Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen – Chicken Soup For The Soul (Series)
Last modified: November 19, 2010
The following synopsis is from
www.chickensoup.com
Chicken Soup For The Soul (Series)
Recipe for A Winning Chicken Soup for the Soul Story
A Chicken Soup for the Soul story is an inspirational, true story about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It is a story that opens the heart and rekindles the spirit. It is a simple, inter-denominational, living art piece that touches the soul of the readers and helps them discover basic principles they can use in their own lives. They are personal and often filled with emotion and drama. They are filled with vivid images created by using the five senses. In some stories, the readers feel that they are actually in the scene with the people.
Chicken Soup for the Soul stories are written in the first person and have a beginning, middle and an ending that often closes with a punch, creating emotion rather than simply talking about it. Chicken Soup for the Soul stories have heart, but also something extra…an element that makes us all feel more hopeful, more connected, more thankful, more passionate and better about life in general. A story that causes tears, laughter, goosebumps or any combination of these. A good story covers the range of human emotions.
The most powerful stories are about people extending themselves, or performing an act of love, service or courage for another person.
I love the concept and business model of this series of books so much so that in my own upcoming book series this is one of the series I have taken a lot of learning from. The synopsis above says it all so I won’t try and expand too much. One huge advantage is that it is broken up into 101 short stories so even if you struggle to read for a length of time you can read a story a day and get a lot out of the Chicken Soup books.
There are endless niches that have been written about and the series has over 200 titles and sold an impressive 112m copies of the books.