Random thought.

[randomling]

I'm thinking about updating my web site. Partly because there's a few newish stories that haven't gone up there just yet - Park Guy, most notably - but also because I'm not totally happy with the structure of the site.

At some point I want to put PDFs up on the site, especially of the longer stories, so they're easier to download and print. So far I only have the one PDF up there, though. What's concering me at the moment is, I've got a number of different pages up on the site - a master list of the stories, and then different pages dividing them up by pairing, length and genre. Which is a bitch to maintain, because it means I have to update four separate pages each time I add new stories.

So I thought I'd ask - as a reader, what do you usually find most useful, or expect to find? A single master list of stories with plenty of information - like pairing, genre and length - right there? A number of different pages so you can go to your favourite pairing or your favourite type of story, or see what I've got that's really meaty? Something that's searchable in some way? (I've no idea how to implement that, but I could probably figure it out.)

What do you think, people?

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[pensnest]

I have two index pages - one with a list of stories in chronological order of writing, with no pairing information, just a brief teaser and an indication of story length. Because every SeSa I enjoy reading stories with no idea of what the pairing will be when I go in!

The second index page is arranged by pairings, for people who prefer to pick out their favourites. I find that during much of the rest of the year, I seek out my favourites.

Unfortunately (?) both are getting A Bit Long now. I shall have to do an index to the indices, or something...