At Yahoo! Canada, they’re hoping to eventually allow bloggers to post their stories without going through the editorial cue, but, at this point, that’s not possible. Once I hit “submit” I lose control of my story. I can’t even add an extra line of copy or correct a typo that I notice after the fact. If my editor is away (and I’m not aware of this), my story can languish in editorial limbo. During the holiday season, one of my blog posts was in post purgatory for five days.

Over time, the creative process can be affected by the what happens to that post behind the scenes.