diff --git a/prisma/dev.db b/prisma/dev.db
index c1f3f25..8207543 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 80af2c2..6b90dc9 100644
--- a/src/app/lib/create.ts
+++ b/src/app/lib/create.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ export async function createPub(data: Pub & { genres: number[] }): Promise<Pub |
 				{ genres: { set: genresArray } }
 		})
 		revalidatePath("/publication")
-		return res
+		return genresRes
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.error(error)
 		return undefined
diff --git a/src/app/lib/update.ts b/src/app/lib/update.ts
index 9d2b0db..1f201b6 100644
--- a/src/app/lib/update.ts
+++ b/src/app/lib/update.ts
@@ -6,25 +6,35 @@ import { redirect } from "next/navigation"
 
 
 export async function updateField({ datum, table, column, id, pathname }: { datum?: string | number | Genre[], table: string, column: string, id: number, pathname: string }) {
-	const res = await prisma[table].update({
-		where: { id },
-		data: {
-			[column]: datum
-		}
-	})
-	console.log(`updated record in ${table}: ${JSON.stringify(res)}`)
-	revalidatePath(pathname)
-	redirect(pathname)
+	try {
+		const res = await prisma[table].update({
+			where: { id },
+			data: {
+				[column]: datum
+			}
+		})
+		console.log(`updated record in ${table}: ${JSON.stringify(res)}`)
+		revalidatePath(pathname)
+		return res
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error(error)
+		return undefined
+	}
 }
 
 export async function updateGenres({ genres, table, id, pathname }: { genres: { id: number }[], table: string, id: number, pathname: string }) {
-	const res = await prisma[table].update({
-		where: { id },
-		data: {
-			genres: { set: genres }
-		}
-	})
-	console.log(`updated record in ${table}: ${JSON.stringify(res)}`)
-	revalidatePath(pathname)
-	redirect(pathname)
+	try {
+		const res = await prisma[table].update({
+			where: { id },
+			data: {
+				genres: { set: genres }
+			}
+		})
+		console.log(`updated record in ${table}: ${JSON.stringify(res)}`)
+		revalidatePath(pathname)
+		return res
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error(error)
+		return undefined
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/app/submission/create.tsx b/src/app/submission/create.tsx
index c8fb7d1..38b5816 100644
--- a/src/app/submission/create.tsx
+++ b/src/app/submission/create.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function CreateSubmissionDialog({ stories, pubs, responses, defau
           <DialogTitle>New submission</DialogTitle>
           <DialogDescription>Create an entry for a new story i.e. a thing you intend to submit for publication.</DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
-        <SubmissionForm createSub={createSub} pubs={pubs} responses={responses} stories={stories} defaults={defaults} />
+        <SubmissionForm pubs={pubs} responses={responses} stories={stories} defaults={defaults} />
         <DialogFooter>
           <DialogClose asChild>
           </DialogClose>
diff --git a/src/app/ui/forms/schemas.ts b/src/app/ui/forms/schemas.ts
index 08580c8..8867706 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/forms/schemas.ts
+++ b/src/app/ui/forms/schemas.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 
 export const storySchema = z.object({
 	title: z.string().min(2).max(50),
-	word_count: z.number(),
+	word_count: z.coerce.number(),
 	genres: z.object({ id: z.number(), name: z.string() }).array()
 })
 
diff --git a/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/genrePickerInput.tsx b/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/genrePickerInput.tsx
index 3264547..8cf61eb 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/genrePickerInput.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/genrePickerInput.tsx
@@ -26,22 +26,21 @@ export default function GenrePickerInputCell(props: CellContext<any, any>) {
 
   async function onSubmit({ genres }: { genres: number[] }, event: Event) {
     event.preventDefault()
-    const genresArray = genres.map((e) => { return { id: e } })
-    console.log(`genres: ${genres}, genresArray: ${JSON.stringify(genresArray)}`)
-    toast({
-      title: "You submitted the following values:",
-      description: (
-        <pre className="mt-2 w-[340px] rounded-md bg-slate-950 p-4">
-          <code className="text-white">{JSON.stringify(genres)}</code>
-        </pre>
-      ),
-    })
-    const res = await updateGenres({
-      id,
-      table,
-      genres: genresArray,
-      pathname
-    })
+    try {
+      const genresArray = genres.map((e) => { return { id: e } })
+      const res = await updateGenres({
+        id,
+        table,
+        genres: genresArray,
+        pathname
+      })
+      if (res === undefined) throw new Error("Something went wrong.")
+      toast({ title: "Field updated successfully." })
+      window.location.reload()
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+      toast({ title: "Something went wrong." })
+    }
     setIsActive(false)
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/numberInput.tsx b/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/numberInput.tsx
index e840c69..0a13cee 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/numberInput.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/numberInput.tsx
@@ -27,39 +27,34 @@ export default function NumberInputCell(props: CellContext<any, any>) {
 
   })
 
-  function onSubmit(value: z.infer<typeof formSchema>) {
-    toast({
-      title: "You submitted the following values:",
-      description: (
-        <pre className="mt-2 w-[340px] rounded-md bg-slate-950 p-4">
-          <code className="text-white">{JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}</code>
-        </pre>
-      ),
-    })
-    updateField({
-      id,
-      table,
-      number: value[column],
-      column,
-      pathname
-    })
+  async function onSubmit(value: z.infer<typeof formSchema>) {
+    try {
+      const res = await updateField({
+        id,
+        table,
+        datum: value[column],
+        column,
+        pathname
+      })
+      if (res === undefined) throw new Error("something went wrong")
+      toast({ title: "Field updated successfully." })
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+      toast({ title: "Something went wrong." })
+    }
     setIsActive(false)
   }
 
-  function onErrors(errors) {
+  function onErrors(errors: Error) {
     toast({
       title: "You have errors",
-      description: (
-        <pre className="mt-2 w-[340px] rounded-md bg-slate-950 p-4">
-          <code className="text-white">{JSON.stringify(errors, null, 2)}</code>
-        </pre>
-      ),
+      description: errors.message,
     })
     console.log(JSON.stringify(errors))
   }
   return (
     <div
-      onDoubleClick={() => setIsActive(prev => !prev)}
+      onDoubleClick={() => setIsActive(true)}
       className="w-full h-fit flex items-center justify-center"
       tabIndex={0}
       onKeyDown={e => {
diff --git a/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/textInput.tsx b/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/textInput.tsx
index c731a92..c06b1d3 100644
--- a/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/textInput.tsx
+++ b/src/app/ui/tables/inputs/textInput.tsx
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ export function TextInputCell(props: CellContext<any, any>) {
   })
 
   async function onSubmit(value: z.infer<typeof formSchema>) {
-    toast({
-      title: "You submitted the following values:",
-      description: (
-        <pre className="mt-2 w-[340px] rounded-md bg-slate-950 p-4">
-          <code className="text-white">{JSON.stringify(value, null, 2)}</code>
-        </pre>
-      ),
-    })
-    const res = await updateField({
-      id,
-      table,
-      datum: value[column],
-      column,
-      pathname
-    })
+    try {
+      const res = await updateField({
+        id,
+        table,
+        datum: value[column],
+        column,
+        pathname
+      })
+      if (res === undefined) throw new Error("something went wrong")
+      toast({ title: "Field updated successfully." })
+      window.location.reload()
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error)
+      toast({ title: "Something went wrong." })
+    }
     setIsActive(false)
   }