Renaming 2 stories into 2 chapters

[JJA122]

I'm trying to rename 2 BDSM stories, shortening their names into Ch.1 and Ch.2
I heard this can be done and messaged Laurel about it, but I'm more confused.

Originally Posted by JJA122
Hello Laurel, (not Yanny )


I want 2 stories of mine renamed into chapters, I had read this can be done by messaging you.

I want this one:
https://www.literotica.com/s/busting...-parking-space
renamed to:
Busting at Work Ch. 01

And this one:
https://www.literotica.com/s/busting-at-work-induction
renamed to:
Busting at Work Ch. 02

Awaiting your reply,

I didn't get a real answer, I want to rename the titles.
I'm not sure how to interpret the message:

Hello,

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Thanks for your support, and best of luck in all you do.

I'm thinking my options are:

1. Somehow submit something that says ~Busting at Work Ch. 1 RENAME~ and put a message in the admin box that I'm talking about renaming ~Busting at Work, a Parking Space~.

2.Delete both, resubmit

Help?

 

[JJA122]

Nevermind, I'm going to combine both stories and post it as Ch. 1
Then delete the other chapters, they were both really short anyway. Shame I'll lose the favourites and comments, but I can live with that.

I'd still like to know if option 1. would work or not.

 

[ElectricBlue]

1. Somehow submit something that says ~Busting at Work Ch. 1 RENAME~ and put a message in the admin box that I'm talking about renaming ~Busting at Work, a Parking Space~.

Yes, try that approach - resubmit the complete text with the current title plus RENAME, and a note to the Editor with your new title. That should work. Wait to see if it does, then do the same with the second part. Laurel then joins the chapters together.

Moral: sort out your story titles before you submit .

You've got the generic "deletion" response, by the way.

 

[JJA122]

Yep, well that's usually how I learn new things, by making mistakes.

I've made the decision to delete both and submit a combined story. I have a feeling you can't rename titles.
I'm sure the same few people will find it again and favourite it anyway.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Yep, well that's usually how I learn new things, by making mistakes.

I've made the decision to delete both and submit a combined story. I have a feeling you can't rename titles.
I'm sure the same few people will find it again and favourite it anyway.

You can rename titles. I've done it, when I inadvertently stuffed up the chapter numbering system. Resubmitted the story with an explanation to Laurel what went wrong. It got fixed.

Why would readers re-favourite a retitled story? They could just as well feel duped, thinking it was a new story.

My suggestion - stop futzing with existing stories, write new ones. That's what really matters to readers, not titles. Authors are the only ones who care about the packaging, readers just want what's inside. That's why it called vanity publishing .

 

[JJA122]

It's been a week and it's still pending for edit.

 

[ElectricBlue]

It's been a week and it's still pending for edit.

Edits are low priority. Patience, grasshopper .

 

[JJA122]

Just when I had given up checking, it worked.