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[christinekh]

Quick question:

Does anyone even bother with personal fic sites or archives anymore? Or should I just say fuck it and stop updating mine with new or missed fic, thus saving myself time, hassle and whatever else?

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[zinke]

I've never had a seperate fic archive or site - I've always archived on my LJ account. Actually, that's one of the primary reasons I joined LJ in the first place. That and because of all the pretty icons.

But I digress. I do know people in other fandoms who continue to maintain seperate fic or creative sites/journals, but they tend to be involved in fandoms that are more active than WW, and I think their volume of production is high and they see it as a way to organize their posts easily.

Not a very helpful response, but there it is. *g*

[christinekh]

Actually, very helpful. It simply confirms what I'm leaning towards anyhow. Stop electronically updating online and just keeping my own electronic and paper copies.

[dianora2]

I've been wondering that same thing myself.

[cantbesilent]

I'm not entirely sure what *exactly* you mean, but I still have my own personal archive on my own LJ that I update whenever I share something new. Its the reason I joined LJ in the first place and even though updates are few and far between it keeps it all organized and I'm a tish proud of it. :)

So, yeah. Whatever thats worth to you.

[christinekh]

Nope, not LJ. LJ is something else entirely. I'm talking about something that is personally the author's and not part of a community or a place like LJ/MySpace/Facebook.

Like my original site or Jo&Ryo's site or any number of other fic author sites.

[cantbesilent]

Oh yes yes yes, I am familiar with those from back in the day, lol. If I were you I'd just archive them all here since thats where (I'm assuming) most people know you from, unless you're really super uber attached to that one (which I'm guessing by this post that you're not). Just easier.

[christinekh]

If I were you I'd just archive them all here since thats where (I'm assuming) most people know you from

Wow, I never once thought of myself as a BNF or even aspired to be one, but reading my current fic trending that way is both painful and honest. Be careful what you wish for an all that...

In any case, I was thinking of not carefully archiving ANYWHERE. I was just sort of curious what the current trend is.

Thank you so much for the honest answer though! :)

[flippet]

Speaking as a reader, not a writer--having things archived on a site is helpful when you're either browsing an author's catalogue, or searching for something you *know* you once read. If the site exists, it's occasionally disappointing to find that it's not updated anymore.

However--if an author keeps their pieces well-tagged in a place like LJ, so they're easy for readers to find, it's not quite so bad. Many readers may not know where to find an author if their site is essentially abandoned, though.

[christinekh]

Yes, but if it's all West Wing, I don;t think there's much call for people browsing my past works and I'm pretty sure no one's looking for older fics of mine that aren't listed elsewhere.

A comment saying I'm not archiving anymore might be nice though. I shall give that some serious thought.

[flippet]

Yes, but if it's all West Wing, I don;t think there's much call for people browsing my past works and I'm pretty sure no one's looking for older fics of mine that aren't listed elsewhere.

I search for WW stuff all the time--I haven't read everything! And new fans are still trickling in. Plus, not everyone knows where 'elsewhere' might be--i.e., the National Library, etc. Sometimes you find great stuff just by following a link.

But yeah, a comment, or even a link saying 'you can find any new fics, whatever there might be, here at LJ' or wherever. Leaving a 'link trail' is always helpful (until the links die, but that's another story).

[yanatya]

Mine's pretty much abandoned. I keep meaning to do one last, "All right, folks, this is everything" update for all the WW stuff before I leave it forever...not that there's been much to add since ::checks:: uh, 2003?

[leli_5]

*cries in the corner*

[laurenba]

I just want to tell you, yana, that I go back and visit your fic site *all the time*. Seriously. So even though you don't write ww anymore (weeps), I beg you not to take your site down.