Struggles to Post Fiction

[amypond45]

It took me three hours this morning, after watching the latest episode, but I finally THINK I've got my fic posted. I need to practice because I've joined three challenges and will need to post those stories eventually. So I broke the thing down into eight chapters, posted each one with tags and edits (too much space between the paragraphs -- is there a way to delete these en masse like I can do in Word? That would so much save time!) then the Masterpost with all the links to the individual chapters. Then I get emails for each chapter, like I posted them as separate entries! Which I guess I did, but what a pain! Not to mention I've probably flooded other peoples' inboxes -- so sorry! I guess I need help. How do I -- oh wait, maybe if I post each chapter privately? Then just the Masterpost can go public? Oh. Well, that was embarrassing!

Comments

[elwarre.livejournal.com]

I don't know about mass editing, but it is a HUGE pain on LJ, for me too. Extra paragraph breaks, no italics, etc. But yeah, you can post each chapter privately and then just make the masterpost public. And don't worry - I've totally made that mistake before. :) It takes some trial and error for me to figure out how to use new platforms.

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your kind reply! I really struggled with this platform in the past and nearly gave up! Now I find I've suddenly joined some comms and signed up for three challenges and I NEED to be able to post here (plus it's fun, even if it is a huge pain in the ass!)

[firesign10.livejournal.com]

When you post a chapter, it still has to be set to public to be read. However, down at the bottom of the posting form, there is a check box that asks "post to friends pages/RSS" - check that NO. That way, the chapters are public on ONLY on your lj, and then the Master post DOES post to friends pages, so we know your story is up :-)

[elwarre.livejournal.com]

eep! that's what I meant - thanks for clarifying!

[firesign10.livejournal.com]

No prob!! :-D

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

Got it -- thank you so much for your help!