Story Pending for 2 Weeks, Any Advice?

[PikaPosty]

Subject: Story Pending for Two Weeks - Is This Normal?

Hi everyone,

I submitted my story on April 29, 2025 and it’s been in "Pending" status for two weeks now. Is this a normal wait time for new submissions, or could there be an issue with my submission?

I’m wondering if I might have formatted something incorrectly or missed a step when submitting. I used the "Preview & Publish" option, but I’d appreciate any advice on what to check or how to confirm everything’s okay. Should I wait longer or reach out to someone like Laurel?

This is my "first submission" , and I submitted it to the Exhibitionist & Voyeur category.

Thanks for any help or insights!

PikaPosty

 

[Bamagan]

Two weeks is abnormally long, but not unheard of, at least for most categories. Illustrated stories often take that long or longer.
I advise contacting Laurel through the direct message option here in the forums with a simple request to see if it got lost in the shuffle somewhere. She probably won't respond directly, but unless there's a specific reason for it being reviewed more closely, it might get shaken loose in the next few days.

 

[NotWise]

Subject: Story Pending for Two Weeks - Is This Normal?

Hi everyone,

I submitted my story on April 29, 2025 and it’s been in "Pending" status for two weeks now. Is this a normal wait time for new submissions, or could there be an issue with my submission?

I’m wondering if I might have formatted something incorrectly or missed a step when submitting. I used the "Preview & Publish" option, but I’d appreciate any advice on what to check or how to confirm everything’s okay. Should I wait longer or reach out to someone like Laurel?

This is my "first submission" , and I submitted it to the Exhibitionist & Voyeur category.

Thanks for any help or insights!

PikaPosty

If it has a Pending status, then it has been submitted and is awaiting approval. FIrst submissions sometimes take extra time to process but, as @Bamagan said, two weeks is a long wait.

 

[princeShaka]

I have been waiting longer than that.

 

[SkyBubble]

I hvae one I submitted 5/31. Still "pending."