Hooked on Books Submission Guidelines
How to become a writer, and what to submit

Welcome!
This publication is for anyone who is or may become, hooked on books.
How To Become a Writer
Request to be added as a writer in the comments section of this article. Please include your Medium username.
Like: I want to become a writer. My username: is @elinmelaas
What to Submit
- book review (fiction and non-fiction)
- lists (best reads in xxx, most anticipated books, etc.)
- reading tools
- tips
- cool bookshops and other bookish attractions
- about authors
- other bookish content
Let’s inspire each other to discover and read more books.
Submission Guidelines:
- Follow Hooked on Books.
- I prefer drafts, but also accept previously published stories.
- Read and follow Medium Rules and Medium’s Distribution Standards.
- Use Medium’s formatting to ensure your story is easy to read. Here is a great story about formatting: The Best Medium Article Formatting Guide.
- Your story must include an appropriately formatted title and subtitle. Title Case Converter is a great tool for formatting the title.
- Make sure your story is free of grammatical errors. Grammarly is perfect.
- Tags: you can use up to five tags in your story. Since this is a book-related publication, use #books and #reading for your stories.
- Make sure that your private notes are switched on. How to: Click on your image at the top right corner ➡ Settings ➡ Publishing ➡Allow your readers to leave private notes on your stories.
Images — copyright-free and captioned
None of us want to break the law, so proper image handling is important!
Stories must include a header image. Feel free to use your own, but remember to make a statement about it, Image by the author, Photo by the author, Illustration by author …
If you use an image you didn’t take yourself, make sure it is a license-free stock photo and give your image the proper credits with a link. You are allowed to use more than one image in a story.
If you remember this, I’ll be happy, and your story will be published faster and with less fuss. 👍
You can read more about how to handle images on Medium here:
How To Submit Your Draft
When you are accepted as a writer and your story is ready, click on the three dots at the top right of your story and then Add to publication. Click on Hooked on Books and Select and continue.
Now you can press Submit (next to the three dots). Then a page will pop up where you can add your five relevant tags. Last step: Submit to publication.
Wonder How To Write a Book Review?
Here is a great resource:
I’m looking forward to your bookish submissions!
If you have any questions, please send me a Private Note.
Trying to do as little as possible of what I HAVE to do, so I can do as much as possible of what I WANT to do ➡ reading
