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Full story submission

Share the human context readers love — the hook, the inspiration, and the author behind the book.

What you’ll receive (guaranteed)

Every full story submission receives a Story Draft by email after a quick editorial review. Yours to reuse anywhere — even if you’re not selected for an editorial feature.

  • Story-first framing you can copy into your book description, website, and socials.
  • Clear emotional positioning (what it is, who it’s for, how it feels to read).
  • A stronger public story page if your submission is selected for an editorial feature.

A quick note: We don’t promise sales, rankings, or traffic. We create story-first pages and credibility assets you can reuse anywhere. Features are editorially selected.

About you

We’ll only use this to contact you about your submission.

Book essentials

If your book is on Amazon, adding the ASIN helps us match it accurately.

Optional. You can select more than one.

Optional: links & cover

Optional. If you don’t have it handy, submit now — we can add it later.

Your story (full context)

These answers help us craft the story-first framing — the kind readers actually want to read and authors can reuse.

One sentence is plenty. What should a reader feel immediately?

What should a reader feel immediately?

If you’re stuck, try this structure:

  • Who is the main character?
  • What do they want?
  • What’s at stake if they fail?
  • What makes this world or story different?

Story-first description (about 150–300 words).

What sparked this book?

Example: found family, redemption, survival

Optional: make it more discoverable

Example: haunting, witty, atmospheric

About the author

About 100–250 words.

Optional: author extras
Promo & retailer links (optional)

Promo

Only fill this in if you’re running a free or discounted promotion.

Example: 3.99

Example: 0.99

Other retailer links

If your book is available elsewhere, add links below. (You can also leave this blank for now.)

We’ll email you a confirmation. Your Story Draft follows after a quick editorial review.