Update: I guess I was a bit harsh on poor google docs. A lot of it is just user error.
Cereal Velocity's guide to Google Docs, or the steps he follows at least!
"1) I write everything in Word, and save it as a whatever.docx document type.
2) I go to Google Docs and drag-and-drop the file into the upload slot, making sure to hit the 'Convert documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and drawings to the corresponding Google Docs formats' checkbox.
3) Right next to the Destination Collection pulldown menu on that same page there's a button marked Private. I change it to 'Anyone with the link'.
4) Hit Start Upload. If there are any formatting issues I correct them before giving out the link."
So do that. He isn't the only one that hasn't run into any issues yet. If you can't get docs to work, Deviant art or Fanfiction.net are still perfectly fine, or whatever other text uploading website you want to use. Google Doc's isnt the only one, just the most used.
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I also think that there should be less numerous fic posts. Some people come here for news on other things too, maybe fics should be posted en masse like the drawfriends. every few days maybe.
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteFor the sake of the archive, it's a lot easier to keep stories seperated into their own posts.
You will see story dumps usually in the morning, since thats what I get the most of in comment links and add them all at once.
Well morning for me, 12 pacific I guess.
I just set them to full share :\
ReplyDeleteThis mean that PDF through MediaFire's back on the table? (Insert cheezy grin here.)
ReplyDelete@WTFHIW
ReplyDeletedont think so!
Should just upload it to deviant art!
@Sethisto
ReplyDeleteNope. dA carries its own set of pitfalls, so I'm cool with agreeing to disagree.
Thanks for replying so quickly.
Fics and stories in screenshot form work for everybody. Can't we just have that?
ReplyDelete@Anonymous
ReplyDeleteThey can't be edited at will by the author, they have to be cropped, cut, and resized, and they take stupid space, and phones can't open massive image files. There are so many reasons why uploading it to DA/docs/whatever and linking is 10 times better.
I've had zero issues with Google Docs so far, at least as far as I can tell. Here's what I go through to upload a fic:
ReplyDelete1) I write everything in Word, and save it as a whatever.docx document type.
2) I go to Google Docs and drag-and-drop the file into the upload slot, making sure to hit the 'Convert documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and drawings to the corresponding Google Docs formats' checkbox.
3) Right next to the Destination Collection pulldown menu on that same page there's a button marked Private. I change it to 'Anyone with the link'.
4) Hit Start Upload. If there are any formatting issues I correct them before giving out the link.
Works like a charm.