Premium Story Writing Contest!
Did you know MarriageHeat has been around since 2012? Almost seven years of supporting the growth of a culture of Hot Biblical Monogamy as we believe God intended it to be! One story, question, or piece of advice at a time, we are working together to spread the word that marriage is God’s design for a relationship that connects and fulfills both husband and wife. He made sex, He owns sex, and He gives us sex as one part of loving one another, completely and exclusively, like Christ’s relationship with us.
We love publishing your story submissions every day. It blesses us to help you bless each other with your examples of growth, your honest struggles, tales of where you have come from and dreams of where you’d like to find yourselves in your future. Hopefully, every person who is led to this site will find something to meet the need of the moment.
But we want to do more, too! We want to make the MH experience even better. So beginning in January, we are launching MarriageHeat Ignite!
Ignite will open up new windows on the support and encouragement toward a hot sex life with your spouse that you’ve come to expect from MH. Some of your favorite authors (and hopefully you, too!) will be contributing longer stories – no more waiting a week to find out what happens in Part 2. Audio files for stories will be available for those who’d rather listen than read. And for those who love nothing more than to curl up with a good book, how about free, quarterly, downloadable compilations built around a certain theme or author? And we won’t stop there!
We are committed to continuing to improve our offerings based on Ignitors’ feedback. Some ideas still in the works include allowing Ignitors to submit their original photos for approval as cover art for their stories; reviews of sexy travel destinations, books and toys; as well as seeking relationships with a panel of Christian counselors who may be willing to field reader’s questions about sex and marriage in addition to the usual community feedback. And who knows, maybe one day there could even be an MH-Con!
But in the short term, between now and 1 January 2019, we are opening up the doors for your Ignite stories to come flooding in. So get those creative (and other) juices flowing and join us in this next phase of our mission to build a culture of Hot Biblical Monogamy. MarriageHeat, Ignite!
Click HERE for all the details on how to enter!
Got any questions? Let’s hear ’em!
Wow this is awesome! Is this going to be free?
Stay sexy and god bless,
Dean.
Thanks, Dean316! We are pretty excited about it, too!
The contest is free to enter and the prize is one free year of membership. We hope that you'll love MH so much you'll want to keep supporting our mission by continuing your subscription! And we intend to over-deliver on value, providing more than enough *extras* to justify your investment in growing the Hot Biblical Monogomy mindset worldwide. (The amount of that investment will be settled on and announced closer to launch, though.)
You mention……maybe one day there could even be an MH-Con! – What is that?
Just a dream at this point, but any kind of *Con* (like Comic-Con, for example) is a conference attended by enthusiasts of any subject or genre. Speakers, vendors, and fans congregate to learn, socialize and show support for things that matter to them. If Hot Biblical Monogamy were the norm, maybe MH-Con wouldn't be a far-fetched idea? Something like a "marriage retreat on steroids."
You have some very exciting news. I wish you all of the best.
May you just go from strength to strength.
Audio stories!!! WOW! (Shall we record our own?)
A nice 'toy shop' where we can buy. Hot stuff!
I have just also wondered about some of the MH singles finding a way to meet. Will that ever happen? I see many dangers, but it can also bring life to some singles.
Great ideas!
There are plans down the road for a "narration" contest, but the obvious drawback is recording quality. Not everyone has or wants to invest in high-fidelity equipment.
We'll write down your other suggestions, as well, for future consideration.
I was wondering about the possible meeting of singles as well. I have been against online dating for over a decade but recently have found my stance lessening.
I'm not sure I am going to find my wife at my church and someone recommend I pray about the possibility of online so I have and will continue to do so!
This site or a "branch" of it could be a good Christian source of online dating potential.
With the proper security and respect, of course!
You are not the first to think so, but it is so beyond our capabilities and resources right now that we can only put it our wishlist.
I understand and respect that!
I appreciate your all's hearts in the fact you all care enough for others to realize this fact and not want to chance it!
Thank you all for your dedication! You are a blessing!!! 🙂
There's some great ideas here and I want to lend my support and thoughts.
I concur with many discussing the singles issue. To be clear, I respect the owners of this site and why they may not or may hesitate or be unable to do it at this time, or in their capabilities.
That being said, in my observations of this community and others similar, a lot of pain and struggle is caused because couples are trying to undo decades of poor or non-education about positive Christian sexuality, shame, or mismatched drives. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and while marriage ministry is incredibly important, in my view so is pre-marital communication and compatibility. If there's a way to use these sites & apps and such to do so, then by all means it should be done.
I also think at times there's a reluctance in the Christian community to encourage "seeking" a spouse. We seem to believe at times that "waiting" for marriage means literally waiting for a spouse. But I personally believe, that while patience and learning through our single years is important, it doesn't imply non-action. In all things that are good, the Scriptures give us guidance and principles, but also make it clear we're to seek and work for the things that are right to have. For most (though some are gifted with celibacy or other callings) that would be a loving and passionate marriage.
From the beginning, it was said "it is not good that man should be alone" and if there is a way that can happen, using all of the tools we have today, that more passionate, sexy and joyful Christian marriages can become a reality, both for those already married and for singles, then I support it and would gladly consider contributing time or resources to it.
None of this is to at all criticize MarriageHeat for their calling or wonderful work, but merely to express passionate agreement and support for something that's long been on my heart and mind. Yes, there are some concerns – but they definitely don't outweigh the opportunities and potential blessings from such a ministry.
Well said! I wonder if your passion for this type of site or app is a leading toward action? If so, keep us updated!
This sounds really fun! My mind is racing with ideas already!
A few questions:
1. How many submissions will be selected as Ignite stories? (A hard limit of 10 for example? A percentage of all submissions? Undetermined?)
2. Are revised stories acceptable? I'm writing a heavily revised edition of my previously-published Wedding Night Fantasy story with 90% or more being completely new material. Is that enough to be considered "original?"
3. How many submissions are allowed per writer? This question has a lot of smaller parts:
– Are series stories acceptable?
– If so, how will they be handled? Will the series be treated as one whole submission, or each part as a separate submission? The story mentioned above will probably be 4-5 parts, each part within that 2,000 to 4,000 word range by itself.
– If I can get them all finished by 1/1/19, can I submit all 4-5 parts?
– Can they all still be published as normal stories, or only the ones not selected as Ignite stories? (It wouldn't make sense to publish only part of a series on the normal site if one part is reserved as an Ignite story!)
Thanks for putting on this fun event and giving me some extra motivation to get these stories written! 🙂
Whew! Let's see:
* We haven't set a limit on the number of prize winners, whether by percent of submissions or static number. The deciding factor is the quality of content and workmanship.
* No limit on entries per writer, but only one prize per person/account will be awarded, even if more than one of their entries are accepted as Ignite material.
* We don't mind you submitting a revised/expanded version of a previous MH story, but it will probably replace the previous content. It will still be considered for Ignite status if it meets all requirements and goals for the program. Non-members would be offered a portion of the longer story (in addition to the regular post of the day) and be invited to join Ignite to read the rest of the premium story. Ignite is intended to offer over-and-beyond benefits and also allow you to support the existence of MarriageHeat as a voice for sexual freedom within God's design of a loving, life-long commitment exclusively between a husband and wife.
* We'd like to avoid the "wait-for-it" aspect of serial stories, so we'd prefer the articles/stories be divided into parts that can stand alone; chapters, if you will, for long-form content such as you describe. We can certainly include links to related posts. (In fact, PP, feel free to reach us by contact form to discuss publication of book-length material. We've long seen the need and felt the pull toward the development of a Christian sex-positive publishing house.)
* You're welcome. Thank you for your dedication and enthusiasm!
Thanks for taking the time to answer thoroughly, I know I can make it time-consuming!
Except for the first one, I think most parts of the series I have in mind could work as stand-alone stories. Maybe I can mash the first two parts together to make it work better for the Ignite format.
Sounds great!
Can't wait.
Great…!
Sounds great! My stories sometimes can run a little long and I often find myself cutting out parts to shorten them.
I have several stories both real and fictional that I have written down in a couple of notebooks. I love writing about my and Ben's sex life. I also love writing erotic fiction. So if I ever get the time to write again, I definitely will enter.
God bless and God bless MH!
Always- Gina & Ben
I may well lose my story-writing “virginity” by entering this contest.
This should be very interesting. Great move.