Can a Writer Edit a Story After it Goes Live?
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Ok, now, let’s get to this week’s topic. “When can a writer edit a published story” is one of the questions we’re often asked in our consulting sessions, so we wanted to give our answer a wider audience.
You set a writer up with a client, schedule the interview, the story gets written and it goes live. What happens if something is factually inaccurate? A link gets left off? Your source wants to change the quote that they gave us? There’s something not mentioned in the story that you’d like added in. Your client’s quotes got left out entirely. You didn’t submit for the original article but have the PERFECT product for the story that should be on the Top Products of X Industry List. How do you handle these situations and is a writer able to work with you in any of these cases? Here’s what to know: