Submitting your story is easy! You’ll add a title, identify whether it’s a draft story or completed story, tell which age audience for which your story is intended, categorize its genre (or genres), add a brief description, then paste in your story. The full steps are below. Thanks for sharing your story!
To begin, click the Submit Story selection in the top menu.
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The page will open with a graphic at top.
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-full-empty-form-671x1024.png)
Scroll down to the form and add your title.
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-Title.png)
Add information about the story. After each category is ready, click anywhere outside of the box to record your selections and move to the next selection:
- Draft Story (ready for reviews and improvements) or Completed Story
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-Draft-or-Completed-1024x173.png)
- Intended Audience Age (can be multiple, even select all). If you make a mistake, click the space following the age category and click the Back button to remove the category.
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-Reader-Intended-Age-blank-1024x175.png)
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- Genre (usually a single genre, but more than one selection can be made). If you make a mistake, click the space following the genre category and click the Back button to remove the category.
Note: Western Humor is an underserved subgenre with great potential!
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-Genre-blank-1024x267.png)
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-Genre-multi-select-1024x270.png)
Add a brief summary of the story. The summary will be displayed in the overall selection pages.
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-Summary-blank-1024x161.png)
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-Summary-filled-1024x155.png)
Copy your story from Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Apple Pages, Notepad, or any other application. (Note: In Microsoft Windows, Ctrl + A will select all the text. On Apple Mac and IOS, use Cmd + A. Use Ctrl+C on Windows or Cmd+C on Mac to copy the selected text.)
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Scrivener-Story-selected-1024x748.png)
Paste your story into the Story section in the Text tab. Make any adjustments, such as adding bold or italics, using either tab.
![](https://www.creategreatstories.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Submit-Story-story-pasted-in-and-italic-1024x296.png)
When the story is ready, press the Submit button.
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An email confirmation will be sent to you. Thank you for posting your story!