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- Theme: Survival / Success
- Subject: Personal Growth / Achievement
- Published: 06/30/2020
Storystar's 10th Anniversary
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Amazingly, Storystar is now TEN years old!
We went live online on June 30, 2010 and have been going strong ever since!
As of today, this moment, Storystar is now home to 4,867 writers of all ages
from more than 120 countries of the world, who have published 12,362 short stories here!
WOW! Best of all... It's still totally FREE for everyone everywhere to enjoy!
And it feels like we're just getting started since Storystar is growing every day!
Thank you to all who have taken the journey with us!
We couldn't have done it without you! :-)
Storystar's 10th Anniversary(JD)
Amazingly, Storystar is now TEN years old!
We went live online on June 30, 2010 and have been going strong ever since!
As of today, this moment, Storystar is now home to 4,867 writers of all ages
from more than 120 countries of the world, who have published 12,362 short stories here!
WOW! Best of all... It's still totally FREE for everyone everywhere to enjoy!
And it feels like we're just getting started since Storystar is growing every day!
Thank you to all who have taken the journey with us!
We couldn't have done it without you! :-)
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Aleena Nawaz
07/13/2020Story star is definitely a wonderful platform for all the short story writers & readers.
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JD
07/15/2020Thank you so much for saying so, Aleena! I'm really glad you are enjoying Storystar! :-)
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Pratik
07/02/2020I am thankful to Storystar. And really really thankful to you Julie. I love the site not just because I can share my stories here but because it is full of good and open minded people.
You are a real star Julie.
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JD
07/02/2020That is very sweet and kind of you to say, Pratik. Thank you so much for your encouraging words. And thank you for sharing your stories, your ideas, and your heart on Storystar! : )
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Helsa
06/30/2020It has always been fun to share and read stories on this amazing platform. I am grateful to Storystar for connecting people across nations. Good job@Jd. Keep going. You guys deserve a lot.
Happy Ten Years!!!
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Gail Moore
06/30/2020Congratulations storystar,
An awesome site and my absolute favourite.
Thank you :-)
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Tim Norland
06/30/2020Storystar is unique in all the world. It's amazing, Julie, how you created this incredible forum for people to explore their love of writing. The write / publish instant gratification thing is reallly cool! Which naturally leads to the discovery of the writer's high. Nothing like it!!!
Thank you Julie for making it happen and keeping it happening all this time. Unleashing that much creativity across the planet must really be stacking up the good karma.
My right brain thanks you. Wait, what?...my whole brain thanks you!!
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JD
06/30/2020I'll take right brain, left brain, whole brain, or any brain thanks, Tim! Thank YOU for your wonderful words of encouragement. I absolutely love the story ideas you're feeding Martha. The last story the two of you collaborated on is one of the best stories I've ever read. So thank you so much for sharing your ideas and stories with us all.
I definitely hope that I've stacked up enough good karma to last me and Storystar through the next ten years!
Thanks Tim! : )
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Valerie Allen
06/30/2020Julie ~ can't thank you enough for your dedication and hard work to create and maintain StoryStar.com. I enjoy writing in the short story form and have been blessed with so many new readers since posting here. I've enjoyed the many talented authors and their creative stories! StoryStar is inspirational and motivational! You are appreciated. Thank you ~
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JD
06/30/2020Thank YOU Valerie! I'm so glad that you've found greater reading and writing enjoyment through Storystar, and I am grateful for the many outstanding short stories you've shared here. Thank you! :-)
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Darlington Chukwunyere
06/30/2020Jd,
I started writing in 1997, I was around 6 getting to 7 when I scribbled my first story. I continued writing ever since, but it was just for fun and to please my siblings.
Fast forward to 2011 when I found Storystar while searching for inspirational stories that I could read. After I posted my first story about "the ghost who loved me" which I later changed to a poem "Love" and got an email review from Jd, there and then I resolved to be a writer by profesion.
Now I am a fulltime screenwriter, well sustained by the art, thanks to story star.
Jd, thank you so much for providing this amazing platform, and thanks to everyone who has contributed in making it a successful reality.
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JD
06/30/2020I love hearing your success story, Darlington, and I am so glad that Storystar has played a role in your screenwriting success! Wonderful to know! Congratulations to you on being able to make a living as a writer, which is more than can be said for the majority of writers and 'creative' types in the world. Thank you for the many great stories you've shared here over the years. Here's hoping that we all enjoy many more successes in the next decade! :-)
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Kanishka Roy
06/30/2020This platform has been a kind and encouraging one. I discovered story star amongst many other such platforms but most of them worked on a " like for like " structure. It is honest, it is accepting and best of all it makes amateurs like me meet the most amazing of people, the best of their people to be precise. And a shout out for Julie for actually giving her insights on almost all the writings here. I came because of instagram, decided to stay because of her warm welcome. It wasn't an autogenerated AI welcoming me...but a kind person loving person.
All in all, thank you story star! I wish to stay here for as long as I write.
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JD
07/01/2020You deserve much credit and praise for all of your accomplishments thus far in your life, Kanishka! :-)
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Kanishka Roy
07/01/2020No doubt.... I absolutely agree with the list and feel like none of my works deserved a place there. However I'm grateful for the runner up position as well!
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JD
06/30/2020Don't be bummed, Kanishka. This first anthology was about overall contribution of writers over the last ten years. You're new to Storystar so have not yet had time to develop the same record of accomplishment as others. And the two contest winners had the highest votes and ratings, so that is why they won the contest. Personally, I think your stories and writing ability are exceptional and outstanding in every way, so I know you are already a significant part of Storystar's future! : )
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Hafsa bint-e-rashid
06/30/2020I was assigned this task of story writing from my school, and that day I discovered storystar.
Storystar has proved to be very productive yet it always made me cherish every moment of my life from the time I joined with a cup of coffee and stories from storystar!!!
CONGRATS! HATS OFF!!!
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Kevin Hughes
06/30/2020Jd,
As you can see from the thread going here, you are the Literary Angel for all of us here on StoryStar. Jason is correct as rejection slips are soul crushing (and litter my house like loose wallpaper). There is no Soul Crushing on StoryStar, just a whole community that you have both built and brought together to share their stories.
I wish you all the good luck that can come to a single person for the rest of your life! And a hug. Okay...a donut too!
Smiles, Kevin
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JD
06/30/2020I'll take the hug and the donut, Kevin! Thank you! And I think you are even more the STAR of Storystar than I am. You have shared a mind boggling number of short stories that are all outstanding, original, and memorable. And you are a super human when it comes to encouragement of other writers through the comments feature. I am so grateful to you for your encouragement of me as well, since you have often given me a boost when I was feeling down, and a push forward when I felt like giving up. I don't think I would have made it thus far without you. You are a priceless gift to the world of stories and to Storystar, Kevin! Thank YOU, thank YOU, thank YOU and then some.... ! THANK YOU!!! :-)
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Martha Huett
06/30/2020It's amazing to me that I have Storystar in my life. What incredible luck that I was searching the web one early morning for short stories about cats and discovered Storystar. The fantastic stories inspired me to write my very first story. I have finally realized my passion. Storystar has given me so very, very much. Thank you, Jd. Here's to ten more years. Whoo-ee!
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JD
06/30/2020Martha, I can't even think of more than two stories about cats on Storystar, so that is amazing that you discovered it with your search! I've long lamented the fact that a search for 'short stories' online does not bring up Storystar, since that is what Storystar is filled with. I have hired a few SEO folks over the years to try to improve that situation, but it did not seem to be worth the cost since I never saw any worthwhile improvement in the rankings, so decided I had much better things to spend my money on and I should just forget trying to force the issue. Hopefully one day Storystar will be on the first page of search results for short stories, just by the volume of stories, sharing, and word of mouth 'advertising' that happens naturally over the course of time.
Meanwhile, I'm SO glad that you found Storystar, because I absolutely love your stories and am thrilled that you are a part of Storystar! Thank you so much for sharing your stories on Storystar. And here's hoping the next ten years and even better than the last ten for all of us! :-)
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Ed DeRousse
06/30/2020This is a great venue for reader and story teller alike.
You have faced many challenges and survived and thrived.
Thank you for providing writers, like me, the opportunity to share their words with others.
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JD
06/30/2020You're welcome, Ed. Thank YOU for continuing to share your stories with the world, and for the many great ones you've shared with us over the past ten years! : )
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Kristin Dockar
06/30/2020What a brilliant achievement.
It's just great to be able to write the stories and have people enjoy reading them. Kristin Dockar
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JD
06/30/2020Thanks, Kristin! I hope you continue to enjoy writing, reading, sharing and more well into the future!
Here's hoping the future gets much better for us all! : )
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Shamik Dhar
06/30/2020Congratulations Julie! Hopefully this platform achieves more in days to come. Amazing achievement! Cordial Good wishes from Kolkata,India.
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Douglas Richards
06/30/2020Congratulations!! It's an amazing achievement!! Here's to another decade!! ♥️
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JD
06/30/2020Thank you, Douglas! I hope to be celebrating again another ten years from now too! And thank YOU for the many great stories you've shared on Storystar during the last ten years! :-)
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Ossie Durrans
06/30/2020You must have had a few sleepless nights keeping Storystar going but it does mean a lot to all us poor writing people!
Well done and here's to the next ten years. ( I'll be nearly ninety!)
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JD
06/30/2020Wow! I hope we're both still going strong ten years from now, Ossie!
Here's to ten more years!
Thank you for the many great short stories you've shared on Storystar during the last ten! :-)
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Jane Lockyer Willis
06/30/2020Jd
What an unselfish and generous gift you have given us writers. You work tirelessly for us by keeping the site functioning, and adding your encouraging comments to each story published. I had given up writing, but since joining Story Star have taken it up again. Ten years is a long time to keep a project going. This you have achieved, and deserve a medal! I agree with Jason: You are the real star.
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JD
06/30/2020What a lovely and generous thing to say, Jane! Thank you!
I admit it has been a long and arduous journey to get to this point. But hopefully things will keep improving with time. And I feel deeply encouraged to keep going with it after all the wonderful comments I've received, so hopefully Storystar will still be going strong ten years from now! : )
I'm so glad that finding Storystar encouraged you to start writing again, because you are so good at it. THANK YOU for the many outstanding stories you've shared on Storystar since you started writing again! :-)
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Bethlehem Eisenhour
06/29/2020Thank you, it is very nice to share, and seems I have many more stories to read.
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JD
06/30/2020Yes, there's more than 12,000 stories to read on Storystar. And now yours are among them.
But for the sake of other writers, please limit your stories to no more than one per day.
THANK YOU : )
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Iain Cambridge
06/29/2020An amazing achievement.
Well done and thank you from all of us that you have given a voice to. Without you and your hard work, dedication and faith in us all we would not have had the opportunity to share our stories. My love for what you have done for me cannot be expressed in words.. Which carries a certain amount irony.
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JD
06/30/2020It is hard to imagine your being at a loss for words, Iain! So, yes, that is certainly ironic, considering what a master wordsmith you are! THANK YOU for all the outstanding short stories you've shared through the years, and for your lovely words of encouragement which really lift my spirits! :-)
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Jason James Parker
06/29/2020Thank you for all your hard work over the years, Jd. Trying to get published--even in short form--can be spirit crushing. Storystar is our sanctum sanctorum. You're the real star of Storystar. : )
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JD
06/30/2020Thank you so much for those kind words of encouragement, Jason! I can't tell you how much I appreciate hearing it, and how uplifted it makes me feel. Thank YOU for being one of the great STARS of Storystar, for all the outstanding stories you've shared over the years, and for all the encouragement you give to other writers via the comments feature. YOU are also the STAR of Storystar! :-)
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Aziz
06/29/2020Amazing journey where we meet lovely people and discover great values.
The fruit of great work and sustainable effort.
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JD
06/30/2020I'm glad that you've had a great experience on Storystar, Aziz, and I thank you for the many outstanding short stories you've shared here over the years! :-)
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