How can i change the genre for my stories?
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mildlyaroused
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You'll have to either delete them and re-upload them (though this will cause extra traffic for the site, so do so sparingly) or PM Laurel about it. You can message her on these forums. I would say, though, that judging by the comments on your first story, it was appreciated by a fair few people in Romance. There were comments asking for that sequel!
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No need to delete. Just put in an edit where all you request is a category change.
That being said, it's probably not worth the trouble. Within the first couple of days, you have the majority of the activity the story is ever going to get. Going forward, most of your reads are going to come from new readers who find future stories and explore your catalog. Category is far less of an issue with readers you've already snared than the initial rush of category specific readers.
Here's my standard copy/pasta for editing on Lit.
Edits have a lower priority than new stories, and may take longer to process.
Edits will not appear on the public side immediately. Wait at least 24 hours after the "edited" submission vanishes from your private author list or from the "pending" folder 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.
That being said, it's probably not worth the trouble. Within the first couple of days, you have the majority of the activity the story is ever going to get. Going forward, most of your reads are going to come from new readers who find future stories and explore your catalog. Category is far less of an issue with readers you've already snared than the initial rush of category specific readers.
Here's my standard copy/pasta for editing on 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/chapter, not just the edited sections. If editing anything else, copy the "notes" section detailed below in order to fill this section.
- In the "moderator 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 because there must be something in that section for you to submit.
- Click "Review", then "Submit"
Edits have a lower priority than new stories, and may take longer to process.
Edits will not appear on the public side immediately. Wait at least 24 hours after the "edited" submission vanishes from your private author list or from the "pending" folder 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.
RejectReality
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I'll add that if you do decide to do a complete delete/resubmit reset in the new category, you might want to point out that you've done so in an author's note at the top of each. People may recognize the story but not remember the author and end up reporting you for plagiarizing your own story.
It can be a no-win situation, though. Some people consider resubmissions to be gaming the system, and will ding you for that. It's not nearly as likely in a grab-bag category like EC, but it's a consideration.
Again, leaving things as they are and learning from your mistake is probably the course that best balances the effort/reward equation.
It can be a no-win situation, though. Some people consider resubmissions to be gaming the system, and will ding you for that. It's not nearly as likely in a grab-bag category like EC, but it's a consideration.
Again, leaving things as they are and learning from your mistake is probably the course that best balances the effort/reward equation.
