Save now, publish later
Not ready to share? In the composer, choose Save Draft instead of Publish. Drafts are saved to your account, so you can pick them up on any device.
Finding your drafts
There are several ways back to an unfinished poem:
- My Drafts: open Drafts from the Writing Space, or pin Drafts to your More menu.
- Continue: the More menu shows your most recent draft under Continue, with when you last edited it. One tap opens it.
- Jump to…: type "drafts" to go straight there.
Each draft shows its title (or "Untitled draft"), whether it's written or spoken, and when it was last updated. You can sort by Recently updated, Oldest updated or Title A–Z.
Restoring unsaved work
If the composer closes before you save (a dropped connection, a closed tab), Stanza keeps a local copy. Next time you open the composer, it asks: "You have an unsaved draft. Restore it?" Choose Restore to carry on where you left off.
Publishing a draft
- Open the draft.
- Check the Details, Appearance and Settings, especially privacy.
- Choose Publish.
The poem goes live with whatever privacy you've chosen, and the settling window starts from that moment.
Drafts with a status
Most drafts are simply unfinished. A few carry a status:
- In review: the piece is waiting for a moderator before it goes live. You'll be notified when it's decided.
- Changes requested: a moderator has asked for changes. Edit, then resubmit.
- Rejected: the piece can't be published as it is. Read the feedback, revise and resubmit.
Drafts are private
Only you can see your drafts. They never appear in feeds, search or on your profile.
Drafts and the Writing Space
The Writing Space is a separate, private journal that keeps entries on your device and works offline. When a journal entry is ready, you can publish it to Stanza. See "The Writing Space and Your Journal".
Deleting a draft
Delete a draft from My Drafts. Deleting a draft can't be undone.
Working on a sequence? Give each draft a working title, even a rough one, so you can tell them apart in My Drafts.