Cross-posting hell

[ratherastory]

I just cross-posted a fic for the first time in months. Cross-posting takes forever, and since I'm relatively prolific I'm always worried I'm spamming communities and that people are just rolling their eyes and going "Oh, God, not HER again!"

Yes, neurotic, I know.

It's also time-consuming, as I mentioned. Ten minutes on average per community, because they all have their own posting templates, even if I let myself play fast and loose with the ones that aren't as draconian about their guidelines. So given the number of communities I tend to post to, it can take up to an hour to cross-post everything.

Or else I try to cross-post over the course of a few days, and THEN I forget which comms I posted to and spend even more time double-checking to make sure I'm not posting to the same comm twice, and GAH.

I know some of you, dear flist, cross-post a good deal. Do you have a trick for it? Or do I just have to suck it up and deal?

In short, I hate cross-posting. Meow.

Comments

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

First of all, people might READ something I posted. Second of all, the whole getting the format right, and technical side of things is a little daunting :)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

LOL

Isn't the point of posting getting people to read what you wrote?

I hear you on the format thing. I've been on LJ for years (since 2002), so the technical side isn't all that daunting for me anymore. Practice makes perfect, and I just ask people for code when I don't know how to do something. :)

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

I didn't say it was rational! :)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Hee!

We should form a support group. You, me and hansons_angel. ;)