No, it's absolutely the best thing to do, but don't be surprised if you get a gem in feedback. I got one that caused me to rethink a 15 chapter story at chapter 7 (I post chapters about a month apart) I ended up rewriting the end of the story and am utterly happy that I did. I'm still re-writing the last two chapters, but I didn't pitch the ones I didn't use, they'll appear somewhere else someday.
Ok i admit that major changes sound terrifying...
I originally planned to kill a character but as the story progressed a reader asked, "Do you hate this couple that much?" and I looked, and to that point it was nothing but pain and suffering for that couple. I had the death already written and to be honest as I got closer to posting that chapter the worse I felt, I was giving myself an ulcer over it. Then one night a different outcome came to mind and I removed about 5 chapters that were completed and started the re-write, and I've never been happier with a story after I did that. The story doesn't have the impact it once had, but I can live quite happily with myself now.Ok i admit that major changes sound terrifying...
Although to be totally honest, Im not sure exactly how this one ends yet, havent daydreamed it all out yet, so who knows???
Under normal circumstances, 2 - 4 days
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If it is your first story, might take a week or longer.
Note, once it's been published, edits are low priority and can take a couple of weeks. So get your copy the best you can, first go.
My stories have taken anywhere from 2 to 26 days to be published. Expect 1 to 2 weeks most of the time. It mainly depends on how many new stories there are, if the admin is sick or on vacation, and if you broke a rule or annoyed an admin lately. When I stepped over the line I apologized, but noticed my stories seemed to take an extra week or two for a few months.
If my story sits 4 days I'll send a very polite message to Laurel, it usually goes active the next day.
