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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Resolution Stories
Release Date: December 2008
Chicken Soup for the Soul is looking for stories from people about their past New Year’s resolutions and how they worked out – their failures and successes, what they learned. Tentative chapter topics include:• Trying to lose weight• Getting fit (The weight loss and getting fit stories could tie into our self-esteem, accept-who-you-are theme for girls and women)• Getting more organized• Making more money• Giving away money• Restoring a relationship with someone• Changing one’s behavior• Stopping bad habits such as smoking, biting fingernails• Going green• Eating healthy• Serious stuff such as substance abuse withdrawal, seeking treatment for mental health issues• Self acceptance – realizing the resolution wasn’t necessary and you are great the way you areStories must be true (non-fiction), written in first person, and 1,000 words or less. Stories should make readers laugh, cry or sigh, and be positive, universal and non-controversial. Also, the "point" or "message" should be evident without preaching. No essays, commentaries, tributes, philosophical or biographical pieces will be accepted. Please refer to other Chicken Soup books to better understand our story-telling style.You may submit more than one story. For each story selected, a 50-word biography will be included about the contributor and a permission fee of $200 per story will be paid within 30 days upon publicationPlease submit stories through our website at www.chickensoup.com. The tentative submission deadline is August 30, 2008, please note that this deadline may adjust, so the sooner, the better!