Well, speaking as someone who *doesn't* post to 852 Prospect *ever*... I don't think it ever does get easier to post.

You're essentially dropping your story in the laps of a very large number of people, where it will sink or swim.
I had a discussion with Bast about the difficulty of posting a couple weeks ago: here (http://www.livejournal.com/talkread.bml?journal=ckr&itemid=44717)

So, no, you're not alone. *g*