Why hasn't my 'Camilla' chapter 69 even been looked at?

[StanHigfield]

I submitted chapter 69 of my 'Camilla' novel on Wednesday night (Taiwan time), and it hasn't been looked at even once during the 'pending' phase. Why is this? I've sent private messages to Laurel and Manu, and they haven't answered me. What's wrong?

 

[Derroreaper]

Well, 72 hours is the minimum wait as far as I can tell, and it can take even longer. Just have patience I guess?

 

[sr71plt]

Wednesday night? The standard delay in posting now seems to be four days (up from three days sometime before last Christmas). So there's no reason to expect it to post until Sunday--and maybe later. And the editor doesn't look at it until just before it posts, I don't think. You've posted 68 chapters here already, and you don't know the posting pattern? Your story wouldn't have posted yet even on the previous three-day delay.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

I submitted chapter 69 of my 'Camilla' novel on Wednesday night (Taiwan time), and it hasn't been looked at even once during the 'pending' phase. Why is this? I've sent private messages to Laurel and Manu, and they haven't answered me. What's wrong?

Patience is a virtue. But then again I just re-posted my Castle Keep series (was e-published but e-publisher went tango-uniform) and so have resubmitted here. Already have views. So I guess I'm saying that I don't know.

Ok, tango-uniform means "tits-up" FYI. A military term.

 

[RedMonkeyButt]

I was wondering why my most recent story had a lot of views during the pending period but took forever to actually get approved.

I was told that there is a glitch when it comes to the views if you're looking at your submissions page while the story is pending. Just don't click on the blue "pending" link or you'll bump it back to the bottom of the queue.

 

[sr71plt]

I was told that there is a glitch when it comes to the views if you're looking at your submissions page while the story is pending. Just don't click on the blue "pending" link or you'll bump it back to the bottom of the queue.

I don't think so. I think the glitch adds views no matter what you do on your submissions page. It just happens and it don't mean a thing.

 

[StanHigfield]

Yes, I know the pattern (four or five days during the 'pending' phase before it's approved), but I don't think my question has been correctly understood. Usually during the 'pending' phase, a new, not-yet-published chapter has been read (by the editors when they're considering it) anywhere from about 18 times to as many as around 60 or even 70 times. I'm prepared to wait for it to published, even if that means waiting longer than the usual four or five days. I'm just wondering why my newest chapter hasn't been read even once for consideration by the editors.

 

[sr71plt]

Yes, I know the pattern (four or five days during the 'pending' phase before it's approved), but I don't think my question has been correctly understood. Usually during the 'pending' phase, a new, not-yet-published chapter has been read (by the editors when they're considering it) anywhere from about 18 times to as many as around 60 or even 70 times. I'm prepared to wait for it to published, even if that means waiting longer than the usual four or five days. I'm just wondering why my newest chapter hasn't been read even once for consideration by the editors.

Your premise is false. The views you see mounting up are just a computer glitch, which has been going on for months. If it's not happening to your story, you just aren't being hit by the computer glitch. The human editor does not look at a story until just before she releases it onto the New list (or, when she is setting up lists ahead of time, right before she enters a date of posting on the submissions page).

So, you don't really know the pattern. Questions on this glitch come up about twelve times a week on the forum.

You really shouldn't hyperventilate until it gets to like next Tuesday and the story hasn't posted.

 

[lovecraft68]

I submitted chapter 69 of my 'Camilla' novel on Wednesday night (Taiwan time), and it hasn't been looked at even once during the 'pending' phase. Why is this? I've sent private messages to Laurel and Manu, and they haven't answered me. What's wrong?

Damn 69 chapters and still going, and I thought my series ran long.

 

[StanHigfield]

@ sr71pit--I see: so the glitch is where it says that there are 'reads' during the 'pending' phase, but the 'reads' are false. Silly me, I didn't know that. In other words, I needn't be concerned with those numbers at all.

@lovecraft68--my novel is going to be something of an epic: when it's finished (try not to poop your pants when you read this), I expect it to be around 150 chapters.

P.S. Damn! And earlier today, I hit the 'pending' link to both chapters 68 and 69: I guess I'll be waiting a few more days, then.

 

[lovecraft68]

@ sr71pit--I see: so the glitch is where it says that there are 'reads' during the 'pending' phase, but the 'reads' are false. Silly me, I didn't know that. In other words, I needn't be concerned with those numbers at all.

@lovecraft68--my novel is going to be something of an epic: when it's finished (try not to poop your pants when you read this), I expect it to be around 150 chapters.

P.S. Damn! And earlier today, I hit the 'pending' link to both chapters 68 and 69: I guess I'll be waiting a few more days, then.

150 chapters? How long are they on average? The reason I ask is that if they are not short then 150 is too much for one book, you may want to think 2-3 books

I did 51 installments, but average length for most would be 5-6 lit pages. I estimated that in one novel it would be over 800 pages. So I've worked out 3 "breaking points" to make it a trilogy.

 

[StanHigfield]

Usually each chapter is 1 Literotica page long, though more recent chapters have been 2. My chapter 51 was 5. The novel will be divided into 3 or 4 parts (I haven't quite decided yet), so I guess that makes it a trilogy, or tetralogy.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

There is a glitch that adds views during the 'pending' period. You are used to the glitch, however, the glitch has recently been fixed.

This is my conclusion, I have nothing to support the data, but it makes sense.

 

[sr71plt]

Who told you the glitch has been fixed? Not in my experience (I have a story now in pending), it hasn't.

 

[snoopercharmbrights]

... e-publisher went tango-uniform ...

That's romeo-tango-tango (RAF) or romeo-hotel-charlie (Royal Navy). You have my sympathy.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

That's romeo-tango-tango (RAF) or romeo-hotel-charlie (Royal Navy). You have my sympathy.

Apparently I should have not bothered to repost the Castle Keep series here. Have had only 1 comment by Anonymous and essentially said it's bad and beyond repair. But what else would one expect Anonymous to post. Coincidentally had a whole page of readers making me their favorite author. So who knows.

Okay, I'll bite. What do those acronyms mean Snooper?

 

[snoopercharmbrights]

... Okay, I'll bite. What do those acronyms mean Snooper?

Answered by PM.

 

[snoopercharmbrights]

Camilla 69 is now up.