When you view your story for the first time, you will notice it is in draft mode. Draft mode means that the element in draft mode is hidden from public view. There are a number of elements that can engage draft mode, and the methods used to engage draft mode vary accordingly. I will attempt to list and explain them here.

• Item: An individual item can be saved as a draft. This is a fairly secure method of removing one or more pages from public view. To save an item in draft, simply choose 'Add to drafts' when saving. If you are in the admin area it is below the body text area, if you are in the pop-up window, click 'Options'. Choose the 'Add to drafts' radio button, then click 'Add Item' When you are ready to continue editing, go to the admin area where you will find a list of all your draft items. When you are ready to publish your item, choose 'Add Now', then 'Add Item'.
• Chapter: Drafting a chapter is not very secure, as anyone who knows the url of the chapter could hack the url to find it. A chapter in draft is visible to anyone on that stories' team. Chapters are in draft mode by default. To un-draft a chapter, go to the admin area, click 'Ordered' under 'Plugins' in the left column. Next to 'Story to Manage' select your story from the drop down list. Then choose 'Manage Categories'. A chapter with '0' in the column 'Order' will be in draft mode. Change the order to any number from 1000 to 9999, for normal story chapters. Note, there is a 'Set' button for every chapter, you will have to hit 'Set' for each chapter.
• Story: Your story is set to draft mode when first created, un-draft it by changing the description to something other than 'draft'. This is done in the admin area, under 'Settings' for your story. If you would like to put it back in draft mode, simply change the description back to 'draft'. Note, like the chapter, this simply removes your story from casual viewing, if someone is really determined to see what you wrote, there is no security in place to prevent them from finding it.

Ok, now that you have finished your story, and un-drafted it, send an announcement, a press release, to WillyP and he will publish it on the front page of Reactor, and move the link to your story from 'Drafts' to 'Bookshelf'. Before you do, though... Please log out and check your work!