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Celebrating the Seasoned Woman®
Story Guidelines
Thank you for your interest in submitting a story for Celebrating the Seasoned Woman® book series. Celebrating the Seasoned Woman® is the first of a series of books on the seasoned woman®. We want to know who the seasoned woman®. In your life is. Seasoned means many things to many people. You be the judge and submit your story based on your own thoughts, feelings and experiences. The Seasoned Woman® series will be inspirational, humorous, and will leave readers with a message for the soul.
Because the title includes the word “woman” this does not infer that stories should be solely written by women. We welcome stories from men, women and children.
What makes a Good Story?
The stories need to be original true stories. Either your own or someone else’s’ and the author must be credited. Celebrating the Seasoned Woman® stories will offer hope and pull on the heartstrings of their readers. The stories are personal and passionate. They should be very descriptive so the reader can picture themselves in the story. The stories should be sprinkled with lessons learned that can be passed on to others. A good story will evoke a laugh from the belly or the need to get a tissue for tears.
Celebrating the Seasoned Woman® storytellers should tell a story as if the reader was sitting directly in front of them. Stories need a strong action oriented beginning to grab attention, a middle that will keep them hanging and wanting to read more and an end that blows the readers “out of the water” or calls them to action.
Politics and controversial issues do not make for good stories. Journal entries or self boasting does not make for good stories. A story that is so personal that readers cannot relate does not make for a good story.
Please refer to the “write 101” website http://www.write101.com/shortstory.htm for great tips on writing short stories. Please do remember that if selected, we do have editors that will tweak your story as needed. The integrity of the story will not change however grammatically the story may be re-worded for consistency and grammar accuracy.
Submitting Your Story
1. Please submit all stories via the internet using our online story submission tool. If you are unable to submit your story via the preferred online tool, please type your story on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. Please use a 12 point Times New Roman font. Submissions can be emailed to renee@reneerongen.com or mailed to:
Celebrating the Seasoned Woman®
C/O Renee’ Rongen & Associates, LLC
10601 390th St. SE
Fertile, MN 56540
2. All stories should be non-fiction. Please type the author’s name and contact information on the all pages of the story. Stories should be between 400 – 1200 words.
3. Send one copy of each submission in a flat 9 x 12 envelope. Submissions will not be returned.
How Will I Know If My Story Is Chosen?
Celebrating the Seasoned Woman® staff will contact you if your story is chosen for acceptance. Please remember that there will be a series of Seasoned Woman® books and that your submission may be used in another upcoming book. The development of a book series can take anywhere from 1-4 years. If your story is selected for one of the book series, we will contact you. Also, you will receive three complimentary copies of the book your story is featured in.
You may submit as many stories as you wish. Please make sure to credit the author on all submissions.
How Do I know What to Write About?
Celebrating the Seasoned Woman® has provided you an outline of topics to make your writing easier. Each submission must fit into one of these categories. Please label category on all submissions.
- The Spirit of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Wisdom of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Heart of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Soul of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Body of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Age of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Success of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Faith of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Family of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Marriage of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Attitude of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Passions of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Legacy of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Color of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Joy of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Wisdom of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Strength of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Freedom of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Friends of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Life of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Dreams of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Fears of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Clothes of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Struggles of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Humor of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Honesty of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Death of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Children of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Accomplishments of a Seasoned Woman®
- The Journey of a Seasoned Woman ®
There you go! You are off and writing. We look forward to reading about the Seasoned Woman® in your life!
Regards,
Your Seasoned Woman® Team
Copyright 2007 Celebrating the Seasoned Woman® pending. All rights reserved. No part of this electronic publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the authors.
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