Has anyone here published a book based on their military experience? I'm planning to write one and I was hoping to get some tips on how to go about it.

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I'm also thinking about writing one, but publishing my real-life experiences is gonna be tricky because most stuff should still be classified. So maybe I'll go for a fictional story inspired by real events instead

I haven't yet but I am starting an MFA program in the fall after spending 10 years in the army. I know there are quite a few vets who go into writing because of how healing it can be. Most of us were probably inspired by Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried.

I know a couple of guys who have, and they really enjoyed the process. I believe they worked with writing coaches to help them in the writing process & also help with the editing once they got to that stage.

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