VICTORIOUS BY DESIGN

The wait is over! Pieces of Us, the first book in The Story of Us anthology series, is officially available.

A character’s struggle may remind us of a season we have lived through. That understanding helped shape not only Pieces of Us, the first book in The Story of Us anthology series, but also its guided companion journal.

Some stories stay with us because somewhere within the characters, the choices they make, and the circumstances they face, we recognize pieces of ourselves. That is the heart behind Pieces of Us, the first book in The Story of Us anthology series from Victorious By Design.

Even strong stories get rejected from anthologies, and often, it has nothing to do with the quality of the writing. Many submissions are declined because of avoidable mistakes, such as overlooking the theme, ignoring submission guidelines, or sending work before it's fully revised. The good news is that every one of these mistakes can be corrected before you click “Submit.”

Some stories do not arrive fully formed. They exist in fragments, in questions, in moments that never quite resolve the way we expect them to. They live in conversations left unfinished, in relationships that shifted without explanation, and in emotions we have learned to carry without fully understanding.

Some stories do not arrive fully formed. They exist in fragments, in questions, in moments that never quite resolve the way we expect them to. They live in conversations left unfinished, in relationships that shifted without explanation, and in emotions we have learned to carry without fully understanding.