Story submission guidelines
Share your ASK story
Share a story:
Pop your story into the field below. See samples here. We do not pay for submissions. Nothing will be used without your express written permission. Your personal information will not be sold to any 3rd party. Providing your phone number is recommended but optional.
If you don’t get a response from us within 5 business days, please check your Spam!
Your story should answer the following:
- What and whom did you ask, and what was at stake?
- What were your feelings or expectations about asking?
- How did you ask? What did you say?
- What was the result or impact?
Tips:
- The less predictable the results of the ask, and the higher the stakes involved, the better the story.
- If your business is central to your story, avoid industry jargon or descriptions that could come across like a promo for your products and services.
- Unsure whether to identify a person or business by name? Ask their permission, omit the name, or use a pseudonym (e.g. “Sam”) or general descriptor (e.g. “My client, a law firm …”)
- Stories about asking in prayer, or asking the universe, are outside the scope of the book.
Stories must:
- be true
- be from your own experience, not secondhand
- not have previously appeared in a print or digital format such as a blog or social media post
Once you’ve sent your story:
We’ll let you know (either way) within 5 business days if we think it’s the right fit for the book. Stories ultimately selected for publication will be at the discretion of the publisher (TBA).