Storystar is FREE for everyone. There is no charge to submit your story for publication on Storystar.
All stories posted will be read and screened for content and language. We reserve the right to remove any story that we believe is inappropriate for the purposes of this website. (Or we may ask you to rewrite/correct your story and re-submit it if we feel it has merit but needs some work, or some changes, before we are willing to accept it for online publication.)
Storystar is a family oriented website seeking to appeal to writers and readers of all ages and ethnicities. We will remove any story which is pornographic, obscene, or racist in nature, so please do not waste your time nor ours by submitting such stories. Please do not use fowl, racist, nor sexually explicit language in your story as this may result in the removal of your story, and may also result in your being blocked from future use of this website.
We want Storystar to be a fun and safe place for everyone to enjoy. We will do our best to keep this website free from obviously offensive and potentially harmful content. That said, people around the world all have different beliefs, morals, values, sensibilities, etc.... Please understand that we cannot possibly determine what story content may be objectionable or offensive to any particular person or persons, for whatever reason, and it is not our job nor purpose to please everyone, nor to avoid offending anyone. By visiting and using this site you agree not to hold Storystar, nor any of those associated with us, responsible nor liable for any story which you find objectionable, nor for any consequence you may incur from a story you have written that offends one or more persons.
Additionally, it is assumed that all stories submitted here are original works by the authors who have submitted them. Those who write and submit stories for publication on Storystar promise that their stories do not contain any content taken (without attribution) from someone else's work, and that their story is entirely their own original creation.
Storystar does not accept any responsibility for, and cannot be held liable for, the content nor consequence of any story published here, whether for plagiarism, nor libel, nor offense, nor any other reason, legal or otherwise. However, if it is brought to our attention that a story contains plagiarized, libelous, extremely offensive, or fraudulent content, and such can be reasonably proven, we will promptly remove the story from our site.
By submitting your story to us you agree to allow your story to be read, judged, discussed, and rated by anyone who visits this website. Story ratings are solely for the benefit of readers with limited time who are only interested in reading stories that are highly recommended by other readers. Anyone who reads a story is given the opportunity to rate it for the benefit of other readers. Ratings are a subjective judgment about a particular stories merit and appeal. Different readers may give very different ratings. The same story may get a 1 star rating by one reader, and a 5 star rating by another reader. For this reason, ratings are not meant to be a judgment regarding your talent or potential as a writer, nor the quality of your story, and should not be taken personally. That said, it hurts to get a low score. Everyone wants others to think their work is special and brilliant, and every single person who submits their story to this website will want and hope for high ratings from all those who read it. It will hurt if you submit your story here, and someone rates it poorly. Please be prepared for this possibility and understand that the majority of the stories submitted here will likely be given low to average ratings. Please also understand that Storystar cannot take any responsibility for poor and hurtful ratings given to your story by those who read and rate it.
Keep in mind that only the most brilliant and exceptional stories will receive consistently high scores from readers. To improve your chances of a higher rating, please make sure that you carefully proof read your story before you submit it. You might even ask a friend or family member to help you improve it before you submit it for publication here. Nothing will hurt your stories rating more than bad grammar, spelling errors, and poor writing that makes your story difficult for others to fully appreciate. If you get a bad rating from more than one person, please consider it an opportunity to improve your writing skills and try again. Remember that every brilliant professional writer started out as a bad amateur writer first. Study the stories that get consistently high ratings and find out what they are doing that makes their stories special. Learn from them, and keep writing. The more you write the better a writer you will become.
Note that Storystar is very concerned with providing the best reading experience possible in order to keep readers coming back for more. Therefore we reserve the right to reject stories that are filled with problems that make them difficult to read, and too costly/time consuming to correct. That said, if occasional errors in spelling and grammar, and sometimes punctuation as well, are discovered as we are reading, we will correct them. In some cases, the Storystar version of a story which required numerous corrections may differ significantly from the writer's original version. The writer agrees to allow Storystar to make whatever corrections are necessary to allow for a better reading experience of their story. We will not edit out content from your story without your direct permission. We will simply correct imperfections if we find them. There is no charge to you for this service.
The writer understands that by submitting his/her story to Storystar, he/she is agreeing to having the story printed in whole or in part on Storystar and also potentially used as a promotional tool for both the writer's benefit and those of Storystar. The story may or may not be used as a topic of discussion on Storystar, or on other sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. The story may or may not be promoted on the front page of Storystar, and in the Storystar blog. The writer understands that there is no compensation for these uses of the writer's story.
The writer affirms that he or she is the legal copyright holder and original creator of the Story. The writer retains full rights to his or her story and may request withdrawal of it from Storystar at any time and may, as the legal copyright holder, rescind its use at which point Storystar agrees to comply with the request.
Further, the writer understands that if he/she allows the Story to be published on Storystar, it may or may not be included in an anthology to be produced by Storystar in the future. If the writer's Story is to be included in the anthology, the writer will be contacted by Storystar and asked to allow the publication of the Story in the anthology with full credit to the writer, including name and author information clearly stated. It is the responsibility of the writer to keep his/her contact information current for this purpose.
Thank you for sharing your story with us. Please invite your family and friends to visit Storystar and read and rate your story, and please help us spread the good news about Storystar. Thanks so much!
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