Guidelines for Story submissions

A Rewired & Real Story is an inspirational story about real life experiences. It is one that will inspire and motivate people to act. It's a story that influences people’s decisions and teaches principles that they can adapt and use in their own lives. These stories reflect the emotional and dramatic experiences of real people. They are created to stimulate the five senses, and can sometimes make the reader feel as if they are a part of the story.

Rewired & Real stories are written in the first person and should have clear plots which build up to exciting climaxes followed by resolutions with the effect of stirring emotions. A Rewired & Real story is heartfelt and even more importantly, has the ability to motivate us to create a better life by overcoming our circumstances no matter how daunting things may look.

The most powerful stories are based out of love, and about being of service to the community through acts of kindness toward others. It’s about lasting impact on a human level.

What happens after I submit my piece?

Please be patient after you press the SUBMIT button. Wait for the next screen to come up with a message that says; Thank you! Your information has been received. This is your confirmation that we have received your submission and that it has been entered into our database. This is the only confirmation you will receive. Note: An error message will come up if your submission was not entered.

How will you know if your story is selected?

We do not send rejection letters, and we occasionally will save a submission for consideration for a future book. But in general, if you do not hear from us in 60 days prior to the launch sale date, that probably means we have decided not to use your story. You can check the on-sale dates for our future books by checking the Coming Soon page on our website.

It can take a while. It may be months or years before a Rewired & Real book is completed. Please be patient, as the selection of stories and poems is a time-consuming process. Please do not contact us to ask for an update about your story unless you need to know whether we are considering it because another publisher is interested in it too.

If we choose your story for future use, we will notify you by email, requesting your permission to print it. We won’t publish a story without the author’s permission

If your email address changes after you submit your story, be sure to let us know by emailing Customerservicerewiredandreal@gmail.com. Please provide the name of the submission so your information can be properly updated.

If we publish your story, you will receive ten free copies of the book your story appears in. You will be a part of the Rewired & Real Club family and will be entitled to buy books in bulk from us at half price for a certain timeframe. You will also receive our monthly newsletter for a period of 12 months that is sent exclusively to our published writers, with advance notice of new books, contests to win our exclusive merch as well as writing tips..

If your story is selected to be published, you will also be asked to sign our standard permission release agreement which, in essence, means that you retain ownership of your story or poem but you grant us the rights to publish it and use it again in any future Rewired & Real publications.

Impact and Inspiration

Do you believe that you have the ability to inspire change? We are looking for stories about how you or someone that you know that inspired positive change in someone else or motivated others to perform some positive AOKs. We love stories that have an impact to get people emotionally involved which gives them the desire to act.