Publishing minor edits

[Altissimus]

Hey,

I posted some story edits and they've been in pending for a while.

Is there a faster way of publishing minor edits? It just really grates, yannow, when you keep seeing that typo in your work.

Thanks,

A

 

[BobbyBrandt]

I've heard that edits to stories go the the bottom of the priority list behind contests (Valentine's Day is the current one) and new stories. All that I can advise is patience.

 

[MrPixel]

The quickest way is by preventing them.

Absoposilutely!

We all know you have to get your just-finished story out there ASAP, but that's where you get tripped up. I have material finished to my satisfaction three months ago, but I'm still letting it age to perfection in the oaken barrels, infrequently revisiting for full re-reads. I always manage to find something, even if it's just an awkward phrase that disrupts the flow.

OTOH, I let quick stuff like 750-word project contributions out of their cage pretty quickly, maybe letting them sit for a day or so. I had a good... no, great composition teacher a bazillion years ago, and getting it right straight out of the gate counts for a lot, too.

Metaphors notwithstanding.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Edits just take time, more time than most new-story-submissions, and (in my opinion rightly) seem have low priority. Hardly anyone benefits from the changes, and it does take time for the site-people to carry out; time they could also use for other things like checking new story-submissions.

The quickest way is by preventing them. And, I know, you'll always find those pesky little buggers once it is online. We all do. Try to live in peace with that knowledge, like most of us do, and aim to improve next time. But it may help to keep in mind, perfection is just boring.

There used to be a company in Long Island City, Queens called Eagle Electric that had their slogan on a sign, "Perfection Is Not An Accident." To really drift this threat, it can be seen in the finale of Highlander (1986)* which was filmed on the roof of the Silvercup bakery building across the street.

Anyway, one or two letter typos are usually not worth fixing. I do keep a copy of the submitted text because it's easiest to use that in case I want to resubmit the story. I do that maybe once per year.

* An entertaining although mostly ridiculous movie.

 

[GrantBricksly]

Hey,

I posted some story edits and they've been in pending for a while.

Is there a faster way of publishing minor edits? It just really grates, yannow, when you keep seeing that typo in your work.

Thanks,

A

Not really. Just give it some time. It is a low priority, as the story is already live. So unless it is a big mistake, just let it ride until they get to it. I get it. I waited almost a week for some edits I put up recently. And a lot of people thought it was a waste of my time to do so. But I am happy with my work with those edits being live now.

There used to be a company in Long Island City, Queens called Eagle Electric that had their slogan on a sign, "Perfection Is Not An Accident." To really drift this threat, it can be seen in the finale of Highlander (1986)* which was filmed on the roof of the Silvercup bakery building across the street.

Anyway, one or two letter typos are usually not worth fixing. I do keep a copy of the submitted text because it's easiest to use that in case I want to resubmit the story. I do that maybe once per year.

* An entertaining although mostly ridiculous movie.

Highlander was a masterpiece! (Ridiculous yes, but a masterpiece.) the TV show was better (once it got going) and Endgame (A movie that combined the TV show and original movie cast) was excellent.)

 

[gunhilltrain]

Not really. Just give it some time. It is a low priority, as the story is already live. So unless it is a big mistake, just let it ride until they get to it. I get it. I waited almost a week for some edits I put up recently. And a lot of people thought it was a waste of my time to do so. But I am happy with my work with those edits being live now.

Highlander was a masterpiece! (Ridiculous yes, but a masterpiece.) the TV show was better (once it got going) and Endgame (A movie that combined the TV show and original movie cast) was excellent.)

I wasn't going to get into Highlander, but it had some both good and bad aspects. I suppose the problems of being immortal and how to cope with that were convincing portrayed. Christopher Lambert was only so-so, but Clancy Brown was an extremely menacing villain. There were some events at the end they strained credulity, like how The Kurgan managed to drive around Manhattan smashing things for the longest time and not a single cop car showed up. And then there was the battle on top of the Silvercup building which was also quite long and somehow nobody called it in.

I could imagine the 911 call: "There's a climatic battle between Good and Evil taking place on top of the Silvercup building." "Do you have an address for that?" "It's on 21st Street; I don't know the cross-street." "Well, where are you located?" "I live on 44th Avenue between 21st and 23rd." The dispatcher doesn't believe her and puts out a desultory message to a patrol car. "See the woman, 22-15 44th Avenue, possible prowler."

I know, who cares? But I think like that, and that was sure was a spectacular event happening up there. The only reason I know all those confusing Queens streets is because I once worked out of a taxi garage right next to it.

 

[gunhilltrain]

The Silvercup building looking east. The sign originally said Silvercup Bread, but the new owners liked it so much that they took the name. It's completely surrounded by ramps from the 59th Street Bridge, which The Kurgan used to cross from Manhattan. (Did MacLeod have a motorcycle? I forgot.)

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/...pStudios-Main_aerial_60_20191014_CTC_5040.jpg

Hard to believe the many roles Clancy Brown has played. He's a lot more versatile than I would have first thought.

https://ew.com/tv/clancy-brown-role-call-dexter-new-blood-shawshank-redemption-the-crown/