I'm actually more interested in the fact (which I hadn't thought of before) that I could control which entries were public and which were not - and therefore what could be passed around (for awards, etc.) and what couldn't.

There's that, too. Nothing like taking control of who has access to your work! F-lock + flagging = the ultimate CYA :P

Yeah, organizing my fic would be a headache and a half... even I don't know the chronological order anymore. -facepalm- I always just sort of posted things wherever I felt like, whenever I felt like it.

Well, I'm just that anal, to keep those sorts of records (or to look at when I update stories at MM.org, since they display that information), but you certainly don't have to be. Truth be told, it was prolly more hassle than it was worth, trying to post things in chronological order. Even with all my lists, I had to have about five different tabs open in my browser in an attempt to keep everything straight :P

I'd like to come up with a system for tagging stuff, even just at my own lj. Alas, this is time consuming. LOL

*shrug* Consider it a standing offer. I've changed the tagging system at my LJ once or twice, and its easy to do if you already have on in place - thank goodness you can just wholesale rename tags! :P

Finding a layout for a fic journal would also be a problem, as I am easily distracted by shiny things and code.

That was half the fun, honestly. I found the layout for firsttweak and saw the possibilities...plus, its so easy to change them nowadays that you don't have to stick with any one layout for very long if you don't want to :)