diff --git a/prisma/dev.db b/prisma/dev.db
index 4dcac18..4524a66 100644
Binary files a/prisma/dev.db and b/prisma/dev.db differ
diff --git a/src/app/lib/create.ts b/src/app/lib/create.ts
index cf41f49..1d1e3ec 100644
--- a/src/app/lib/create.ts
+++ b/src/app/lib/create.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 "use server"
-import { Genre } from "@prisma/client"
+import { Genre, Story } from "@prisma/client"
 import prisma from "./db"
 import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache"
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation"
 
-export async function createStory(data) {
+export async function createStory(data: Story & { genres: number[] }) {
 	"use server"
-	const genresArray = data.genres.map((e: Genre) => { return { id: e } })
+	const genresArray = data.genres.map((e) => { return { id: e } })
 	const res = await prisma.story.create({
 		data: {
 			title: data.title,
diff --git a/src/app/lib/update.ts b/src/app/lib/update.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16d983b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/lib/update.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"use server"
+import { Genre, Story } from "@prisma/client"
+import { StoryWithGenres } from "app/story/page"
+import prisma from "./db"
+import { revalidatePath } from "next/cache"
+import { redirect } from "next/navigation"
+
+export async function updateStory(data: Story & { genres: number[] }) {
+	const genresArray = data.genres.map((e) => { return { id: e } })
+
+	const res = await prisma.story.update({
+		where: { id: data.id },
+		data: {
+			title: data.title,
+			word_count: data.word_count,
+			genres: { set: genresArray }
+		}
+	})
+	console.log(`updated story: ${res}`)
+	revalidatePath("/story")
+	redirect("/story")
+}
+
+export async function updateTextField({ text, table, column, id }: { text: string, table: string, column: string, id: number }) {
+	const res = prisma[table].update({
+		where: { id },
+		data: {
+			[column]: text
+		}
+	})
+}
+
diff --git a/src/app/story/columns.tsx b/src/app/story/columns.tsx
index 90a9d6d..3b77f7f 100644
--- a/src/app/story/columns.tsx
+++ b/src/app/story/columns.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { ArrowUpDown } from "lucide-react"
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
 import GenreBadges from "app/ui/genreBadges"
 import { actions } from "app/ui/tables/actions"
+import { TextInputCell } from "app/ui/inputs/textInput"
 
 
 const columnHelper = createColumnHelper<StoryWithGenres>()
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ export const columns: ColumnDef<StoryWithGenres>[] = [
         </Button>
       )
     },
+    cell: TextInputCell
 
   },
   {
diff --git a/src/app/story/create.tsx b/src/app/story/create.tsx
index d61a499..912ab0a 100644
--- a/src/app/story/create.tsx
+++ b/src/app/story/create.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function CreateStoryDialog({ genres }: ComponentProps<"div"> & {
           <DialogTitle>New story</DialogTitle>
           <DialogDescription>Create an entry for a new story i.e. a thing you intend to submit for publication.</DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
-        <StoryForm createStory={createStory} genres={genres} />
+        <StoryForm createStory={createStory} genres={genres} existingData={null} />
         <DialogFooter>
           <Button form="storyform">Submit</Button>
         </DialogFooter>
diff --git a/src/app/story/page.tsx b/src/app/story/page.tsx
index 4d94658..a75734b 100644
--- a/src/app/story/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/story/page.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export default async function Page() {
     <div className="container mx-auto">
       <DataTable columns={columns} data={storiesWithGenres} type="story">
         <CreateStoryDialog genres={genres} />
+        {/* TODO - EDIT STORY DIALOG */}
       </DataTable>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/src/app/tailwind.css b/src/app/tailwind.css
index c0fc71c..3e9ce40 100644
--- a/src/app/tailwind.css
+++ b/src/app/tailwind.css
@@ -1072,6 +1072,10 @@ body {
   align-items: flex-start;
 }
 
+.items-end {
+  align-items: flex-end;
+}
+
 .items-center {
   align-items: center;
 }
@@ -1427,6 +1431,10 @@ body {
   padding-top: 0.25rem;
 }
 
+.pt-2 {
+  padding-top: 0.5rem;
+}
+
 .text-left {
   text-align: left;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/ui/forms/story.tsx b/src/app/ui/forms/story.tsx
index 60e04cd..068731a 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/forms/story.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ui/forms/story.tsx
@@ -21,31 +21,33 @@ import {
 	PopoverContent,
 } from "@/components/ui/popover"
 import { ComponentProps } from "react"
-import { Genre } from "@prisma/client"
+import { Genre, Story } from "@prisma/client"
 import { randomStoryTitle } from "app/lib/shortStoryTitleGenerator"
 import { usePathname } from "next/navigation"
 import GenrePicker from "./genrePicker"
+import { StoryWithGenres } from "app/story/page"
 
 const formSchema = z.object({
+	id: z.number().optional(),
 	title: z.string().min(2).max(50),
 	word_count: z.coerce.number().min(100),
 	genres: z.array(z.number())
 })
 
-export default function StoryForm({ genres, createStory, className }: ComponentProps<"div"> & { genres: Array<Genre>, createStory: (data: any) => void }) {
-	// 1. Define your form.
+export default function StoryForm({ genres, createStory, className, existingData }: ComponentProps<"div"> & { genres: Array<Genre>, createStory: (data: any) => void, existingData: Story & { genres: number[] } | null }) {
 	const form = useForm<z.infer<typeof formSchema>>({
 		resolver: zodResolver(formSchema),
 		defaultValues: {
-			title: "",
-			word_count: 0,
-			genres: []
+			id: existingData?.id,
+			title: existingData?.title ?? "",
+			word_count: existingData?.word_count ?? 500,
+			genres: existingData?.genres ?? []
 		},
 	})
-	// 2. Define a submit handler.
+
+
+
 	function onSubmit(values: z.infer<typeof formSchema>) {
-		// Do something with the form values.
-		// ✅ This will be type-safe and validated.
 		toast({
 			title: "You submitted the following values:",
 			description: (
diff --git a/src/app/ui/inputs/textInput.tsx b/src/app/ui/inputs/textInput.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b97451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/ui/inputs/textInput.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Cell, Table } from "@tanstack/react-table"
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react"
+import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
+import { Check, CircleX } from "lucide-react"
+
+export const TextInputCell = ({ getValue, row }) => {
+  const initialValue = getValue()
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setValue(initialValue)
+  }, [initialValue])
+  const [value, setValue] = useState("")
+  const [isActive, setIsActive] = useState(false)
+
+  return (<div
+    onDoubleClick={() => setIsActive(prev => !prev)}
+  >
+    {isActive ?
+      <div className="flex flex-col">
+        <Input
+          value={value}
+          onChange={e => setValue(e.target.value)}
+          onBlur={() => setIsActive(false)}
+          autoFocus={true}
+        />
+        <div className="flex flex-row justify-end gap-1 w-full pt-2">
+          <Button variant="outline"><Check /></Button>
+          <Button variant="outline"><CircleX /></Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      : <p>{value}</p>
+    }
+  </div>)
+}
diff --git a/src/app/ui/tables/contextMenu.tsx b/src/app/ui/tables/contextMenu.tsx
index 95c9477..c237519 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/tables/contextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ui/tables/contextMenu.tsx
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ export default function FormContextMenu({ pathname, row, selectedRows, deselect
     <Dialog modal={true}>
       <ContextMenuContent >
         {pathname !== "/submission" && selectedRows.length <= 1 ?
-          <Link href={`${pathname}/${row.original.id}`}>
-            <ContextMenuItem>Inspect</ContextMenuItem>
-          </Link>
+          <>
+            <Link href={`${pathname}/${row.original.id}`}>
+              <ContextMenuItem>Inspect</ContextMenuItem>
+            </Link>
+            <ContextMenuItem>Edit</ContextMenuItem>
+          </>
           : ""
         }
         {
diff --git a/src/app/ui/tables/data-table.tsx b/src/app/ui/tables/data-table.tsx
index b9df8de..a984c1b 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/tables/data-table.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ui/tables/data-table.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { deleteRecords } from "app/lib/del"
 import { Pathname } from "app/types"
 import { Dialog, DialogClose, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTrigger } from "@/components/ui/dialog"
 import pluralize from "app/lib/pluralize"
+import { updateTextField } from "app/lib/update"
 
 interface DataTableProps<TData, TValue> {
   columns: ColumnDef<TData, TValue>[]
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ export function DataTable<TData, TValue>({
   columns,
   data,
   children
-}: DataTableProps<TData, TValue> & ComponentProps<"div"> & { type: "publication" | "submission" | "story" | "genre" | "response" }) {
+}: DataTableProps<TData, TValue> & ComponentProps<"div">) {
   //STATE
   const [sorting, setSorting] = useState<SortingState>([])
   const [columnFilters, setColumnFilters] = useState<ColumnFiltersState>(
@@ -80,6 +81,12 @@ export function DataTable<TData, TValue>({
       sorting,
       columnFilters,
       columnVisibility,
+    },
+    //this is where you put arbitrary functions etc to make them accessible via the table api
+    meta: {
+      updateTextField,
+      //TODO - move select row action here so it can be accessed from within a cell
+      selectRow: () => { }
     }
   })
 
@@ -247,6 +254,7 @@ export function DataTable<TData, TValue>({
           size="sm"
           onClick={() => table.previousPage()}
           disabled={!table.getCanPreviousPage()}
+          onBlur={true}
         >
           Previous
         </Button>