Pitch To - SILVER STREAM PRESS - MFRW's 19th Publisher SPOTLIGHTED

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR NINETEENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: SILVER STREAM PRESS

Who is Silver Stream Press?

Silver Stream Press, is a division of Silver Publishing, offers readers mainstream romance and fiction. These general audience stories offer content commonly found in traditional bookstores—romance, action, thriller, suspense and so much more while excluding explicit sexual or graphic content. Additionally, this division of our publishing umbrella offers Young Adult fiction. Although these stories are enjoyed by all age ranges, their content is tailored with teenage readers in mind.

We do not offer advances. In exchange, however, we pay 50% net on royalties earned for book sales from direct sales on the Silver Stream website or from one of our distribution partners.

Services Provided:

SILVER PUBLISHING WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES TO AUTHORS:

• Editorial Service
• Exclusive Book Cover Art
• ISBN for your book
• Promotional Assistance for your book
• Auto removal of your book from various pirate sites

The above services are at no cost to the author.

An exclusive cover will be used for manuscripts with a word count of 15,001 or more, excepting special submissions where a generic cover is a part of the submission (for example, Summer Heat).

DISTRIBUTORS:
• All Romance Ebooks
• OmniLit
• BookStrand
• 1Romance e-Books
• Amazon
• Barnes & Noble
• Sony
• Kobo
• Apple iPad (iBookstore)
• And many more other online distributors!

LENGTH:

• Sparkle: 5,000 – 15,000 words
• Novella: 15,001 – 25,999 words
• Novel-Lite: 26,000 – 45,999 words
• Novel: 46,000 words and up

Our Book Standards

SSP accepts both mainstream romance and non-romance fiction.
We are interested first and foremost in books that have a story to tell for both the traditional mainstream audience and for the next generation of book lovers, our Young Adult audience.

We accept both stand-alone and well-developed series. We have several exclusions.

ABSOLUTELY NO:
 Erotic or graphic sexual content.
 Incest. Specifically, sexual relationships/interaction between blood relatives.
 Pedophilia. Specifically, sexual interaction between adults and under aged characters.
 Necrophilia. Specifically, sexual interaction between characters and corpses. (Undead is fine.)
 Bestiality. Specifically, sexual interaction between characters and animals (not shifters).
 Rape for titillation. That is, rape specifically written to arouse the reader.

Rape is acceptable in the following instances:
 If it is not arousing and is used by a character (the non-hero or -heroine of the story) to demonstrate malicious intent
 If it is referenced in the character’s past
 Scat
 Snuff
 Watersports

GENRES:

• CONTEMPORARY – modern day love stories with strong characters
• HISTORICAL – love stories dating back in time which remain within the same era (no time travel); Vikings, Medieval, Tudors, Elizabethan, Regency, Pirate, Colonial, Americana, etc.
• PARANORMAL – vampires, werewolves, shifters, zombies, boogie men, etc.
• WESTERNS – Cowboys, ranchers, and Native Americans.
• BDSM – bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadomasochism (must be Safe, Sane, and consensual).
• MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/ACTION – detectives/police/investigators (anyone with a badge), fast-paced thrillers, political thrillers, mystery, crime thriller, suspense, espionage, and in-the-field stories.
• SCI-FI – Science fiction, urban worlds, futuristic, time travel, and alternate reality.
• FANTASY – magic, dragons, elves, fairies, myths, etc.
• STEAMPUNK – science fiction/fantasy with social or technological aspects of the 19th century and a punk twist
• HOLIDAY STORIES – Valentine’s Day, Halloween, or Christmas

Submitting a Proposal

Unsolicited manuscripts are accepted at any time via electronic file. No hard copy, printed manuscripts accepted via snail mail.

We request that you submit your proposal with the following criteria:

A SUBMISSION WITH:
 Your legal name and pen name, if applicable
 Working Title, including Series name, if applicable
 Word count (or expected word count if not completed)
 Genre(s)
 A succinct summary providing an overall summary of the story, characters, major events, climax and conclusion. This is not a blurb, but a synopsis. Please limit your summary to a maximum of three paragraphs.

FORMATTING YOUR SUBMISSION
Please follow these simple formatting guidelines.
 Manuscripts will be accepted in the following formats: .docx, .doc, .rtf, and .txt
 1.5 line spacing.
 Standard 12 pt serif font such as Times New Roman is preferred.
 1 inch margins (left, right, top and bottom) with a 0 .5 indent for the first line of each paragraph only.
 No “tabs” or spacing to indent the first paragraph line are to be used. Manuscripts with tab and space indents will be rejected immediately.
 Page numbers on the bottom center of each page.
 Header of manuscript must contain author name and title. Example: Book Title by Author Name
 All submissions must be spell-checked and edited based on US English or UK English grammar and spelling standards. (Regional words and slang are accepted when appropriate.)

SUBMISSION NOTES & TIMELINES:
 Current submission read time is approximately 6-8 weeks.
 Upon review, editors may request more than the partial manuscript for the preliminary evaluation.
 A complete manuscript will be required before a contract is offered.
 All contracts are electronically exchanged via email.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.


These Submission Guidelines are subject to change without notice

Pitch To - FIRE & ICE YA - MFRW's 18th Publisher SPOTLIGHT

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR EIGHTEENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: FIRE & ICE YA

We are interested in several genres:

Contemporary Mainstream

Action Adventure

Mystery

Contemporary and Historical Romance

Mainstream fiction

Paranormal fiction, Paranormal romance

We are NOT at this time interested in Fantasy and Science Fiction

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

Pitch To - INSPIRED ROMANCE - MFRW's 17th PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR SEVENTEENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: INSPIRED ROMANCEs

Seeking historical westerns (1850-1930 depression era and contemporary) novels.

Contemporary/mainstream romance.

We publish romance in a variety of lengths:

Short Novella (10-20K)

Novella (20K-35K)

Short Novel (35K-50K)

Novel (50K-85K)

Plus Novel (85K +)

Please note, we ONLY publish romance. Please do not submit women's fiction, poetry, science fiction, fanfiction, or any type of nonfiction.

Inspired books are never boring and sometimes step out of the box. If you have written a manuscript that doesn't quite fit traditional publishing guidelines, we'd love to take a look.

The key to writing an Inspired title is EMOTION, EMOTION, EMOTION! We especially are looking for:

Strong, passionate, intelligent characters; remember strong does not mean physically. Strength comes from within to overcome hard situations.

Intense, emotionally riveting plots and situations. Feel free to delve into sensitive topics that affect real people (e.g. childhood abuse, rape, infertility, terminal illness, infidelity). I cannot encourage a potential writer enough—go there! Write deeply. Squeeze our hearts.

Conflict to create the tension and move the plot. The entire book should be interesting to read, not just the beginning and end!

A well-defined, well-executed romantic plot. Don't just inform your readers the characters are in love. Write so that we feel the love and bond growing throughout the book. Characters should help heal and nurture each other and in doing so, fulfill their happily-ever-after.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

16th SPOTLIGHT Pitch Your Dreams To - JMS BOOKS LLC

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR SIXTEENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: JMS BOOKS LLC

What We Accept:

JMS Books LLC accepts queer, literary, and popular fiction, including erotica, romance, young adult, and stories without erotic, romantic, or queer content. Stories must be between 5,000 and 100,000 words in length. We do not accept stories outside of this range.

Non-fiction submissions must be over 30,000 words in length. For non-fiction submissions, query first.

Stories don't need to contain graphic sex scenes or a romantic/sexual relationship between characters. If your story is erotic, there is no minimum sexual content requirement. Romance stories where sex is alluded to or described in literary terms are welcome. Stories without romantic or erotic content are also welcome.

We are looking for fresh, new voices in the following fiction genres:

ACTION/ADVENTURE
BDSM
CONTEMPORARY
FANTASY
GAY
HETEROSEXUAL
HISTORICAL
HORROR
HUMOR
INTERRACIAL
LESBIAN
MILITARY/WAR
MYSTERY/THRILLER
NON-FICTION
PARANORMAL
SCIENCE FICTION
TRANSGENDER
WESTERN
YOUNG ADULT

What We Don't Accept:

We publish what we like to read. Our tastes are broad, but we don't accept stories which portray GLBT characters or non-traditional sexualities negatively. We don't publish stories containing pedophilia, necrophilia, bestiality, incest, rape or nonconsensual sex, extreme fetishes, degradation, snuff, watersports, or scat.

We don't publish books with interior graphics, custom fonts, special formatting, or imbedded media. Stories cannot contain quoted song lyrics or quotes from movies or television shows. Any third-party quotes must be approved by JMS Books LLC and may be removed prior to publication if copyright infringement is suspected.

We no longer publish poetry. We don't accept previously published or self-published submissions, unless the story ONLY appeared in an anthology or collection and was not available as a stand-alone e-book. We don't accept novel excerpts or chapters as stand-alone e-book submissions.

SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUNG ADULT

QUEENTEEN PRESS

What We Accept:

Queerteen Press accepts all genres of queer, literary, and genre fiction suitable for a young adult audience. This means books whose main characters are between the ages of 12 and 21. Stories from new authors must be at least 30,000 words and no longer than 100,000 words in length.

Non-fiction submissions must be over 30,000 words in length. For non-fiction submissions, query first.

While we publish YA romance and understand sexual exploration is a part of growing up, we cannot accept any books with explicit sexual content for our Queerteen Press line. If you wish to submit an erotic story containing adult characters (over 18 years of age), please visit our parent site at JMS Books LLC for our submission guidelines.

We are looking for fresh, new voices in the following fiction YA genres:
ACTION/ADVENTURE
COMING OF AGE
CONTEMPORARY
FANTASY
HISTORICAL
HORROR
HUMOR
INTERRACIAL
MILITARY/WAR
MYSTERY/THRILLER
NON-FICTION
PARANORMAL
SCIENCE FICTION
WESTERN

While it isn't imperative that your story contain gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender characters, please realize our target audience is queer teens as well as parents, teachers, and librarians of such. If your YA book doesn't contain queer content, publishing with us may not allow it to reach the widest audience possible.

What We Don't Accept:

We publish what we like to read. We do not accept stories which portray GLBT characters or their sexuality negatively. We also do not publish any stories containing explicit sexual relationships, either between underage characters or between adults and children.


CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

15th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams To Liquid Silver Books

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR FIFTEENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: LIQUID SILVER BOOKS

LSB Author Guidelines

General Submissions:

We are currently accepting all erotic romance genres. Romance is the key to our stories. Stories must have well developed characters, with depth and explosive chemistry that entice the reader to like and/or identify with them. Mix in an imaginative and fully realized plot, vivid settings, and clear dialog and you’ve got the ingredients for a story we’d be interested in publishing.

We do not accept literary Erotica submissions. Manuscripts with obvious grammar, formatting and editing issues will not be considered. Make sure your work is critiqued and polished prior to submitting.

Taboo subjects include pedophilia, rape or incest, necrophilia, hate messages to any race, gender, religion, or sexuality, bestiality, main characters under the age of 18, and our definition of pornography. We reserve the right to refuse submissions based on other subjects we deem inappropriate.

Contract/Royalties

Liquid Silver Books is a full service, royalty paying eBook Publisher, which includes editing, proofreading, cover art, ISBN number and either digital or print publishing.

We pay 35% royalties on monies received from sales in all outlets. Royalties are paid on a calendar quarter basis by company check. International authors are paid via Paypal.

Our standard contract is for electronic rights for two years.

Heat Levels

Liquid Silver Books publishes all genres in the following heat levels:

Platinum:
Sweet and/or sensual romance
Longer emotional and sensual tension resulting in committed relationship between H/H.
Monogamous relationships
HEA
GLBT that fits the above requirements

Sterling:
"Sweeter" erotic romance
Allow for emotional buildup leading to culmination of relationship sex
Longer sensual tension/slower developed heat resulting in committed relationship between H/H.
Monogamous relationships
HEA
Descriptive sex
GLBT that fits the above requirements

Liquid:
Increased sensual tension
Frequent sexual encounters
Descriptive/explicit sex
Casual BDSM/Fetish/Kink
Quick heat/interaction between characters.
Monogamous relationships
HEA
Sexual tension/encounters resulting in committed relationship between H/H. (Wedding bells not needed.)
GLBT that fits the above requirements

Molten:
Intense heat/sexual interaction
Descriptive/explicit sex
Lifestyle BDSM/Fetish/Kink
Violence
Multiple partners
HFN or HEA
Heterosexual w/ kink
GLBT that fits the above requirements

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

14th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams To LOOSE ID

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR FOURTEENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: LOOSE ID

Loose Id takes romance to the edge: the edge of the genre, the edge of convention, the edge of the abyss. And then we throw it right on in. A Loose Id romance is deliberately, specifically, and insistently erotic. It ought to make you blush and squirm in your seat, while keeping you turning pages because you have to find out what happens next.

We're looking for stories that unleash the power of fantasy and the id. New twists on old favorites, both erotic and romantic. Whether it's that hotass cop and the speeder he pulled over, a threesome with your two best gay friends, anonymous sex with the guy you saw pumping gas, capture fantasy, sex slavery, cowboy and city slicker, secret babies, secretary and sheikh, we want stories that tap specific reader fantasies and make them as erotic as the plotline will support.

Your story should have a clear romance hook, even though we encourage plots that have a broader external conflict. Readers love sprawling stories, but they want to know from the outset who is going to fall in love, what's going to get in their way, and why it's important that they resolve it. Remember, the idea is to indulge the id by fulfilling familiar reader fantasies in a new and unique way, so those fantasies need to be recognizable and powerful.

Accepted Genres

Contemporary
Historical
Paranormal
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Mystery & Suspense
Gay, Lesbian & Transgendered
Menage & Polyamory
BDSM & Fetish

About the contemporaries and historicals

Because we're sharpening our focus on reader fantasy, we're reopening submissions to contemporaries and historicals that are sufficiently erotic to meet our desire to have readers squirming in their seats. No inspirationals, no sweet romances, no category romance. But, feel free to take those standard romance tropes and plotlines and make them as erotic as the story will support. We'd prefer historicals and contemporaries to include multicultural elements, interracial elements, full-figured heroines, menage, bdsm, alternate lifestyle, lgbt themes or polyamory, but we will happily look at your hot heterosexual Alpha heroes in single-partner relationships, so long as they're hunky and HOT.

About paranormal, sff, mystery & suspense

While we encourage broad, inventive plots, please remember that we publish erotic ROMANCE. No cozy mysteries, no urban fantasy with sex for titillation, no sprawling space epics with the occasional love story. We expect every story to have a fully realized romance with conflict and resolution, even if you're not taking them all the way to happily ever after. Stories with a large external conflict must have a romance hook - one that is specifically erotic. As with contemporaries and historicals, we'd prefer these to include multicultural elements, interracial elements, full-figured heroines, menage, bdsm, alternate lifestyle, lgbt themes or polyamory,but we're perfectly happy to look at your sky pirates and outlaw heroes who find the girl of their dreams, so long as the story makes us squirm.

About LGBT, menage & poly, bdsm & fetish

Everything we've said about romances, hooks, and fantasies still applies when dealing with LGBT, menage & poly, bdsm & fetish themes. While some of our books in these categories cater specifically to the relevant community, we still expect them to be accessible to and enjoyable for the bulk of our female readers. Romance is the key. At Loose Id, we believe love is love is love is love. The heart wants who it wants and the id wants what it wants. Tell us a story about someone or someones getting their heart and id's desire. It's not enough that it's two guys, two girls, a drag queen and a pre-op transexual, three or more lovers, or there are whips, chains, clamps, pony play. Turn it inside out and show us the hearts that make it work. Show us the rainbow and make us believe - and squirm, don't forget the squirming.

Specific Guidelines

Length

20,000-120,000 words. Flings of less than 20,000 words and shorter stories are by invitation only to authors currently publishing with us. Stories of 55,000 - 70,000 words will receive an advance and be automatically considered for print.
Re-releases

In very rare circumstances we will accept previously published manuscripts that meet our guidelines, however they will only be considered in conjunction with a complete, unpublished manuscript meeting our guidelines by the same author.

Series and Serials

We're not generally interested in serials or series beyond three books at this time. While we'll still look at manuscripts intended to be part of a much longer series, each story must stand alone and subsequent books will be judged on their own merit as well as the sales for previous books in the series.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

13th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams To MELANGE BOOKS

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR THIRTEENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: MELANGE BOOKS

Melange Books is interested in several genres:

Contemporary Mainstream

Action Adventure

Mystery

Contemporary and Historical Romance

Mainstream fiction

Paranormal fiction, Paranormal romance

We are NOT at this time interested in Fantasy and Science Fiction

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

12th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams To MLR Press

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR TWELFTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: MLR PRESS

Welcome to ManLoveRomance Press

Owned by best-selling, award-winning author Laura Baumbach, MLR Press offers the highest quality stories to readers of our genre, mainly gay fiction and erotic romance. MLR Press publishes books that span the range from historical settings to futuristic ones, and everything in between. We have new worlds, mysteries, vampires, aliens and ghosts that entertain and delight. We take readers on amazing adventures through the creative minds of a small, select group of bright, uniquely talented authors and artists.

Our titles include multiple award-winning and Lambda nominated books such as the Donald Strachey Mystery Series by Richard Stevenson (also brought to life by HereTv! films), the popular Deadly Mystery series by Victor J. Banis, and the Mahu series by Neil S. Plakcy. We also have works from best-selling authors James Buchanan, Kimberly Gardner, J.P. Bowie and William Maltese to name only a few of the exciting authors writing for MLR Press.

Join us. Sample our stories. We have something for everyone. From lust-filled, stolen moments to long, lazy afternoons of lovemaking to intriguing mysteries and fantasies, we have the adventures you're looking for wrapped up in solid plots with heroes you can love with a passion. Maybe even hate with a passion, but passion will be a part of it. Our authors are skilled wordsmiths who weave tales of mayhem, lust and romance that will set your heart pounding and your temperature rising. Intriguing, erotic, sometimes explicit, but always enticing novels filled with action, suspense and sultry goodness.

You know you want to. Go ahead. Read us. Reading IS man's second favorite activity to do in bed.

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11th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to Mojocastle Press LLC

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR ELEVENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: MOJOCASTLE PRESS LLC

We are accepting all genres, but looking specifically for BDSM, M/M, M/F/M Menage, Paranormal, and Sweet Romance (More Mainstream). I do not take previously published works, and prefer series or planned series over single titles, as we plan to market authors, and branding is difficult with single titles.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

10th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams To MuseItUp Publishing, Inc.

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR TENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: MUSEITUP PUBLISHING, INC.

MuseItUp Publishing opened its door to writers March 2010. We follow the motto: Building the team to achieve the dream! which simply means gathering writers who understand that a 'family' of writers in a house can achieve a goal when they work together.

We welcome new and seasoned writers to send us their manuscripts. Simultaneous submissions will be accepted provided it is clearly stated in your cover letter that another publisher is considering your work. Our authors do not pay a fee to e-publish their books with us. We provide editing and cover art for all our books, and assign the ISBN to your work.

We are open to the following genres:

Romance - everything from: romantic comedy, contemporary romance, fantasy romance, historical romance, paranormal romance, romantic suspense, western romance, sweet romance, sci-fi romance, time travel romance

Paranormal - Fantasy - we love vampires, ghosts, witches, werewolves and shape shifters...and dragons

Mystery - Suspense -Thriller - captivate us with the pacing of your novel. Hint: we love cozy mysteries

Young Adult - we're big fans of the Potter & Twilight series but seeking a unique voice for this target group

MuseItYoung – this division is for our tween crossover chapter books for 10 – 14 year olds - NO PICTURE BOOKS

Horror & Dark Fiction - scare the living daylights out of us with your settings, dialogue, and characters - not with blood and gore and missing human parts. Use the power of your writer's voice to draw images that will leave readers sitting at the edge of their seats.

Science Fiction - do you have a fantasy/romance/paranormal/etc. set in another planet? Fleshed out your otherly world? Then give us a shout.


MuseItHOT imprint

is actively seeking erotic romance, whether naughty but nice, naughty and sizzling, or naughty and sizzling HOT. We would like to see well-developed stories and characters we can easily connect with. We’ll acquire erotic romance in all subgenres: Contemporary, suspense, paranormal, fantasy, historical, f/f, m/m, ménage (with people please, no animals!!) We accept stories from 3000 words and up, but prefer novella lengths ranging from 15000 to 25000 words.

The sexual relationship should enhance the storyline and character development, contributing to the forward motion of the plot.

MuseItHOT Publishing is seeking romance erotica for our Short ‘N Spicey lineup.

Stories can be anywhere between 3000 – 20,000 words. Please send your full ms with a short synopsis as attachments to

musesubs AT gmail DOT com

with Short ‘N Spicey on the subject heading. Stories can be in any genre but must include a romantic theme. Can be F/M, F/F, M/M.

Please include in your submission which of the three heat levels your story falls under:

Naughty but Nice: some graphic language and scenes

Naughty with sizzle: might include some fantasy, spanking, toys, and f/f, m/m, with several love scenes

Sizzling HOT!: explicit love scenes and language, multiple partners, same sex relationships, toys…elements that are heavier than the above heat levels.

We're also seeking Christmas stories for our 2012 publication in both our mainstream and erotica divisions.

We're seeking quality work, not first drafts, ranging from 3,000 words minimum to novel length. We are currently NOT seeking: short story collections or anthologies,

Poetry, nonfiction, or stories written by more than two authors.

We are an e-publishing house with the aim of publishing e-books first and print books to follow an e-book release within a year (only novel length books of 45,000 and more will be considered for print.) If print is not published within a year of the e-book release, print rights are reverted back to the author and the e-book rights are still maintained until the duration of the contract.

Although we are open to all genres as stated in our guidelines above, we are actively seeking the following for MuseItUp and MuseItHOT:

-young adult romance (for mainstream)
-vampires and other undead creatures
-cozy mysteries
-thrillers
-tween chapter books (for boys especially)

Thank you for your interest in MuseItUp Publishing.


CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

9th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to PASSION IN PRINT PRESS

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR NINTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: PASSION IN PRINT PRESS

Opened in July 2010 - Passion In Print Press

An imprint of MLR Press, LLC. (ManLoveRomance), and owned by author and publisher, Laura Baumbach, Passion In Print Press offers readers only the highest quality stories in heterosexual erotic romance. Our readers can expect to find pleasure, intrigue, and phantasy between the pages of every single book and in every romance sub-genre.

Our uniquely talented roster of authors will take readers on a journey where they will explore new and exciting worlds, delve deep into mysteries with twists and turns that will keep them on the edge of their seats, and revel in the romance that sweeps them away.

From that very first kiss to a lustful night of erotic delights, Passion In Print promises to deliver exactly what our readers crave: Strong women who allow men into their lives to share the magic of love, heroes with a soft spot for their women and love them passionately, believable characters and realistic situations, and a story packed with sexual tension and emotion that you will not want to end.

The sex doesn’t just sizzle, it burns.

If you’re looking for the quintessential erotic romance, a book you simply can’t put down, Passion In Print is the place to be. So, what’s keeping you? Give us a try. You’ll be glad you did.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

8th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams To PINK PETAL BOOKS

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR EIGHTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: PINK PETAL BOOKS

We publish all genres of romance, including all heat levels, orientations, and pairings. However, right now we are especially interested in the following:

-Historical romance (all heat levels)

-M/M romance (all heat levels)

-Fantasy and/or Science Fiction Romance (all heat levels)

-Erotic romance (all genres)

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

7th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to PRISM BOOK GROUP

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR SEVENTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: PRISM BOOK GROUP

Prism Book Group originally opened in 2011 as Inspired Romance Novels. After a great first year in publishing, Inspired grew and expanded into Prism Book Group. We will continue publishing inspirational romances under the imprint Inspired, and are now also accepting sweet/mainstream romance for our Diamond line.

While open to any romance genre (maximum 1-2 heat level), Joan Alley would love to see historical submissions, whether they be regency, western, or medieval. She also enjoys reading all inspirational romance and would also love to receive a great Amish romance.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

6th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to PRIZM BOOKS

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR SIXTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: PRIZM BOOKS

Prizm Books is open to submissions in all categories.

We publish all genres paranormal, contemporary, western, suspense, etc.. We do require a happy ending, whether that ending is happily ever after or happy for now.  We offer our readers basic YA books as well as Edgy YA books.

We publish lengths from 3000 words and up. Our pricing structure is based solely on word count.

All submissions to Prizm Books must adhere to the following guidelines or they will be discarded unread.

All submissions must specify if they are mainstream or LGBT characters as well as the genre. Acceptance preference will be given to stories with fully realized characters and highly developed story lines.

All manuscripts must be submitted to submissions@prizmbooks.com as an attachment in either .doc, .txt, or .rtf format.

Length standards:

Novel - 45,000 words and up (ebooks & print)

Novella - 20-45,000 words (ebook only)

Novelette - 10-20,000 words (ebook only)

Short Stories - Under 10,000 words (ebook only)

All submissions must:

- be spell checked and edited for grammar.

- be single spaced with a space in between paragraphs. Indents at the beginning of paragraphs are not necessary. Any submissions with severe formatting problems (ie: blocks of text with no paragraph breaks, illegible fonts) will not be read.

- labeled in subject line of email as a submission, and include if mainstream or LGBT and the genre include a word count and a brief synopsis of the work.

- all spelling should be in American English

-include a short bio of the author along with the author's contact information. Authors may use a pseudonym for their work, but we will need full legal names and contact information for contracts. All information will be kept in the strictest confidence.

We will not accept stories with pedophilia; incest or those containing rape for titillation or other gratuitous violence. We will not accept stories with bestiality (relationships with animals occurring in natural life not including shapeshifters). We will also reject stories that are clearly a copyright infringement, including any that have been converted from fan fiction or that are based on TV shows, movies, or literary characters. We do accept simultaneous submissions, however we require you to update us if there is any interest in your submission from another publisher or if it is accepted elsewhere. We do accept multiple submissions.

Unsolicited manuscripts are accepted at any time. Please remember, however, that current projects take precedence, and while we will acknowledge all submissions in a timely manner, it may take some time for one of our editors to review your work. Please allow 3-8 weeks for a response. All accepted works will need to be provided to us as an electronic file, and please note we are now using electronic contracts.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

5th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to Secret Cravings Publishing

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR FIFTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: SECRET CRAVINGS PUBLISHING

We represent all genres of romance. Paranormal, contemporary, historical, military, westerns, vampires, shape-shifters, angels/demons/witch's, nerd, time-travel, regency, special-love (folks with disabilities), BDSM, cougar, erotic fantasy, sci-fi, fantasy, interracial, GLBT. You name it, we cover it.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

4th SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to Soul Mate Publishing

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR FOURTH SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: SOUL MATE PUBLISHING

We opened our doors in 2011 and are actively seeking authors who can tell an exciting story and aren’t afraid to venture into new territory. We encourage novels that are original and blur the genre lines.

Soul Mate Publishing is a royalty-paying publisher currently accepting submissions for the following Romance Genres:

-Action/Adventure

-Chick Lit

-Contemporary

-Erotica

-Fantasy

-Historical

-Inspirational

-Novellas

-Paranormal

-Sci-Fi/Futuristic

-Suspense/Thriller

-Time Travel

-Urban Fantasy

-Women’s Fiction

Blending of genres is allowed and encouraged. Varying levels of sensuality are welcome, however all stories should have an upbeat ending. (NO depraved or illegal acts, bestiality, or pedophilia.)

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

3rd SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to Storm Moon Press

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR THIRD SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: STORM MOON PRESS

Since Storm Moon Press' inception, our goal has been offering the best publishing experience for our authors and an amazing reading experience for our readers. We understand that a publishing company can't exist without authors to write and readers to read, and so we've made keeping them happy our primary focus. Storm Moon Press publishes quality QUILTBAG and alternative lifestyle erotic fiction, and our imprints Thunder Moon and Budding Moon focus on QUILTBAG genre fiction and young adult fiction with the same eye toward quality. We work with a talented staff of artists and editors, striving to deliver on every promise we've made.

We are available to receive pitches for all QUILTBAG (Queer/Questioning, Intersexed, Lesbian, Trans*, Bisexual, Asexual, Gay) erotica, erotic romance, romance, and genre fiction for both Storm Moon Press and our non-erotic, genre specific imprint, Thunder Moon. We are also seeking pitches for QUILTBAG young adult titles, which can either be romantic or not, for our YA imprint, Budding Moon. For mainstream erotica, erotic romance, and romance pitches, we have our Wild Moon imprint.

Our word counts range from 20,000 to 120,000 words, and we offer print releases as well as digital for all works over 65,000 words.

We're specifically looking for (though will consider pitches other than these) pitches that contain:
Angels and demons
Well done BDSM
Full-figured heroines
Older heroes and heroines
Speculative fiction
Dystopian and post-apocalyptic
Sci-fi and aliens with strong world-building High fantasy Erotic horror Polyamory
Young adult
Any title that fits one of our current line calls, found here

We are not willing to look at manuscripts that include bestiality, pedophilia, necrophilia, scat, golden showers, or parent/child incest.

Our full submission guidelines can be found on our site, which explain contracts, royalties, and all the ins and outs of working with Storm Moon Press.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

2nd SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to: Torquere Press

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment.

OUR SECOND SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS: TORQUERE PRESS

Torquere Press is open to submissions in all categories.

We publish all genres paranormal, contemporary, western, suspense, etc.. We do require a happy ending, whether that ending is happily ever after or happy for now.  We offer our readers basic YA books as well as Edgy YA books.

We publish lengths from 3000 words and up. Our pricing structure is based solely on word count.

All submissions to Torquere Press must adhere to the following guidelines or they will be discarded unread.

All submissions must specify if they are mainstream or LGBT characters as well as the genre. Acceptance preference will be given to stories with fully realized characters and highly developed story lines.

All manuscripts must be submitted to submissions@prizmbooks.com as an attachment in either .doc, .txt, or .rtf format.

Length standards:

Novel - 45,000 words and up (ebooks & print)

Novella - 20-45,000 words (ebook only)

Novelette - 10-20,000 words (ebook only)

Short Stories - Under 10,000 words (ebook only)

All submissions must:

-be spell checked and edited for grammar.

-be single spaced with a space in between paragraphs. Indents at the beginning of paragraphs are not necessary. Any submissions with severe formatting problems (ie: blocks of text with no paragraph breaks, illegible fonts) will not be read.

-labeled in subject line of email as a submission, and include if mainstream or LGBT and the genre include a word count and a brief synopsis of the work.

-all spelling should be in American English

-include a short bio of the author along with the author's contact information. Authors may use a pseudonym for their work, but we will need full legal names and contact information for contracts. All information will be kept in the strictest confidence.

We will not accept stories with pedophilia; incest or those containing rape for titillation or other gratuitous violence. We will not accept stories with bestiality (relationships with animals occurring in natural life not including shapeshifters). We will also reject stories that are clearly a copyright infringement, including any that have been converted from fan fiction or that are based on TV shows, movies, or literary characters. We do accept simultaneous submissions, however we require you to update us if there is any interest in your submission from another publisher or if it is accepted elsewhere. We do accept multiple submissions.

Unsolicited manuscripts are accepted at any time. Please remember, however, that current projects take precedence, and while we will acknowledge all submissions in a timely manner, it may take some time for one of our editors to review your work. Please allow 3-8 weeks for a response. All accepted works will need to be provided to us as an electronic file, and please note we are now using electronic contracts.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

1st SPOTLIGHT - Pitch Your Dreams to Zumaya Publications

Marketing for Romance Writers.Org is excited to announce our annual “Write-place, Write-time” Submissions event scheduled for September 8^th and 9^th, 2012.

We have an amazing panel of Publishers and Editors ready to give YOU, aspiring authors or seasoned authors, an opportunity to “pitch your dreams” to a listening audience.

BUT…that ever tricky timing can be a slippery little rascal. So, for you - MFRW is providing a platform of:

“Write-place, Write-time”

Let's say you are on an elevator when...

...the publisher/editor of your dreams steps through the door. Your heart is pumping, your hands are clammy and you know you have a limited amount of time to tell this person about the next New York Times Best Seller for which you have just assigned those coveted words "the end".

MFRW brings you that elevator moment. 

THIS IS OUR FIRST SPOTLIGHT OF THE MANY PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS/EDITORS:

Bad news first: we don’t pay advances. Your book begins earning you money the moment it goes on sale. How much will depend on your willingness to market it and promote yourself. We help as much as we can, given limited staff and a tight budget. On the other hand, we contract only for the rights we’re going to use, leaving you free to sell or use the others as you see fit.

We do not accept queries or submissions other than electronically. Queries and manuscripts sent by surface mail will be neither read nor returned. We will not go to your website or one of those collective sites where authors are encouraged to post their queries and samples. We have rules for a reason.

In addition to the above, all aspects of our production process are handled electronically, using email, Google Drive and Google Calendar, among other services. If you aren’t at least reasonably knowledgeable about your word processor, browser and other computer programs, or willing to become so, please don’t waste your time and ours. All genres are welcome; a list of our imprints and what we want for each is provided at the end of this document.

This isn’t to say we wouldn’t consider a beautifully written manuscript that doesn’t meet those requirements. We just know from experience those are rare. We publish one short story collection a year; the stories need to have a unifying theme of place: geographical, emotional, psychological. Factual accuracy is important. While we understand that fiction is fictional, that doesn’t apply to verifiable and/or historical facts. Using TV, films or even other novels as resources for action scenes or cultural elements, for example, isn’t a good idea. We look for multi-dimensional, believable characters, good pacing and solid plotting.

For this event we handle non-erotic romance, including LGBT, and women’s fiction. Here is a list of our imprints:


IMPRINT SPECIFICATIONS

The best way to get a handle on what Zumaya is looking for is to sample what we’ve already published. Trying to explain what is a very subjective election process is all but impossible, but a skilled writer should be able to determine what sparks our interest by analyzing what already has. The following may help a little, if only to make it clear what we aren’t interested in.

EMBRACES

Although Zumaya Embraces publishes romance, what we look for might more properly be referred to as women’s fiction. We look for quality stories about women, which may take the form of the traditional romance but aren’t limited to the standard requirements. We don’t want category ro-mance, and we aren’t interested in stories riddled with the standard category clichés or shortcuts.

OTHERWORLDS

Our Otherworlds schedule is over-full through 2012, so we aren’t actively seeking unsolicited submissions. However, when we do, we look for solid SF without fantasy elements (think Star Wars), fantasy that’s not yet another rehash of Tolkien or Robert Jordan, and horror that relies on psychological terror rather than slice-and-dice gore.

ENIGMA

As we already have several cozy mystery series (or potential series),we’re in the market for police procedurals and noir PI more than anything else. We look for reality in our procedurals, which means don’t get your in-formation on how law enforcement works by watching TV. The same applies to mysteries with paranormal elements; we expect authors to research the field of paranormal investigation and apply that information.

BOUNDLESS

Our goal at Boundless is to publish LGBT novels with broad market appeal. We don’t do erotica per se, but graphic anything—sex, violence, language.—is acceptable provided it’s essential to the plot. The character’s sexual orientation should not be the focus of the work, with the exception of coming-of-age stories or those in which that orientation is a pivotal plot point necessary to establishing the conflict or the conflict resolution. As one of the current Boundless authors put it, these are books with LGBT people rather than about them. All genres are welcome. We are particularly interested in SF/F, police procedurals, romance, historical and dark fantasy. We are also open to YA and middle-grade material, which may be released under our Thresholds imprint. The specifications noted for the other imprints also apply here

THRESHOLDS

We want good stories with characters young readers can relate to. We aren’t interested in teaching them about anything, except what evolves from the stories. If you set out to write with a particular lesson in mind, please seek publication elsewhere. We also don’t follow trends, so knock-offs of Twilight or the Harry Potter books need not apply, either. Science fiction should be based on the same facts as adult SF. Fantasy involving characters who are the savior of their world had better have something seriously original to say. This also applies to lost royalty. Mysteries need to challenge the reader to figure out the puzzle. Historical novels should provide accurate information without being boring. Much of modern contemporary fiction for young readers focuses on sex, abuse and drugs. These are easy topics to write about. They are also foreign territory for a large number of young people. We challenge writers to find away to create an interesting story that uses a world where those subjects may intrude, but where they are not the focus, and do so in an original and entertaining manner.

ARCANE

Arcane is our newest imprint, and encompasses both fiction and nonfiction. For nonfiction, we want ghosts, but only material that reflects application of paranormal investigation techniques. In other words, we don’t want yet another compilation of folklore and anecdotal tales that lack any vestige of having been investigated. Fiction submitted for Arcane should be based on actual beliefs and practices. If the characters in a romance are Wiccan the story should have Wiccan ceremonies and beliefs as outlined in the literature, not what passes for it on TV and in the movies. If the protagonist in a paranormal suspense novel is a Voudon priest, then he should behave as such.

YESTERDAYS

Yesterdays wants historical fiction, including Westerns. We will consider memoirs but
Only those that reflect the writer’s experience with a specific era in modern history, c.f. Vallie Fletcher Taylor’s Eyes in the Alley. We are not in the market for recovery memoirs, whether from addiction or abuse, or memoirs of self-discover. Our goal is to preserve world history as experienced by those who lived it. We define history as anything that occurred 30or more years ago. The general Zumaya Publications imprint is an eclectic mix of literary fiction and niche nonfiction. There are no specific categories; decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. Short story collections that aren’t of a single genre are also published under the Zumaya logo.

CLICK HERE!! For more information and detail to submit your manuscript to this publisher click here for further instruction on this event.

New Author Advice: Joining Social Media

What's the Key?

This week, my friend Karen Cote' and I talked about what a new author should do to get started in social media. We feel there are several important places to start. Just who are we to give advice? I'm a multi-published author, founder of Marketing for Romance Writers and Romance Lives Forever (two active Yahoo groups with well over 1200 members each) and owner of nine blogs. Karen is the best selling author of Erotic Deception, creator of a unique talking website, a Twitter maven with over 5k followers, and the Promotions Director for Marketing for Romance Writers.

We recommend that before you jump in and start joining social media everywhere, you take time to read MFRW member Cassandra Carr's guides for Twitter (there are two). You can download them on our resources page. http://marketingforromancewriters.org/resources.htm

Then, do the following things to begin your journey.

To me, the top thing to do is join Marketing for Romance Writers and stay actively involved. After that, start here:

1. Make a Facebook page, and start friending the members of MFRW Authors https://www.facebook.com/groups/mfrwauthors/

2. Get a Twitter account and follow people who use these hashtags: #mywana #mfrworg #amreading That will make more sense after you read the Twitter guides.

3. Create an Amazon Author page https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/help

4. Blog at least three times a week. Use Networked Blogs to gain readers, plus, when you post a blog, it will automatically feed to Facebook, saving you time. You can pull your blog post automatically into Goodreads, and other sites as well.

5. Join Goodreads, post your books on your page, and link your blog. http://www.goodreads.com/author/how_to

6. Shelfari is a good spot.  http://www.shelfari.com/help

7. Get social by joining WANA Tribe http://wanatribe.com/  (we are not alone - authors helping authors)

Marketing for Romance Writers

Above all, be open to learning new things. Take them one at a time, and don't try to do everything at once. Have a daily schedule. I start my day by checking email, then check my Facebook account, Twitter page, and jump over to my blog, and then stop by my other accounts. I repeat that round of visits during the day. Sometimes, depending on what else needs to be done, I'll do it again in the evening. We need time for writing, a social life, and family. Social media is important, but if you don't have a new book -- what good is it?

Remember, balance doesn't mean that everything is stable. It means you are always in motion, making the fine adjustments to keep your career and life on track.

When you decided to take the plunge and join a social media site, which one was it? Why that one? Would you recommend it to a newbie?

MORE ABOUT MFRW

Group site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MarketingForRomanceWriters/
Facebook https://facebook.com/groups/mfrwauthors/
Twitter https://twitter.com/MFRW_ORG
Newsletter http://issuu.com/MFRW

eZine http://is.gd/mfrwpaperli
Website http://marketingforromancewriters.org

MFRW Summer Camp on BlogTalk Radio

MFRW Promotions Director Karen Cote' shared the Marketing for Romance Writers Summer Camp program on "The Best People We Know" radio program. Deb Scott's show is inspirational and features people who write and market their work. You can enjoy the show in its entirety by clicking below. I was invited to take part as well. I hope you'll give this a listen.

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Focus: An Important Element of Storytelling

Books by Julie Eberhart Painter.

Focus: An Important Element of Storytelling

By Julie Eberhart Painter

Of all the skills I've learned in this last quarter of century’s worth of concentrated writing, it's that three elements are key to a successful piece of writing: point of view, story and focus.

POV is a learned skill. There are many articles around to guide writers through that tunnel. And story tells itself providing we stay true to it and the POV characters living it. The easiest way to accomplish this is to put the POV camera on the shoulder of the character with the most to lose and let that character see and react to the story unfolding.

A Slippery Issue...

Focus is a slippery issue, easily lost when we are distracted by a cute joke or a sidebar kind of addendum. The “let's include this,” mindset will not get a story past the first editor. I find flash fiction, a good place to put those distracting asides.

But truly focusing, “Now there’s the rub.” With focus the writer must stay on point. Characters must speak as themselves, act in their own style and have a clear voice—so clear that very few dialogue tags are needed. The characters must dress and look like the person the writer is portraying. (No tart clothes on a nun.)

Some bit players will not be thoroughly described. The days of a person entering the room, followed by a full bio and inventory of their appearance are gone. Minimalism is in. Get to the point. Elmore Leonard says he leaves out the parts people skip over. That might be extreme, but it's a good measuring stick to apply when you get verbiage in your wordage.

When choosing a way to tell any story, it must come from the most visceral place, the heart of the character. 

Characters...

Focus on how this character is acting and what part of the back story must be included. For instance might he have just gotten out of jail? Is she not wearing a wedding ring but obviously expecting? There might be a physical disability that can only be caused by the back story itself.

How we chose to tell the story means everything. Over all, whose story is it? That will determine the point of view and focus; and what method are you going to use to bring this story from your inner being to haunt your readers.

If all else fails, keep your focus by taking that distracting little gem you're just dying to use and make it the focus of a short-short or flash fiction story.

Application...

Applying the disciplined pen to the focus of your piece will get your readers laughing in the right places and crying as you might have when you first wrote the scene. Weed out the extraneous details cluttering the point of the story. And, never forget writer Tim O’Brien, author of The Things They Carried saying, “When you come to the end stop!”

Julie Eberhart Painter is the Champagne Books author of Mortal Coil, Tangled Web, and CTRR award-winning Kill Fee, also recipient of Champagne’s Best Book for 2011 Award. Web site at www.books-jepainter.com Check out http://bewilderingstories.com to read Julie's latest flash fiction stories and articles and stories in Cocktails, Fiction and Gossip Magazine, an online slick.