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To anyone who can help:

I had the third chapter of a story rejected. Here's the explanation:

However, we've found that we cannot post your submission in its current form. The checklist below may help you in re-examining your manuscript.

* For stories to be grouped together, they need to have same story titles with numbered chapters.

The headlines for the first two stories:

Mom and Dad Break The Seal on Taboo
Mom and Dad Break The Seal on Taboo Pt. 02

The headline for the story that was rejected: Mom and Dad expand taboo to 3some

When I tried to copy/update the headline from Pt. 02 to make it Pt. 03, I wasn't able to type anything once I reached "Taboo" and I couldn't type "Pt. 03.

Is there a character limit on headlines and has that limit changed?

Thanks for any help or suggestions.
 
To anyone who can help:

I had the third chapter of a story rejected. Here's the explanation:

However, we've found that we cannot post your submission in its current form. The checklist below may help you in re-examining your manuscript.

* For stories to be grouped together, they need to have same story titles with numbered chapters.

The headlines for the first two stories:

Mom and Dad Break The Seal on Taboo
Mom and Dad Break The Seal on Taboo Pt. 02

The headline for the story that was rejected: Mom and Dad expand taboo to 3some

When I tried to copy/update the headline from Pt. 02 to make it Pt. 03, I wasn't able to type anything once I reached "Taboo" and I couldn't type "Pt. 03.

Is there a character limit on headlines and has that limit changed?

Thanks for any help or suggestions.


The TITLE can have up to 35 characters
The DESCRIPTION can have up to 60 characters

I think the problem might be your Pt. 1 — It's un-numbered

Typically this is TITLE Pt. 01
 
Thanks for the reply.

Understand the character limit but the headline on the second installment went over the limit and worked.
 
Thanks for the reply.

Understand the character limit but the headline on the second installment went over the limit and worked.
I think your problem is the third title. You've not used the same sequence of words.

You need:

Mom and Dad Break The Seal on Taboo
Mom and Dad Break The Seal on Taboo Pt. 02
Mom and Dad Break The Seal on Taboo Pt. 03
 
I agree. However, the character count for the title doesn't allow it, even though it was allowed for Pt 02.

A previous 3-part series that was posted had these titles:

Amazons capture mother and daughter
Amazons capture mother and daughter Pt. 02
Amazons capture mother and daughter Pt. 03

The titles for the second and third stories go over the character count.

Mom and Dad break the seal on taboo Pt. 02 also was posted but it also goes over the character count. That prevents me from keeping the same wording and adding Pt. 03 for the third part.

Hope you understand my confusion and why I'm unsure how to solve the problem.
 
I agree. However, the character count for the title doesn't allow it, even though it was allowed for Pt 02.

A previous 3-part series that was posted had these titles:

Amazons capture mother and daughter
Amazons capture mother and daughter Pt. 02
Amazons capture mother and daughter Pt. 03

The titles for the second and third stories go over the character count.

Mom and Dad break the seal on taboo Pt. 02 also was posted but it also goes over the character count. That prevents me from keeping the same wording and adding Pt. 03 for the third part.

Hope you understand my confusion and why I'm unsure how to solve the problem.

I'd suggest going the common title way - as per my example and yours - and put a note to the editor that you want a Part 3. Laurel can extend the field length, no problem there.
 
I'm not sure about this, but I think you can save two characters by using an ampersand (&) for the word "and."
 
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