WRITER’S CALL: Ring In The New Year With ‘Tales From The Narc Side’
Share your journey and enlighten others
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GOFUNDME TIME-SENSITIVE APPEAL — DEATH IN THE FAMILY — WOULD YOU HELP ME GET HOME?
A COMMUNITY OF SURVIVORS
Are you passionate about shedding light on the complexities of narcissistic relationships? ‘Tales From The Narc Side’ is actively seeking writers who can articulate the nuances of covert narcissistic abuse and its impact. This is more than just a publication; it’s a community dedicated to understanding, healing, and empowerment.
OFFER SOLACE, INSIGHT & GUIDANCE
By contributing to our publication, you’ll have the opportunity to reach a wide audience who are either navigating their own paths of recovery or seeking to understand the dynamics of narcissistic abuse. Your words can offer solace, insight, and guidance to those who feel lost in their experiences. Whether you share personal stories, provide analysis, or offer advice, your contribution will be a valuable addition to our collective narrative.
A SUPPORTIVE & RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT
We pride ourselves on fostering a supportive and respectful environment where writers can express their truths without judgment. Your voice can be a powerful tool in breaking the silence and stigma surrounding narcissistic abuse. Moreover, writing for ‘Tales From The Narc Side’ allows you to connect with other authors and readers, creating a network of support and shared experiences.
TURN YOUR EXPERTISE INTO STORIES THAT RESONATE
If you’re ready to turn your experiences or expertise into stories that resonate and aid others, we invite you to join our writer’s community. Let’s embark on this journey of enlightenment and healing together. Submit your piece today and be a beacon of hope and understanding in the complex world of narcissistic relationships.
HOW TO APPLY
If you’re interested, leave a comment with your medium username and someone from the publication will contact you, or you can drop a line to Myla Morningstar at talesfromthenarcsidemedium.com
BELOW ARE THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR TALES FROM THE NARC SIDE
WHAT WE WRITE ABOUT:
NARCISSISTS, TOXIC ABUSERS, CHEATERS, LIARS, ETC.
If you currently write about or would like to try your hand at writing about narcissism, narcissistic abuse, toxic relationships, terrible boyfriends, horrible girlfriends, cheating partners, past relationships gone wrong, someone you still can’t get over, partners who devalued or diminished you, partners who gaslit you, let you down, cheated on you or ghosted you — write for us.
HOW TO SUBMIT A DRAFT
HOW TO SUBMIT A DRAFT TO A PUBLICATION — MEDIUM
WHAT CAN I SUBMIT?
The story should be about a relationship between two or more humans. The relationship can be of any variety — romantic, marital, familial, boss/worker, — and at some point, it turned toxic for you.
VICTIM/SURVIVOR STORIES
We are writing victim/survivor stories here. Stories should be raw, honest first-person accounts and have something of value for the reader — if only to serve as object lessons in what to avoid.
STAND-ALONE STORIES
They should be able to “stand alone”. For instance, an out-of-context story about a bad relationship might be interesting to you but might not make for a good read with a general audience.
WHAT WILL BE CONSIDERED
That being said, you can always submit whatever you choose. We aren’t all that into rules here (we had enough of that with our narcissists) and anything you submit will always be considered.
We are Tales From The Narc Side. You can check us out here.
Anything surrounding relationships will be considered.
ALTERNATIVE VOICES
Non-cis and non-binary voices are encouraged. We encouraged all submissions from marginalized groups and people of color. Immigrants, first or second-generation, are encouraged to submit to our publication.
BE BRAVE
We are still forming our voice here, so be brave. Anything goes as long as it’s about a relationship problem, toxic relationship or narcissism. Narcissism can be familial as well as relationship-oriented.
HOW TO APPLY TO BECOME A WRITER
INCLUDE YOUR @ username
Your @ username on Medium might not be the same as your public name on Medium. Mine is, but many people have a different @ username. MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THIS WITH ANY REQUESTS or I can’t find you to add you to my writer’s list
LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS STORY
If you have a catalog of stories on Medium already, just apply to be a writer by leaving a comment here with your @ username and we will look over your work and let you know if we can add you as a regular writer within 48 hours. If you want to know as soon as possible, it’s a good idea for you to also send me an email.
SEND AN EMAIL
SEND AN EMAIL TO ME, MYLA MORNINGSTAR, AT TALESFROMTHENARCSIDEMEDIUM@gmail.com or ROADSIDENAMASTE@gmail.com
IN THE SUBJECT LINE PUT: DATE/WRITER/@ username and why you’d like to write for us.
NEW TO MEDIUM? SUBMIT DRAFT BY EMAIL
If you haven’t written here on Medium before or don’t have anything we can look at, submit a story in draft form to the publication by email. We will generally let you know within 48 hours. Submit to TalesFromTheNarcSideMedium@gmail.com Include a link to your Medium profile and include your @ username.
1. MEDIUM RULES
Please follow all Medium rules and format your story as Medium recommends.
2. BOOSTED STORIES
Rules to follow to get your story boosted.
3. YOUR FIRST STORY
If you’ve never written before on Medium, this should help:
WRITING AND PUBLISHING YOUR FIRST STORY ON MEDIUM
4. SUBMITTING A DRAFT
If you’ve never submitted a draft before to a publication, this should help:
HOW TO SUBMIT A DRAFT TO A PUBLICATION — MEDIUM
LENGTH OF YOUR STORIES
There’s no limit on length but initial offerings should be 4–5 minutes in read time. We will accept poetry as long as it’s about toxic relationships — it can be 1 minute in read time.
PROOFREAD AND EDIT YOUR WORK
We are editors, but we aren’t going to spend a lot of time doing simple edits on your writing. Proofread and submit a clean copy of your work or it will be returned to you with a friendly suggestion to try again. Grammarly as a browser extension can be your best friend.
SUBMITTING TO TALES FROM THE NARC SIDE:
PUBICATION REQUIREMENTS
Make sure you read through all the Medium regs and the publication requirements here.
NOTIFY ME BY EMAIL
TalesFromTheNarcSideMedium@gmail.com
Please send me an email when you submit something for publication (the Medium notification system allows things to get buried easily). In the subject line of the email put DATE/STORY SUBMISSION/TITLE/YOUR NAME
Here’s an example:
12.15.23/STORY SUBMISSION/NARCS SUCK/MYLA MORNINGSTAR
This helps me streamline the process and get to you in a timely fashion.
ONLY IN DRAFT FORM
Please submit only in draft form. (*see caveat)
*LATEST RELEASE DATE
The reason we require your story to be in draft form is to ensure that your story gets the best chance to be seen and read by as many readers as possible. Medium doesn’t allow duplicate stories on the site — the story will show up in your feed and our publication’s feed but there will still only be one instance of your story. Since stories are automatically listed by date of release on Medium, you want the latest release date possible. If you’ve already self-published a story and you want it published by Tales From the Narc Side, we can work with you — up to a week after you’ve published it. Just understand that it will be pushed down further and it might be rejected if there are edits that need to be made.
FOLLOW THE PUBLICATION
Please make sure to follow the publication if you haven’t! If you aren’t willing to support the publication by following us, why ask us to publish your story?
SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER
Please make sure you have signed up for our monthly newsletter. See above.
TAGGING YOUR STORY — IT MATTERS
Always tag your story with these two tags for our publication:
narcissism AND talesfromthenarcside (all lower case and all run together — it matters).
Please select at least ONE tag from the following:
life, life lessons, love, relationships, mental health, relationships and love, love and relationships, psychology, health
Your remaining two tags are up to you, but here are some suggestions:
abuse, domestic abuse, toxic relationships, culture, women, feminism, marriage
These tags will make sure your story shows up in our feed.
Editing:
We will be doing limited edits to make sure submissions keep to the standards we’ve set for he publication.
We do look over the piece for spelling and grammer but please submit your pieces in their final form. We will leave private messages on your story for any edits requested. These will eventually make their way to your Medium notifications and to the email of your medium account.
Email On File:
All writers must have an email on filed with the editors for Tales From The Narc Side. Sometimes it’s the only way to reach a writer.
Follow the Publication
Editors may leave private messages with suggestions for changes that may enhance your piece. Please be courteous and respectful to editors, and please do not delete private notes (only you and the editors can see them).
Remember, editors are not paid, they volunteer their time and energy. We will do our best to get your story published within about 24–36 hours of its submission.
THANKS AND WELCOME
Thanks so much and welcome to Tales From The Narc Side! Myla
GOFUNDME TIME-SENSITIVE APPEAL — DEATH IN THE FAMILY — WOULD YOU HELP ME GET HOME?
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO WRITE, PLEASE FOLLOW US:
WELCOME TO TALES FROM THE NARC SIDE!!
CONTACT ME:
To contact Myla Morningstar directly email me at TalesFromTheNarcSideMedium@gmail.com or roadsidenamaste@gmail.com
OUR WRITERS:
Jewel Tramontino, Through Opened Eye (part of The Great Mystery), Shirley Laffa, Selah Sophia, Echo Lee, Jess, Leslie Holley, Myla Morningstar, Jonbaum, Blogphantom, Michael Altman, Chevelle, Shay Als, Carina Brewer, Linda Sharp, Ellen M. Lerner
