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ffdotnetrants2011-04-12 04:39 pm
I updated today, not last Sunday
I was able to log on this morning and update my story. However, for some reason, fanfiction.net seems to be under the impression that I updated my story on April 3rd. That was the day I posted chapter four. Today, I posted chapter five. The new chapter is there, and can be read. But, no one will see it, because my story didn't move up the list of stories. And no alerts went out. And I know I have people waiting for the update. But how in the world are they supposed to know that I posted it?!
And I know other people have had their stories go through correctly, because I was able to read the newest chapter in one of the stories I'm following, and that new chapter was posted this afternoon.
At this point, I'd consder going to another archive, but I don't feel comfortable posting my stories anywhere else. And, I wouldn't even know where else to post them.
ETA: As of this morning (4/13/11), my story has finally shown up where it's supposed to be.
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I can understand worrying about posting at other archives. Some can all but crush you with their list of 'what we won't accepts' and 'this better be damn near perfect or else it's not allowed'. You think a story fits their requirements only to get the dreaded, 'we don't accept that here' type email back instead of a posted story. As my muse is often all about rubbing my fandom the wrong way I tend to write things are as as anti-canon as they come and that often comes with that 'this isn't allowed here' email when submitted into an archive's que. You don't have to deal with that b.s. at FF.net. It's a little harder for me to find places that won't turn their collective noses up to what I'm writing simply because of what it is depending on who and what I've been writing.
However, things are looking less and less stable at FF.net. A good back-up plan is always sound. I think it was why I was so intrigued by having never heard of AO3 yesterday. Granted the main fandom I write for isn't small - though the pairings I often pick can be sparse. Still I would hate to lose the majority of what readers I have because FF.net is ass of tea kettle more often than not.
Sometimes if you can find another place you feel comfortable posting, it's a good thing to have that. You get a different demographic of readers in some cases that you might not have gotten other wise. Or it could give you a place to have everything in case something drastic were to happen to ff's already unstable site.
*hugs* Hope you get lots of wonderful reviews.
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Forgot to say that I'm actually thinking of looking into AO3. I mean, I've complained that there are no stories about my favorite character there, but if I post my stories there . . . then there will be stories. And maybe more people will post stories about him.
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I personally use AO3 as a place to put fics that would break rules elsewhere and as a back-up for fics that also exist on one or more other archives.
Other than fics that would break rules elsewhere, I wouldn't upload fics to AO3 alone because it is still small and doesn't have that many reviews. Maybe if it gets bigger I might do that someday.
But putting fics in multiple places means more people can read it, and I tend to get a few more reviews that way, hitting different audiences.
NO STATS
(Anonymous) 2011-04-14 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)Otherwise business as usual on FF.net.
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