Clear, low-pressure guidance for contributors.

By submitting, you certify

• You are the sole creator of the submission.
• You grant More Than Breast Cancer the right to publish your submission on MoreThanBreastCancer.com.
• You grant More Than Breast Cancer the right to use all legal means available to protect your published work from unauthorized use.

Writing guidelines

• Tag your story appropriately so others can easily access stories they are looking for.
• Use as many tags as you want to make your story more discoverable. Separate tags with commas; the # symbol is optional.
• Multi-word tags are welcome. For example: body image, sex after surgery, chemo rage.
• Use blank lines between paragraphs so your piece is easier to format and read.
• Respect other people's privacy within your story and avoid real names, addresses, or identifying details.
• Try not to include details that others could use to identify you.
• Colloquial language including curses is welcome; use #explicitlanguage when needed.
• Hate speech will not be tolerated.
• Do not post advertisements or commercial solicitations.
• Run your submission through a spell checker and do at least one read-through before submitting.

Moderation policy

More Than Breast Cancer monitors submissions to avoid potentially misleading or harmful information and to maintain a safe and open online community.

Submissions do not appear immediately. They are screened prior to active posting and may be modified or declined if they violate the terms of use. Admin retains the right to make edits to language that has been submitted.

More Than Breast Cancer may make light edits for clarity, formatting, grammar, readability, tagging, and safety before publishing. We will not change the meaning or emotional truth of your piece. We may decline pieces that include hate speech, harassment, identifying information about others, commercial solicitation, or content that puts someone's privacy or safety at risk.