look that matters, after all; only the content of our characters matters in the end.