igtow:

...and would appreciate some opinions, please



After much thought, I've decided to switch my permanent journal over here (although I still intend to maintain my LJ if only to eat up their server space) and as such am planning to post *all* my stories here (including the entire Hiding Under the Ninth Earth Series), hopefully starting this weekend. The question I have is this:

Poll #325 How Should I Post My Stories...
Open to: All, results viewable to: All

I'd prefer you to:

If I go the multiple link route, I would probably link to my site (and you do have a password, right? *wink*), as well as Walking the Plank, E.T.C. (if I can ever get it to take my revisions, which it has *not* been doing *pout*), Skyehawke, Cipher, FanFiction.net (yeah, I know most people hate it, but I *still* get the most reviews there), and maybe HPFandom.

Here's my thoughts (yeah, I'm this anal in real-life, too):

Benefits:	Drawbacks:
Posting the entire story to the Journal...
Everything is in one place Easy access for phones, pda's, and RSS feeds Comments are easy to add. Tags would keep the stories all in one place.	Most stories would require multiple posts and tags because of the length restrictions. Any story over 13+ rating would have to be friends-locked. Possibility of hostile host at a later date.
Posting multiple links...
One story, one post makes it easier to find them, especially with the long multi-chapter stories. Easier for me to post as I have all my stories book-marked. Readers can generally find a site with a format they prefer.	Would require an extra step to get to the story. Because some of the archives are not locked, any story over 13+ rating would have to be friends-locked. Possibility of 'broken links' if one or more sites goes away.
Posting to A Turn of the Page Only...
One story, one post makes it easier to find them, especially with the long multi-chapter stories If there are changes/corrections to be made, I only make them at this site, so it has the 'freshest' copy. Site is locked with password access requiring an age statement so all journal posts could be public. Legally, gives me the strongest protection against all the 'righteous' people out there. As I control the site, I know the archive will be there and there is less chance of 'broken links' if a site goes away.	The site *is* password-protected and requires a strict age statement. There are no exceptions to this. Some people find this offensive. Possible leaks in site security (which I really don't want) if people break the rules and share the password. If I leave the journal open to the public, I run the risk of drawing outside attention to it, so I may f-lock the link posts in any event.

Thoughts? Just post a comment below, I'd really appreciate it!

Thank you ever so much!