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# Post Your Story/Work

## **Creation A Story**

Click **"Create"** in the menu bar on the left side of the [homepage](https://www.penana.com/), and you will be taken to the page for creating a new story.

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## **Select Your Publication Mode**

In "Publication Modes" there are several options to choose from, including **"Story", "Comics", "Essays" and "Writing Contests"** etc. Your work will be categorized and placed in the mode you choose. If you choose "Story" or “Comic", your chapters will be present chronologically by default so that readers can read your work by the chapter’s publish date.

If you choose **"Essay"**, your chapters will be listed in reverse chronological order, with the newest chapter at the top of your work.

If you choose **"Writing Contest",** you will create a writing prompt and let others join the contest and do the writing accordingly. More details will be introduced in the following guidelines.

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## **Collaborative Writing**

If you are on your own, you may not pick any of the roles below, meaning that you will be the sole creator of the story.

<figure><img src="/files/yp3J73c9JL3vpRnFFpWw" alt=""><figcaption><p>If your story needs to be created by more than one writer, you can choose to add <strong>"collaborative roles”</strong> to your story to allow more people to be involved.</p></figcaption></figure>

## **Publishing Mode**

**"Open for Sponsorship"** - This will determine if your work receives sponsorship from readers in the future.

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## **Story Genres/Categories**

There are now **17 main categories** on Penana that allow creators to choose as they like, and appropriate classification will facilitate readers to find your work.

Sub-categories are also available for creators to choose from, and each work can have one main category and two sub-categories at the same time.

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## **Story Tags**

You can create your **Tags** if there are no suitable genres in the above classification system.

When you create a Tag, you will see tag suggestions, and you can observe a number on the right-hand side, which is the number of publications on Penana that are currently using the Tag. The larger the number, the more popular the Tag is.

You can also click on different Tags to learn about the works under the Tags.

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## **You are all set!**

Click **"Continue"** to create your story name and write down a brief description!

Click **"Create"** and you will get your work posted!

By then all your followers will know that your story is published. If you want to edit it before the release, remember to **"hide"** the story in the previous setting.


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