==  Writer Publishes a Story

=== Actor: **Writter**
A writer changes the status of a story from draft to published, making it visible to all users on the platform.

**1.** The writer navigates to their story management page and selects a story with draft status.

**2.**  The system displays the current story details and status.
{{{#!sql
SELECT story_id, short_description, status
FROM STORY
WHERE user_id = 2 AND status = 'draft';
}}}

**3.** The writer selects the option to publish the story.

**4.** The system updates the story status from draft to published.
{{{#!sql
UPDATE STORY
SET status = 'published'
WHERE story_id = 1 AND status = 'draft';
}}}

**5.**  The system sends a notification to all users who follow the writer.

{{{#!sql
INSERT INTO NOTIFICATION (notification_content, content_type, is_read, user_id, story_id, notification_created_at)
VALUES ('Elena published a new story "The Chronicles of Eldoria"', 'new_story', FALSE, 5, 1, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP);
}}}

**6.** The system confirms the story is now publicly visible on the platform.