It is a beautiful site, very easy on the eyes...a good thing for sites specializing in writing. I am not that big of a fan of the navigation on the side, but it is a nice feature once you get use to it. The scrolling message at the top also bugs me a bit, but that is more of a personal preference.
Looking at the logo I just noticed the tag line changes each refresh...very nice touch
I am seeing a Javascript error on all the pages. I am running IE6 and this is my work PC so it may not be the site.
Not much I can add really...you have done a great job with the look and the layout
I am not seeing the lag that was reported above...that is odd because my work PC stinks and is usually laggy