You may have noticed I haven’t published anything in a few days. This is because when I went to write my newest Drifter chapter I was greeted by a warning from Flickr that they are downsizing the free accounts from 1TB free to 1,000 images free. Obviously, person with no life that I am, I take so many darned screenshots that I’m way over that number. This is exactly what I was afraid would happen but I went against my gut feeling and started using Flickr. So then I was faced with the same problem I’ve been dealing with for nearly a year now. I can either slow down on blogging, take much fewer screenshots to save room, or find a paid option. I caved. Writing is my life and I just can’t fathom stopping. Truly, I feel like if I did I’d fall into another depression. So, I’ve gone with a hosting service BlueHost that works through WordPress.org instead of the .com. I’m not going to bother outlining the reasons for this decision. I still have all of the other problems as far as the archives go since I’m not moving them here but at least I don’t have to worry about space. At this point, I’m kinda lost as to what to do now. There are a lot of new options open to me and it’s overwhelming. I miss writing so I’m going to try to get something out very soon. I’m hoping I can somehow reblog it on the regular WordPress site.
~ Stormy aka Lacie
I’m happy you have found something where you don’t have to worry about things now. I do hope you can find a way to reblog it though so others that are used to it being there will still be able to find it easily. 🙂
Thanks so much, Tiger! I just figured out that if I log into the .wordpress site on a different browser I can do it. Oddly, it’s not showing my featured image. Eh, whatever.
Very happy that you’ve found a solution to this problem 😀
Thanks! I’m relieved but still have a lot of work to do on the archives and Stormy Gamez wordpress site.
Too bad about Flickr, but great that you found another solution. Love your stories 🙂
Awe, thank you! Yea, it is too bad about Flickr but I really didn’t like using it in the first place so other than the fact I have months worth of chapters to fix before January I’m not upset about not using it anymore.
Sounds like you made exactly the right choice for you. Absolutely no point in cutting back on what you love when there is an affordable solution. All the best with it, and with the ongoing archiving problems.
It’s a good decision ! You can always star with a few short projects just to keep the writing flowing while you weigh out the options .
It’s a good decision ! You can always star with a few short projects just to keep the writing flowing while you weigh out the options .
Thanks. I’m hoping I can figure out how to do it all soon.