Holicent
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True stories about people whose faith has helped them achieve a goal, overcome a challenge, or learn a valuable lesson are published by Guideposts. A regular story is a first-individual story with a profound point that the peruser can apply to their own life. Your own or someone else's story could be the story. As you write, keep an eye on the following:
The story should focus on one person and be told from the perspective of the person who was most affected by the experience. Concentrate on a single event rather than the entirety of your life. Only bring in the number of people necessary to tell the story.
Give the reader all of the relevant information so that they can clearly comprehend what happened. Give the reader a sense of being in the story by letting them see the characters, hear them talk, and experience their emotions.
Include a message or insight that readers can apply to their own lives, as well as the positive and specific change that the narrator experiences as a result of the experience.
Most significant: look over the magazine.
When a full-length story (about 1,500 words) is accepted for publication, payment is made. Essays, sermons, and fiction are not acceptable. Poetry is almost never used, and they do not evaluate material longer than a book.
The story should focus on one person and be told from the perspective of the person who was most affected by the experience. Concentrate on a single event rather than the entirety of your life. Only bring in the number of people necessary to tell the story.
Give the reader all of the relevant information so that they can clearly comprehend what happened. Give the reader a sense of being in the story by letting them see the characters, hear them talk, and experience their emotions.
Include a message or insight that readers can apply to their own lives, as well as the positive and specific change that the narrator experiences as a result of the experience.
Most significant: look over the magazine.
When a full-length story (about 1,500 words) is accepted for publication, payment is made. Essays, sermons, and fiction are not acceptable. Poetry is almost never used, and they do not evaluate material longer than a book.