Memoirs of a girl at basic training?

Question

I love to write. and i have recently been thinking of writing my memoirs from my experiences in Basic Training. i have a lot of good stories to tell o my experiences, from a girl's point of view. do you think if i wrote a very good detailed account, would i have a good chance of maybe getting the book published. ? i've been thinking about writing this for awhile.

Answer 1

I realize that you are very sincere when asking this question.



Your subject matter may be great reading especially if you throw in some humor.

As a published author, I would highly recommend practice writing in proper grammatical format at all times.

You have fallen into the horrible mistake of writing like an 8th grade texting princess.

You started a sentence with the word "and". You have capitalized " Basic Training" yet, only once capitalize "I".



I own a small to medium sized business. I interview a fair amount of people every year. The resumes and cover letters I see from university educated people is frightening!



They have fallen into your same dilemma.

This has become the norm and it translates into a distracting, unreadable, hard to follow, sophomoric ramble.



When I see cover letters and resumes written in this fashion, they are immediately rejected by me.

I will not even bother to interview them. I will not risk them corresponding to anyone representing my company in that way.



Break the norm of your generation and become a polished writer.

Practice is the mother of all skills!



Good luck with your story!



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Answer 2

Let's say that you write a good manuscript and take into account proper writing technique (although harsh, our Navy friend up there is not incorrect... no worries, basic training will reenforce the discipline to do things properly--even your writing). I'd say that yes, a book of helpful advice on surviving basic training interspersed with humorous examples could sell well.



HOWEVER, you'll want to take your manuscript to the base legal office and have a military attorney look it over before you publish it. If you give away FOUO information, you could be subject to disciplinary action. If you give away classified information, you could be subject to criminal charges. Publishing work based on military experiences requires strict adherence to "checking all the boxes" and making sure that your work is acceptable in the eyes of the military.

Answer 3

ha-ha, I WROTE EVERYDAY in BCT !!

mostly about what we just did and what we will be doing, and of course many people already have the same experience, glad to read to share yours. we love to read other soldier's experiences, especially females.