Because I HATE the actual posting part...

[aravistarkheena]

Worst part about writing fic: The formatting you have to do to post it.

Worst part about writing a big bang: Formatting TWELEVE CHAPTERS PLUS the com entries PLUS the shit that goes on the website

Comments

[faile_neume]

I could not agree more about the formatting part. Seriously. I have so much fic that is just sitting around on my hard drive because I can't be fucked to format it for posting D:

[aravistarkheena]

Hahahaha, me too!

The editing and the formatting. :D

I can't stand it.

Even if I'm listening to an audiobook or something it still annoys me.

[faile_neume]

Especially when LJ decides to be a dickbag and screw up html coding D:

[aravistarkheena]

Fucking LJ.

Of COURSE I keep getting distracted by everyone and have not finished the formatting for CHAPTER ONE yet. D:

I fail.

How was your day, Juz?

[merelymine]

:D:D:D:D I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS STORY.

Formatting and posting is the worst. I'm debating staying up and doing one right now, or just waiting until tomorrow.

[aravistarkheena]

I'M GLAD THERE IS AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO IS EXCITED! :DDD

I have to answer all the comments I have neglected before I post it today but it should be up around five.

It's just so tedious to do all the headers and the linking and the html. >:(

[lady_sarai]

Formatting suuuucks. And I see that you are done, which is awesome, yaaaay!

But for future coding needs--do you use Word? What I sometimes do is paste my stuff from Word into an LJ post as rich text, then switch it to html to copy the newly coded version and then I pop that into WordOff and have it strip the Word specific junk off. It's not perfect and tends to leave some crap at the beginning and end, but you can copy just the text and then plunk that into the html posting aaand voila! It has html coding for new paragraphs and it LOOKS a mess, but it posts very prettily. ...It's kind of a few extra steps, but it keeps me from having to code every single italic. I kind of love my italics. :P It's a problem sometimes. (For shorter fics, it's often not worth it, but for our polybigbang fic, it was soooo helpful.)

[aravistarkheena]

I do not currently have word. I've been using Google Docs which pretty much saved my life. I know what I have a key code for Word SOMEWHERE in the mess I hauled back from Philly but to be perfectly honest, I haven't completely unpacked all my boxes yet.

But thanks for the tip. When I get word on my new laptop I will check this out.

[greyandgold]

KINKY CYCLISTS! I'm there :)

[aravistarkheena]

I AM HAPPY TO HEAR I AM NOT ALONE IN MY LOVE FOR KINKY CYCLISTS!

Sometimes I wonder if my obsession with cycling comes from my appreciation of superheroes. Like, I'm immediately attracted to any sport that involves running around in spandex.