The Pause Before the Plunge

[caleb35]

[I also considered titling this "The Waiting Is the Hardest Part" but was afraid it'd be confused for long waits for admins to approve stories]

So, you submitted your story and it's been accepted; will be in pending mode for a day or two before being posted. Do you look forward to the posting with bated breath? Are you happy to get another one out there into the world? Are you excited? Are you pacing your apartment wondering if readers will like it or comment that you're the biggest fake since fakes were faked? Are you bending fork tines under the table at dinner or, perhaps, even jamming them into your thigh?

How do you all react/feel when a story is only a couple of days away from being posted?

 

[NuclearFairy]

Relieved that it's not caught in pending hell.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

 

[caleb35]

Relieved that it's not caught in pending hell.

I suspect a number of authors are going to respond with that sentiment or similar.

 

[Djmac1031]

I cant be the only person who constantly refreshes the page to check to see if it's published despite the clear notification that it won't drop for another 48 hours, can I?

Can I...?

 

[NuclearFairy]

I cant be the only person who constantly refreshes the page to check to see if it's published despite the clear notification that it won't drop for another 48 hours, can I?

Can I...?

Well, I will admit that I checked right before bed last night, even though I knew it wouldn't be published for another couple of hours at least. But I swear that was the only time I checked after finding out what the publishing date would be.

 

[YmaOHyd]

I cant be the only person who constantly refreshes the page to check to see if it's published despite the clear notification that it won't drop for another 48 hours, can I?

Can I...?

I check to see when it's going to be published. Once I get the New status with the date, that's fine. I'm releasing my first piece since the Pending Black Hole opened and I'm a bit nervous about that.

 

[Writer61]

I cant be the only person who constantly refreshes the page to check to see if it's published despite the clear notification that it won't drop for another 48 hours, can I?

Can I...?

Once I have a publication date, I am happy to wait. But on the day itself, I refresh frequently to see the initial reactions.

 

[caleb35]

Once I have a publication date, I am happy to wait. But on the day itself, I refresh frequently to see the initial reactions.

Oh, I think everyone does that. Or at least most. I'd be surprised if that's not the nice. Partly because we all want to see initial reactions, but also for those of us who try to track our scores and see how many of each star we get, you have to be on top of it from the first.