Board Thread:Administration/@comment-25292302-20180825191210/@comment-34823985-20180826002635

DrBobSmith has got you covered. As far as I know he runs all of his stories through the Writer's Workshop. It's a great place for getting feedback.

I use the WW for most of my stories as well. Not all of them make it out of there, but it's better a story dies there than on the site proper; avoid those pesky 'Story Deletion' messages on my talk page.

It's my understanding that the admins don't just delete a story marked for deletion. One of them will check it out and decide whether it stays or goes. If you're confident the story meets QS then don't fret about it.

I have a story sitting in "Deletion Appeal' right now, so I've learned all of this the hard way. Well, most of it anyways. :) I can't speak for your story, but not all stories pan out. That's just a part of writing. I scrap stories all the time.

I decided just a few weeks ago that no one wants to read a story about a guy who eats silverware, so I tossed it. Ideas come and go. Where your story ends up isn't as important as honing your skill.

Every time you sit down to write you get a bit closer to THAT story. Heck, I'm still trying to write THAT story. Keep reading! Keep writing!