Stories pending over 3 weeks

[IslaMcRae]

Hey folks, I'm a bit new to writing stories and its taken me a while to gather the confidence to actually publish them. However, after I succesfully posted my first 4 chapters of a story series, I've now had the next chapters and two new stories 'pending' for 27 days. Can anyone advise what I should do?

 

[EmilyMiller]

I’d first of all try PMing the story reviewer (and site co-owner) @Laurel - click on that link and then click ‘start conversation.’ Ask what is going on.

It’s helpful to include the reference ID of the story. Open the story in your author’s control panel (don’t change anything!!!!!), and copy the URL from your browser. The digits at the end of this are the story ID, it helps her locate your work.

If you don’t hear anything back in say 5 days, consider resubmitting the work. This puts you at the end of the line again, but if you are stuck for some random reason it can help.

Most likely you are going to get an AI rejection in coming days if you do nothing. But it could also be a glitch, which the above may help with.

Good luck

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UPDATE: If my instructions about PMing Laurel were unclear, look at this thread:

Post in thread 'Message the site admin directly?'
https://forum.literotica.com/threads/message-the-site-admin-directly.1650398/post-102411697

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UPDATE 2: On the story ID, this is the URL of one of my scratchpad stories (ones I use to listen back to sections of stories). You won’t be able to access it (I fervently hope) but the bit you need to share is the 7 digit number at the end in red:

https://www.literotica.com/my/#/works/edit/3940527

 

[TheWritingGroup]

If you're wondering what Emma means by "AI rejection", take a look here: https://forum.literotica.com/threads/story-rejected-for-ai.1648400/

There are lots of other threads.

You might check out Laurel's pinned thread as well: https://forum.literotica.com/threads/story-pending-for-more-than-72-hours-please-read.1638228/

Good luck!

 

[BobbyBrandt]

I echo the advice given with one additional note:

Make sure that your story is actually in a pending status and not draft status, and at least 15 days has passed since submitting it.

If it is, then messaging Laurel is your best choice for the first action to take. Don't wait for her to respond to your message, but keep an eye on the status of your story.

Twice last Fall my stories fell through the cracks and a message each time to Laurel saw then almost immediately get moved to a published status but I never received a reply to my message itself.

 

[Britva415]

You might check out Laurel's pinned thread as well: https://forum.literotica.com/threads/story-pending-for-more-than-72-hours-please-read.1638228/

The thing with that post is that it doesn't tell you what to do after a long time.

It only tells you a list of problems for you to proactively look for and maybe fix, if it has been 72 hours, and otherwise it tells you NOT to do anything for up to 15 days. It doesn't say to PM anybody and it doesn't say to delete and resubmit the story if it has been an inexcusably long time (over 15 days).

But those are the things to do after 15 days, even though they didn't say so.

 

[TheWritingGroup]

The thing with that post is that it doesn't tell you what to do after a long time.

It's a start, literally.

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

Sometimes, Literotica is, according to Spock, "Wuh-k'vhu."

 

[Baztrachian]

Hey folks, I'm a bit new to writing stories and its taken me a while to gather the confidence to actually publish them. However, after I succesfully posted my first 4 chapters of a story series, I've now had the next chapters and two new stories 'pending' for 27 days. Can anyone advise what I should do?

On occasion I have opened up the submission, edited it, and resubmitted it. Sometimes that does the trick.

 

[metropolinational]

This response by @EmilyMiller should be pinned to the top of this forum. Incredibly helpful instructions!

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

In Yiddish, it's more of Ongepotchke. There's an automated software that scans your work. Sometimes it's a little cockeyed in its assessment.

 

[grenefire]

I'm at the same loss. For me it's only been about 10 days, but at this point I have a feeling it isn't going through. It is starting to get frustrating to be honest.

 

[EmilyMiller]

If you're wondering what Emma

Emma is the demon half of my angelic / demonic sapphic fiancées. She says ‘hi!’

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

I'm at the same loss. For me it's only been about 10 days, but at this point I have a feeling it isn't going through. It is starting to get frustrating to be honest.

Has the date reset for when you posted it for review?

 

[grenefire]

Has the date reset for when you posted it for review?

Yes. I have two stories pending and they both reset after about 24 hours. Why? Is that a bad sign?

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

Yes. I have two stories pending and they both reset after about 24 hours. Why? Is that a bad sign?

It set the story for human review, which doesn't mean it's getting rejected, but it means it's a maybe.

 

[grenefire]

It set the story for human review, which doesn't mean it's getting rejected, but it means it's a maybe.

Thanks for the heads up. Ive had 6 stories rejected over the past two years. It is getting to the point where I may just stop posting here. Ive posted those stories elsewhere, but it still really dejecting. I put a lot of work into those stories.

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

@grenefire, Well, wait and see what the rejection is for. Six out of how many?

 

[TheWritingGroup]

Emma is the demon half of my angelic / demonic sapphic fiancées. She says ‘hi!’

Oops. Sorry about that.

 

[grenefire]

Well, wait and see what the rejection is for. Six out of how many?

6 out of 18 stories submitted. I realize that means most have gone through. The weird thing is there is nothing I have done differently with the stories that have been rejected compared to what has not been rejected.

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

6 out of 18 stories submitted. I realize that means most have gone through. The weird thing is there is nothing I have done differently with the stories that have been rejected compared to what has not been rejected.

What were the reasons for the rejections?

 

[grenefire]

What were the reasons for the rejections?

I was accused of using AI, which I did not use.

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

I was accused of using AI, which I did not use.

I had one rejection for that. It was about three sentences that were extremely awkward. I rewrote them, and it sailed through. While it's annoying when it happens, it isn't usually, or even often, that the rejection is based on the perfection of the grammar in the writing. It's the use of awkward sentence structure that might be grammatically perfect, but doesn't make much sense. Or the use of repetition of certain phrases or words.


NOTE: Not that I write with perfect grammar or tense.

 

[grenefire]

I had one rejection for that. It was about three sentences that were extremely awkward. I rewrote them, and it sailed through. While it's annoying when it happens, it isn't usually, or even often, that the rejection is based on the perfection of the grammar in the writing. It's the use of awkward sentence structure that might be grammatically perfect, but doesn't make much sense. Or the use of repetition of certain phrases or words.


NOTE: Not that I write with perfect grammar or tense.

Oh I totally get that is what could be happening, but when I have no idea where in my stories those lines are, I'm left with no direction on how to fix the work.

 

[theWollstonecraftWoman]

Oh I totally get that is what could be happening, but when I have no idea where in my stories those lines are, I'm left with no direction on how to fix the work.

That's when you have to put on your reader's hat and read your own work detached from the fact that you wrote it.

 

[EmilyMiller]

Oops. Sorry about that.

It’s alright, both she and her girlfriend look exactly like me, so people make that mistake all the time