Re-editing certain stories already published.

[DreamTrigger]

I was wondering if there is a way to re-edit certain story that was already published or completely remove them.

 

[Salacious_Scribe]

yes, Same way you submit a new story. Make sure the title matches the story your updating exactly, and add edit to the title.

Also in the notes box, I like to add a comment that this is an update to the story found at and paste the URL for the story.

I've done it several times and it's worked.

Be aware that New stories take priority over edits. I have had new stories post before updates when the new stories were submitted 2-3 before the stories.

 

[DreamTrigger]

yes, Same way you submit a new story. Make sure the title matches the story your updating exactly, and add edit to the title.

Also in the notes box, I like to add a comment that this is an update to the story found at and paste the URL for the story.

I've done it several times and it's worked.

Be aware that New stories take priority over edits. I have had new stories post before updates when the new stories were submitted 2-3 before the stories.

Can you explain the format for putting the "edit" into the title?

 

[Salacious_Scribe]

Can you explain the format for putting the "edit" into the title?

In the box that says title, Type in the title of your story and put the word EDIT at the end.

 

[RejectReality]

• 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 "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 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.

 

[sdsioux]

Is there a way?

I've decided that since I'm housebound I want to do a major edit of one of my stories. Am I better off to delete it and resubmit it as a new story? I would get new people to read it. I would lose the statistics. Is the same title okay if I delete the old one?

 

[ElectricBlue]

I've decided that since I'm housebound I want to do a major edit of one of my stories. Am I better off to delete it and resubmit it as a new story? I would get new people to read it. I would lose the statistics. Is the same title okay if I delete the old one?

You can do this, yes. You'll need to get the old story taken down first - add DELETE to the title, put the story url in as the story content, include in the Notes to the Editor that you wish to remove the story completely, and resubmit.

Once it's taken down and purged from the system, submit a new story and start over.

Or, write another story.

 

[Salacious_Scribe]

I've decided that since I'm housebound I want to do a major edit of one of my stories. Am I better off to delete it and resubmit it as a new story? I would get new people to read it. I would lose the statistics. Is the same title okay if I delete the old one?

Deleting and reposting has pros and cons.

The biggest ones are

PRO Story will appear on new stories list and get greater exposure, which will draw readers to check out your other stories.

CON You lose all votes, comments, FAVORITES etc

if you edit, the existing story, you keep all comments, favorites, etc... but you don't draw readers from the new stories list.

If I edit, I do it at the same time I post new stories, so I draw new readers with the new story, and they get to read the updated version.

I also like to indicate that the story was edited in my author note indicating mm/yy it was changed and what changes were made. (Fix spelling, change flow, major rewrite etc...

 

[Charrla]

Author thanked me (his editor) using my partial email address.

I have a twist on this question. I edited a story which I would like the author to resubmit. Basically, he thanked me at the top of the story, but rather than using my site name, he used my email address (minus the @server.com). Let's say my email address is DynamicEditing@emailserver.com. He has, at the top of his story, "Thank you to Dynamic Editing for the help."

I'm really uncomfortable with this. A) It's the bulk of my email address. B) I may actually call my future business entity by this name. Five years from now, I don't want a potential client to search my business name and have the first erotica story (one that was ESL and needed a heavy, heavy amount of editing) I edited show up in the results.

I have sent the author a politely-worded request to resubmit his story with my email name edited out. But he's not a native English speaker. What if he can't understand the instructions, or simply doesn't want to be bothered with it? It seems like a convoluted process to change one word...yet it's important to me for the above reasons.

If he will not or cannot resubmit, can I ask a site editor to intervene on my behalf since the bulk of my email address has been published? Is there any easy way for them to tweak that one word, or would they have to manually resubmit it? And do I have any shot of talking one of them into helping me out with this?

I'm going to give the author some time to work with me on this, but my gut feeling is that I won't hear from him again.

 

[Charrla]

I have sent the author a politely-worded request

And now I've erroneously followed a word ending in -ly with a hyphen. (Big no no.) I can't seem to edit this post, either.

*sigh*

 

[ElectricBlue]

I have a twist on this question. I edited a story which I would like the author to resubmit. Basically, he thanked me at the top of the story, but rather than using my site name, he used my email address (minus the @server.com). Let's say my email address is DynamicEditing@emailserver.com. He has, at the top of his story, "Thank you to Dynamic Editing for the help."

I'm really uncomfortable with this. A) It's the bulk of my email address. B) I may actually call my future business entity by this name. Five years from now, I don't want a potential client to search my business name and have the first erotica story (one that was ESL and needed a heavy, heavy amount of editing) I edited show up in the results.

I have sent the author a politely-worded request to resubmit his story with my email name edited out. But he's not a native English speaker. What if he can't understand the instructions, or simply doesn't want to be bothered with it? It seems like a convoluted process to change one word...yet it's important to me for the above reasons.

If he will not or cannot resubmit, can I ask a site editor to intervene on my behalf since the bulk of my email address has been published? Is there any easy way for them to tweak that one word, or would they have to manually resubmit it? And do I have any shot of talking one of them into helping me out with this?

I'm going to give the author some time to work with me on this, but my gut feeling is that I won't hear from him again.

I would Report the story and explain your concern to Laurel - it will be easy for her to remove the attribution you don't actually want.

 

[RejectReality]

I've decided that since I'm housebound I want to do a major edit of one of my stories. Am I better off to delete it and resubmit it as a new story? I would get new people to read it. I would lose the statistics. Is the same title okay if I delete the old one?

You also need to be aware that readers don't always respond well to a reposted story when there isn't a notation explaining that right at the top.

You'll sometimes get 1 votes and nasty commentary for that alone, and may even get reported for plagiarism because they "know they've read this on here before"

Even substantial changes won't necessarily mitigate that response. If you decide to remove and replace, I would certainly preface it with an author's note.

 

[Charrla]

I would Report the story and explain your concern to Laurel - it will be easy for her to remove the attribution you don't actually want.

Thank you for your response. I appreciate knowing that there's an option if the author doesn't make it right. But he has now told me that he resubmitted it and it's pending, so fingers crossed that the partial email address gets taken out without me having to take it further.

 

[GroverLang]

Use the edit facility if you make a mistake.

And now I've erroneously followed a word ending in -ly with a hyphen. (Big no no.) I can't seem to edit this post, either.

*sigh*

You can edit your post. Bottom right corner shows “edit” and “quote.” Do it now and obliterate your comment about the error.

 

[GroverLang]

You can edit your post. Bottom right corner shows “edit” and “quote.” Do it now and obliterate your comment about the error.

After posting this comment I saw the edit facility wasn’t there. Anyone got any ideas why it’s not there on this thread? I’m annoyed at giving wrong advice when I’ve edited comments of mine many times.

 

[GroverLang]

You also need to be aware that readers don't always respond well to a reposted story when there isn't a notation explaining that right at the top.

You'll sometimes get 1 votes and nasty commentary for that alone, and may even get reported for plagiarism because they "know they've read this on here before"

Even substantial changes won't necessarily mitigate that response. If you decide to remove and replace, I would certainly preface it with an author's note.

A couple of years ago I had a story, in five parts, that didn’t do very well. I had it deleted and, with a little rewriting submitted it again, in the same category, as one story and it’s now my highest rated story,4.85, on its way to a hundred votes.

However, earlier this year, I resubmitted a story which had previously been in three parts with each part in a different category. I reduced the content by 5000 words and submitted it in a different category entirely. It attracted nine 1’s out of 45 votes before it left the first page. In two cases the 1’s were consecutive and within hours. Just before it was off the page the 1’s were swept away. It immediately got three 1’s, which are still there, which is why it’s on 4.49 instead of 4.74.

So it’s not the same for every example. I think it just depends on the luck of the draw. As to what to do, who knows, but I think RejectedReality’s suggestion of an explanation is worth considering. It just depends on how different the rewrite is going to be. Many stories are very similar and sometimes it’s possible to read one and think you’ve read it before when you haven’t it just contains similar passages.

I think it’s a case of do what you think is right at the time.

Editing a story, or deleting it and submitting again, is easy. To edit it, as has been said, send it in again adding the word edit to the title. To delete it send it in again with a simple request “please delete this story from my list” in the notes section. No further explanation necessary. Both have worked for me.