1998 MAR 13
Web Del Sol
TED WARNELL
Fine. Very fine.
Beautiful design, looks good; good navigation, feels right;
great material, fine reading. Web Del Sol is a literary site
with all the right stuff, and an unusual complex structure.
Publisher and editor Mike Neff has assembled a staff of talented
literary and Net publishing professionals to produce a site...
'a literary arts complex'... (the 'site' really is a number of
sites, each offering a unique/related content and adding
to the whole -- cool concept)... a site that will be of
interest to both fans of fine literature and publishers alike.
"Web Del Sol cannot be classified as a literary
publication or ezine in the traditional sense (though
it contains both subsets), but rather as a literary
arts complex."
WDS realizes their arts complex concept by opening a new instance
of the Web browser for each linked partner site. A benefit of this
approach is that it is supported by early versions of the Web's
most popular browsers, but it can be confusing if you are not
aware it has happened.
Willing always to explore new publishing potential, WDS has just
entered into a new publishing partnership with Zn, where original
content from WDS will be made available to Zn readers. On the
Zn +++ page you will find Martin Earl's column The
Cyber Rambler -- look in for an informed review of
literary sites on the Web.
We're trying a new mechanism with this, a JavaScript function
to open a new browser window within the Zn site. The benefit
of this approach is that it might eliminate confusion about what has
happened, but to take advantage of it you will need a recent version
Web browser.
"The nature of WDS is not to present a specific theme per
issue, but simply to acquire and frame the finest contemporary
literary art available in America and abroad, and to array it
in such a manner that it speaks for itself."
The heart and soul of WDS (and partner sites) is the first rate
literature you will find here -- world class works of poetry
and fiction, plus essays, critical reviews, features, and more by
emerging and established contemporary authors, poets, and writers.
An enjoyable and eclectic mix of literary arts, and a fine read,
for sure.
