Story Submission Guidelines

Share Your Story With Jace Hennessey

Some of the most powerful relationship lessons come from real people and real experiences.

At JaceHennessey, we welcome personal stories about love, relationships, marriage, dating, heartbreak, betrayal, family, forgiveness, and the difficult choices people sometimes have to make.

If you have a story that you believe could help, encourage, warn, or simply make another person feel less alone, we'd love to hear it.

What Kind of Stories Are We Looking For?

We're interested in authentic and engaging stories involving subjects such as:

• Love and heartbreak.
• Dating and relationships.
• Marriage.
• Infidelity and betrayal.
• Trust and forgiveness.
• Separation and divorce.
• Difficult relationship decisions.
• Family and relationship conflicts.
• Reconciliation and second chances.
• Long-term relationships.
• Unexpected relationship experiences.
• Lessons learned from love.
• Personal growth after heartbreak.

Your story doesn't have to have a happy ending.

Sometimes the most valuable stories are the ones that teach us something through difficult experiences.

You Can Remain Anonymous

We understand that relationship experiences can be deeply personal.

If you don't want your real name published, simply tell us when you submit your story.

Where appropriate, we may publish your story anonymously and change names or identifying details to protect privacy.

However, anonymity cannot always guarantee that people who personally know the individuals involved will be unable to recognize the circumstances.

For your own protection, avoid including unnecessary identifying information.

Tell Us What Happened

When writing your story, try to provide enough context for readers to understand what happened.

You may want to explain:

• What your relationship was like before the situation occurred.
• What happened.
• How you discovered or experienced it.
• How you responded.
• How the other person responded.
• What happened afterward.
• How you currently feel about the situation.
• What you learned from the experience.
• What question, if any, you want readers to consider.

You don't need to write like a professional author.

Just tell the story honestly and naturally.

Please Protect Private Information

Do not include information such as:

• Passwords.
• Bank account details.
• Credit-card information.
• Government identification numbers.
• Private medical records.
• Home addresses.
• Private phone numbers.
• Private email addresses.
• Information that could place someone at unnecessary risk.

If another person's private information is not essential to understanding the story, leave it out.

Accuracy and Honesty

Please submit stories that represent your genuine experience or a story you have permission to share.

Do not knowingly fabricate allegations against identifiable individuals for the purpose of damaging their reputation.

We reserve the right to reject stories containing unsupported accusations, serious privacy violations, threats, harassment, or other inappropriate material.

Editing Your Story

If your story is selected, we may edit it for:

• Grammar.
• Spelling.
• Clarity.
• Structure.
• Length.
• Readability.
• Privacy.

We may also change the headline or add subheadings.

Our goal is to improve the presentation without changing the essential meaning of your experience.

Publication Is Not Guaranteed

Submitting a story does not guarantee publication.

We receive submissions based on editorial relevance, quality, originality, reader value, and other considerations.

We reserve the right to decline a submission without providing an explanation.

We may also remove or modify a previously published story when appropriate.

Fiction and Creative Stories

If you are submitting a fictional story rather than a personal experience, please tell us.

We welcome romance and relationship fiction, but fictional stories should not be deliberately presented as real-life experiences.

Permission to Publish

By submitting your story for consideration, you confirm that you have the right to share the material with us.

You give JaceHennessey.blogspot.com permission to review, edit, publish, reproduce, and display the submitted material for purposes related to the website, subject to any separate agreement we may make with you.

You remain responsible for ensuring that your submission does not unlawfully infringe another person's rights.

What Happens After You Submit?

We review submissions based on our editorial standards.

If we decide to publish your story, we may contact you if we need clarification or additional information.

Because of the number of submissions we may receive, we cannot guarantee an individual response to every submission.

Ready to Share?

If you're ready to tell your story, visit our Contact page and send us your experience.

If you want to remain anonymous, clearly state:

"Please publish my story anonymously."

Then tell us what happened.

Your experience may be exactly what someone else needs to read today.

Jace Hennessey
Romance Writer | Relationship Coach
JaceHennessey.blogspot.com