Help with Story Title

[Fella101]

OK, funny story,

The first work I've posted on here, "Brenda, Ted, & the Earthquake" was published under the title "Brendan, Ted, & the Earthquake." While I find it pretty funny, it's unfortunate and misleading. The tale's been up for almost two weeks and I didn't even notice the typo until someone pointed it out in the comments today.

So, long story short, is there any way I can change the title of the story after it's been submitted?

Thanks,
-Fella101

 

[oggbashan]

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So, long story short, is there any way I can change the title of the story after it's been submitted?

Thanks,
-Fella101

Yes. Use the edit function. See: http://literotica.com/faq/05235347.shtml#05313767

Resubmit the same original title followed by EDITED (if it will fit) and put "Please change the title to "Brenda..." in the NOTES box.

 

[Fella101]

Thanks for helping a newbie out!

 

[Darkniciad]

copy-n-paste what you put in the "Notes" section into the "story text" section as well ( unless you're editing the story text ) because something has to be there in order to submit.

Because others searching for information on editing may find this topic, I'll copy-paste the full editing process thing I've written up.

Here's the editing method for Lit.

• Take note of the url of your story/chapter. That's the address appearing in the address bar of your browser when you view the first page of your story. You really only need the last part after the /s/ that represents your title.
• Start a new submission.
• Use the same title as the original ( or as much as will fit ) plus something such as *EDIT*
• Fill in the same category, then fill description and keywords with placeholders, as they don't matter. ( Unless one of these things are what you're editing )
• If editing the story text, paste/upload the new text in the "story text" section. You need to upload the whole story, not just the edited sections. If editing anything else, copy the "notes" section detailed below in order to fill this section.
• In the "notes" section, say what you are editing. If story text, then put that. If title, then put the requested NEW title here. You can fill in edited descriptions/keywords/category above, but you'll still want to list any such changes here. It's a good idea to list the url that I mentioned in step 1. This is unique to every story/chapter, and can help eliminate the potential for human error. As mentioned above, if you are editing something other than the story text, copy what you put in the notes section to the "story text" as well. This is simply because there must be something in that section for you to submit.
• Click "Review", then "Submit"

Edits are subject to the same wait time as a new story. Laurel has said that edit requests have low priority, but I have also seen edits go up in bulk in far less time than a story usually requires to post, though. So, it could be shorter, or it could be longer than the normal wait for a story to post.

Edits will not appear on the public side immediately. Wait at least 24 hours after the "edited" submission vanishes from your private author list before worrying that your changes haven't been applied. Changes may not all appear at the same time, either. Page 1 may change, while page 2 will remain the same until an hour or so later. Be patient as the system catches up.

If you edit the story in this manner ( as opposed to deleting and re-submitting ) you'll retain your votes, views, comments, etc. The only thing that will be changed is what you say that you want changed. It will not appear on the New List again.

If you wish to delete a story, use much the same method, except put something such as *DELETE* in the title, and say that you want to delete the story in question in the "notes" section.

If you wish to delete all of your stories, an entire series, etc., then use the normal delete process, but explain in the "notes" section that you want to do a mass delete, and what type.

Convoluted, but it does work. It gets a little easier as you get used to it.