Free account vs. paid account

[msagara]

Can those of you who made the decision to go for a paid account tell me what the practical differences are (I can read the FAQ, and have, but it seems from FAQ reading that there's very little practical difference).

In other news, I'm working on the revisions for my first Luna novel at the moment; I've just finished rereading everything of relevance in SUN SWORD in preparation for the next leg of HOUSE WAR. I've written thousands of words on the weekend -- none of it with any commercial value whatsoever. That would be the poetry. 1 of the 6 cycles is actually word perfect, imho; but the rest, not so much.

And the correct response, when told -- by me, let me hasten to add (for Larry's sake if no one else's) -- "I'm working on poetry" is "I'm sorry to hear that." Or, "poor you." "Who died?" is also acceptable.

Comments

[janni.livejournal.com]

I went with a paid account mostly because I wanted to be able to pull my journal seamlessly into my web page, where I'd already been keeping a weblog previously.

I also do like having the option of extra user pictures, though, and of being able to establish syndicated feeds. (Basically, being able to take non-livejournal web sites and, if they're set up properly, establish a link that lets me read them through my lj friends list.)

[bobafet.livejournal.com]

For your uses, there should be no practical difference..

[andpuff.livejournal.com]

I have a paid account for ethical reasons. I use the service, I pay for the service.

And you're also rewatching all your Firefly's for that Firefly essay... right?

Me? Um, no. Trying to finish a !@#$%^ book here.

On the other hand, I haven't been writing poetry either. Remember to wash afterwards. *g*

[larryhammer]

Noted.

BTW, that's a way cute icon you've been sporting.

---L.

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

I got a paid account for much the same reason as Tanya - I felt I should throw some money into the account to pay for the bigger picture.

Other than that, all I really have to say is - I wrote poetry once, and you should be happy that I write novels now instead.

Michelle, did you enjoy the re-read? I can barely stand to look at mine, although frankly I should give a thorough, taking-notes reread to the entire first five volumes.

[lagilman]

More icons, mainly. I am frustrated at only being able to juggle three at a time.

And hey, I actually got paid -- a surprising amount -- for my haiku! It was a fluke that will never happen again, which is just as well because otherwise I'd be spending more time there rather than working for my currently-contracted masters of Luna and Harper, and don't they sound like a fantasy duo?

(hah! found you!)

[avt-tor.livejournal.com]

For me it's just a bunch of little things; I've customized the look to match my regular home page, I've set up domain forwarding (http://blog.worldhouse.com), I use the directory search once in a while. Nothing big, but it's cheap.

For reference, the FAQ (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=131) on this.