Monthly Inspiration for Writers Contributing to Chicken Soup for the Soul®
Cooked up by Tracy Crump
August 2026
Tip: Grammar & Punctuation Should Shine!
For years, I’ve cautioned against submitting a story twice to the same Chicken Soup for the Soul book—unless you’ve done a major rewrite that makes a significant difference to the story.
If you resubmit, you would need to add a comment to the comments field of the submission form that this is an edited version of a previously submitted story so the editors will discard the previous version.
There is no need to resubmit just to correct minor errors such as punctuation, spelling, or grammar. The editors will most likely correct those errors if they choose your story for publication. At any rate, you will have a chance to correct any minor errors before publication.
But as always, I urge you to submit your best work, edited by others and proofed by you.
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