procrastination's lost its fun

[therumjournals]

You know the procrastination is bad when I update my Fic List.

Soooo...I just updated my Fic List!

I don't really love the format, so I could use some advice.

In what order should I list fic? Some options include:
- Chronological - and if so, most recent first, or oldest first? And should I include date posted on the fic list?
- Length - and if so, longest or shortest first?
- And should I have AUs kind of separated out from non-AUs?
- My favorites first / Fics I want people to read first / Most popular fics first?
- Series / one-shots / PWP / Crack?
- or some combination (aka series first, then the rest of them by date, etc.)

(I considered doing a poll, but there are too many options.)

Anything else about the format that would make it easier?
- should i include date of posting?
- do the "teaser" quotes add anything? i like to think they draw people in (and the whole point is to get people to read my fic, dammit!) But they also make each one so long, so maybe I should take them out?
- anything else?
- tell meeeeeeeeeee!

Comments

[halfbreedchild.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of dated, in order, newest first and little "*" or something to represent reader favorite or author favorite.

[littlelightss.livejournal.com]

I love organizing things, is that weird?

Generally, I think alphabetical works best as far as finding things you're already familiar with. Definitely keep series together (which you could do by organizing them under one singular series name and then providing extra links.)

I'd include rating and length, maybe warnings, but other information can make the post feel clogged.

God, I'm so weird.

[verizonhorizon.livejournal.com]

I like at least having the year and season (e.g., Fall 2010) just so when later I look back on it all, I can see how it all went. I like how your list is organized by pairing, b/c that's how I search for things, so I find it quite navigable. :)

[molleo.livejournal.com]

We must have been on the same wave length--I finally made a Pinto list yesterday. I tend to put things in age order, oldest at the top, and give a small description of the work (angsty,crack,etc).