Here are a couple of links on writing and building a web site:

• Patterns for Personal Web Sites:
  

  There are many personal Web sites. The vast majority are mediocre. Some are bad. Fewer are good. An extremely small number are excellent.

  These excellent sites — and I use “excellent” subjectively — fascinate me. Why is finding a new one such a delight? What distinguishes them from the rest? What unnamable yet instantly recognizable quality do they possess?

  This is my attempt to answer some of these questions. My method is to distill the qualities of the best personal Web sites (and my own) into a set of patterns. These patterns can be used as guidelines for creating a personal Web site.

• Gar’s Tips on Sucks-Less Writing:
  

  When it’s time for a tight edit, go over every word. Ask yourself: is this necessary? Is this the simplest, most straight-forward way of saying this? If not, toss or revise it! You’ll be amazed at how many words you’ll be able to trash.