Editing your story

[sciolist13]

Despite advise given to me I uploaded the story series and made many errors in it. I think I got over confident and thought I’d just wing it.

A few nasty comments later, I thought better and went about editing / proof reading my story and am embarrassed with errors & bloopers I’d made.

I edited the entire thing again painstakingly and have edited and submitted the stories but Lit won’t publish it. It’s been more than 7 days since the Edits were submitted - properly, I checked.

I wrote to Laurel and webmaster. No response.

How can I get these published early? I understand New stories take precedence, but one week?

 

[RejectReality]

There was a hiccup in the queue for a couple of days very recently. I had a contest story pending for a couple of days, when they'll often post in only hours. It's been sorted, but there are probably still some new stories in the queue ahead of you that need tending to now that Laurel has the queue working properly again.

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

My most recently submitted chapter took an entire week to be published, and it was new. There's probably just some catching up to do.

 

[LexxRuthless]

Edits to existing stories always take longer to process -- often as long as two weeks, even when things are operating smoothly. You might consider removing your original stories and then posting the edited versions as NEW stories anyway. This will allow them to start over with fresh scores, as well as granting each chapter another appearance on the New list and the front-page of the category.

You can post an author's note at the beginning letting readers know what you have done, as well as thanking them for their feedback.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Edits to existing stories always take longer to process -- often as long as two weeks, even when things are operating smoothly. You might consider removing your original stories and then posting the edited versions as NEW stories anyway. This will allow them to start over with fresh scores, as well as granting each chapter another appearance on the New list and the front-page of the category.

You can post an author's note at the beginning letting readers know what you have done, as well as thanking them for their feedback.

Of course the deletion will take about a week to occur and you can't submit the same story as new again until the old one is gone.

 

[sciolist13]

Editing snafu

Of course the deletion will take about a week to occur and you can't submit the same story as new again until the old one is gone.

How about if I delete my profile itself ?
Is deleting the profile instant?

This is exasperating.
I don’t want to aggravate myself anymore.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

How about if I delete my profile itself ?
Is deleting the profile instant?

This is exasperating.
I don’t want to aggravate myself anymore.

No to delete your profile you go though the same process as you would to delete a story and would still take about a week maybe longer.

You can turn off voting and comment if you wish.

 

[sciolist13]

Deleting a profile is like submitting a story?

No to delete your profile you go though the same process as you would to delete a story and would still take about a week maybe longer.

You can turn off voting and comment if you wish.

I realized that (turning off the voting/comments) thanks. Wasn’t worried about the votes but about the fact that a poorly written text was uploaded by me. It continues to bother me for something reason.

Deleting a profile is like submitting a story?
That I have done. Will have to wait for them to wake up & come to my number in the queue.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Deleting a profile is like submitting a story?
That I have done. Will have to wait for them to wake up & come to my number in the queue.

It's not a matter of the site admins "waking up" and paying attention to your "special" case, as you seem to be suggesting.

The queue is determined by the volume of content processed by the site (which is high), and it's extra work to cater for people who didn't make the effort to submit reasonable quality copy the first time. Your outrage at the site is self-inflicted, I think.

 

[sciolist13]

It's not a matter of the site admins "waking up" and paying attention to your "special" case, as you seem to be suggesting.

The queue is determined by the volume of content processed by the site (which is high), and it's extra work to cater for people who didn't make the effort to submit reasonable quality copy the first time. Your outrage at the site is self-inflicted, I think.

Undoubtedly it’s my fault that I uploaded unchecked copy. I’m not an Author I guess.
I’m neither outraged nor upset with the site folks. It works for most I guess. It did for me when I was a reader.
I’m pissed with myself and the fact that It’s irritating me, is irritating me even more.

Best I go back to being a reader.
That’s the reason was seeking advise on removing profile after failing to be able to edit stories.

 

[Damoiselle]

Undoubtedly it’s my fault that I uploaded unchecked copy. I’m not an Author I guess.
I’m neither outraged nor upset with the site folks. It works for most I guess. It did for me when I was a reader.
I’m pissed with myself and the fact that It’s irritating me, is irritating me even more.

Best I go back to being a reader.
That’s the reason was seeking advise on removing profile after failing to be able to edit stories.

So I looked at your profile, and it looks to me like you've generally gotten positive feedback. I get that you're raking yourself over the coals, but it doesn't seem like you really deserve it.

For whatever it's worth, I don't think you should delete your account. After the edited version gets up, give yourself a bit of time while keeping in mind that you're generally your own worst critic.

And you're providing this entertainment for free. This is the perfect environment for you to make mistakes, and fuck any un-constructive feedback in your comments.

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

Take a deep breath.

You have anonymously contributed stories on a site filled with a gazillion stories. People have enjoyed your stories. People have criticized your stories. None of that is going on your tombstone. None of it's permanent and none of it is something you are likely to remember a year from now. Next month, you won't feel this way about it.

The people who criticized your writing have already forgotten the mistakes they saw. And really, if it did keep them up at night, isn't that their problem?

If you had a friend who made the mistake of not proofreading their work to a level that met their own standards, would you tell them that they should quit trying? Would you think poorly of them because they were impatient, or even over-confident, and made the mistake?

You haven't hurt anyone. Your literary sins are not that egregious

I mean this kindly, but I do suggest you consider the following:

1. Lit isn't just about you. You had readers who enjoyed the stories. They wouldn't have had that enjoyment if you hadn't submitted your stories in the first place. It's also not just about you in the sense that the entire approval process cannot be rearranged to adjust for something that embarrasses you. I'm sure you know this, but it wouldn't hurt to put it concretely in the front of your mind.
   
   
2. Until you feel you are better able to handle criticism, you should strongly consider turning off the comments and voting in future submissions, if you choose to submit. You are on the third day of being quite upset about this. It simply isn't a healthy thing to melt down every time you get negative comments or realize you made mistakes. There will ALWAYS be negative comments, and you will ALWAYS make mistakes, no matter how good you get. You have to decide whether you want to view mistakes as opportunities for improvement, even though they may sting, or if you take them as wounds.
   
   
3. You don't really want to quit writing. If you did, you wouldn't have posted something inviting us to talk you out of it. There's no reason you should stop writing or stop submitting your stories, but people will eventually back away from the drama and stop encouraging you. This is truly self-inflicted unhappiness. Nobody but you is upset with you. You are embarrassed, but you're the only one thinking about it. The entire universe of what is troubling you exists only in your mind. It's up to you to let it go.

So, buck up. Straighten your spine, and onward march. You can do this. You just need to keep your perspective.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Take a deep breath.
...
So, buck up. Straighten your spine, and onward march. You can do this. You just need to keep your perspective.

I agree with Nyx and Damoiselle. Take it easy on yourself. You've learned early the value of "take more time to get it right first time." Some writers take a whole bunch more time than their first story to stumble over their own haste, and fall from a much higher height .

 

[GroverLang]

For sciolist13

Take a deep breath. I mean this kindly, but I do suggest you consider the following:

1. Lit isn't just about you. It's not just about you in the sense that the entire approval process cannot be rearranged to adjust for something that embarrasses you.

2. Until you feel you are better able to handle criticism, you should strongly consider turning off the comments and voting in future submissions. You have to decide whether you want to view mistakes as opportunities for improvement, even though they may sting, or if you take them as wounds.

3. You don't really want to quit writing. If you did, you wouldn't have posted something inviting us to talk you out of it.

So, buck up. Straighten your spine, and onward march. You can do this. You just need to keep your perspective.

The response to my first story, which I thought was a masterpiece, was terrible both in respect of comments and stars, and rightly so. Unfortunately Nyx wasn’t around to give me this excellent advice and my best advice to you is to accept her advice for what it is because it’s helpful and also consider how much time she’s put in to try and help you.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

And he's gone.

 

[Enchantment_of_Nyx]

I guess he really couldn't wait for the stories to come down. I imagine he'll be back under another name.

 

[vanmyers86]

I guess he really couldn't wait for the stories to come down. I imagine he'll be back under another name.

I expect you're right.

 

[LexxRuthless]

I guess he really couldn't wait for the stories to come down. I imagine he'll be back under another name.

I expect you're right.

I hope so. It would be a shame to lose a promising new author in such ignominious fashion.