Goodbye WordPress, Hello Squarespace (& Other Big-Ass Updates)

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it finally happened. My new Squarespace website is finally up and running. Well, kind of. While I did complete the process to publish the website, it's still processing the change in the domain name of prestonposits.com.

So far, it's been everything I hoped it would be. It's much more navigable than WordPress turned out to be, and I don't have to worry about adding plugins that I need to pay for or playing Russian roulette with backend software mechanics that I barely understand.

That said, I won't shut down the WordPress site just yet. I still need to copy all the posts I made (aside from update posts) and repost them on the Squarespace site. That's going to take some time. On the bright side, though, it means I can focus more of my creative energies on the new two-part Divine Conspiracy story I've been meaning to write.

The premise is still the same as the one I explained in the Halloween update, but for those who need a refresher: The first part involves the Banks family traveling to Ireland to take down a resurrected Fomorian that threatens to bring massive death and destruction to the countryside. However, during that story, Finvarra and Oonagh (the king and queen of fae beings and Ricky's adoptive parents) are kidnapped by Serpent People and taken to the lair of the eldritch gods Yig and Tsathoggua, which lies deep under the catacombs of Paris. Thus, the second part follows Peter Banks and his team as they enter the catacombs and recruit the services of a friendly commune of vampires, ghouls, and werewolves who live under the city to help rescue them.

I've mentioned that I've struggled a bit with starting the story. One of the big reasons is that I was having trouble figuring out where the story should start in Ireland. But after all the research I've conducted, I've decided to start it in County Meath, just north of Dublin. This is partly because of the several religious landmarks, both pagan and Christian, that lay within its borders (e.g., the Hill of Tara, Newgrange, and the Abbey of Kells). Of course, there's a good chance the story could travel to other parts of the Emerald Isle. For instance, the Poisoned Glen in County Donegal is often reputed to be where the terrible Fomorian general Balor was slain by his grandson Lugh of the Tuatha de Danann. Maybe the Banks' Fomorian is going there to accomplish some goal?

I'm feeling pretty good about this story idea. However, the first part is heavily inspired by the short story "Rawhead Rex" by Clive Barker, so I'd better be careful not to plagiarize his plot points. Of course, the second part owes a lot to Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith, and their works are well within the public domain, so who cares if I rip them off?!

But in all seriousness, folks, it's been fun on WordPress while it lasted, but I've got to move on to greener pastures now. I hope you'll join me on the new and improved Preston Posits website in the future. I hope to see you soon!

P.S. I should also mention before I go that I'm considering expanding my social media presence in case that Space Karen emerald mine nepo-baby Elon Musk ends up finally fucking Twitter up beyond repair. So if you see a Tumblr or Reddit link on my Squarespace or DeviantArt pages sometime in the near future, know that I warned you in advance.