For more details, and sample stories from this project please visit: http://www.celticsoul.com Please forward this message to anybody who might be interested. Call for Stories: Do you have a story, anecdote or article about your heritage for the upcoming book "Chicken Soup for the Celtic Soul"®? We are excited and delighted to be collecting stories for another in this wonderful series by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. This will be a book of heartwarming, motivational, and inspiring stories in any way related to things past, present and future connected to the Celts or Celtic culture, e.g. Scots, Irish, Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Manx and their descendants throughout the world. Chicken Soup stories are about 1250 words long, this works out to be 3 - 6 published book pages. What a Chicken Soup Story IS It is an inspirational, true story about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Chicken Soup stories are personal and are filled with vivid images. In some stories, the reader feels that he or she is actually "there" in the scene with the people involved. Chicken Soup stories have heart...but also something extra...that element that makes us all feel more helpful, more connected, more thankful, more passionate, and better about life in general. Chicken Soup stories often end with a "punch"...creating emotion rather than talking about it. The stories should leave the reader with one or more of the following: Goosebumps or butterflies, heartfelt tears, an "aaaaah" feeling, a good belly laugh, or a more exalted reason to feel alive. If your story is one of the 101 chosen, you will be paid US$300.00 If it is used or not you will retain the rights. With over 30 million "Chicken Soup" books in print, this is an excellent opportunity to get worldwide attention to the stories of the celts! "Chicken Soup for the Celtic Soul"® attn: Michael MacFarlane P.O. Box 398 Glendora, CA 91740 USA Fax: 626-335-6127 Email: Stories@celticsoul.com You may also submit your stories at our webpage: www.celticsoul.com Please forward this message to anybody who might be interested in contributing to this great book. Le gach deagh dhurachd, Michael MacFarlane, Co-Author with Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, Dottie Walters, Lilly Walters "Chicken Soup for the Celtic Soul"® http://www.celticsoul.com QUALITIES OF A 10+++ CHICKEN SOUP STORY Evokes emotion and engenders empathy from the reader. Teaches a lesson by showing us the situation, not telling us what happened and what the lesson is supposed to be. Gives the reader a clear picture of the characters in the story through vivid details. Is believable. Ends with a bang, not a whimper.