www.blushingbooks.com

Thank you for your interest in publishing with Blushing Books. You may be interested to learn that Blushing (formerly ABCD Graphics and Design) is the oldest erotic eBook publisher on the web. We have been publishing erotic fiction on the web since 1998 and publishing eBooks since 2003.

We pay our authors some of the highest rates in the industry, and unlike some publishers who scale rates based on copies sold, we pay our full rate from the first copy out the door.

Our authors receive 50% of revenue on eBook titles. Any author that places more than ten titles with us receives 60% on any new titles. (Revenues on titles for the Blushing Books in-house store are calculated after a 10% credit card processing fee is deducted.)

We pride ourselves on our quick response times to writers. Your submission will be acknowledged (and assigned to a reader) by the next business day, and you will receive a response within 1-2 weeks. In general we publish within 1-2 months of acceptance. If you send us a workable manuscript, it is reasonable for you to expect publication within 2-3 months of the time we first receive an email from you.

We are not a subsidy or vanity publisher. Our authors pay no fees for editing or cover art, or any document preparation.

We’re ALWAYS looking for new authors and new titles.

What do we accept?

We are primarily a publisher of spanking novels, and that genre is a broad one. Blushing Books publishes many books with a good deal of erotic content, but we also publish non-sexual stories containing discipline spanking scenes.

We publish all sorts of material: everything from Christian/Inspirational spanking stories, to advice books, and all the way to hot and spicy BDSM stories containing elements of ageplay, bondage, master/slave, and bottom-play and enemas.

The content of our stories could be rated ‘PG’ all the way to books that are so hot they wouldn’t HAVE a rating, but they are ALL geared for adult readers (18+) only.

Detailed guideline and submission information at:
blushingbooks.com/index.php?l=page_view&p=write_for_us

www.avonromance.com

What is Avon Impulse? It’s the digital-first publishing imprint of Avon Books. Each month our goal is to build an exciting list of fresh, exciting voices, which means we’re always looking for new talent!

At Avon, we’re known for our personalized approach to publishing. We promise, you’ll know our names, phone numbers, email addresses and twitter handles. You’ll be hearing from us often. You’ll receive major house effort with boutique TLC, making Avon Impulse a fantastic place to launch your romance writing career.

What we’re looking for right now: (You might be surprised!)

• New Adult romance
• Super sexy contemporaries
• Trilogies — and beyond. (If you have a series, we want to see it.)
• Serialized novels

Need a story idea? Look below at our helpful hints and guidelines! But if you’re writing something different than these, we want to see that, too!

Helpful Hints and Guidelines
Toss away your ideas of what Avon is all about, and read here for how to write for Avon Romance and Avon Impulse! We publish new authors in both print and digital-first.

What might get you noticed:

• Fabulously sexy heroes who let nothing get in the way of getting what they want – the heroine of course – and giving her everything she needs.
• Heroines unafraid to take chances in life… and in love. She’s smart and she’s never afraid to stand up for herself.
• You choose the setting, just make sure it’s utterly romantic! We want to be able to immerse ourselves in the wonderful world that you’ve created.
• “Series Wanted!” Readers always cry out for more when you’ve given them characters to believe in… so give us more, too, and you’ll get our attention.
• Dark and dramatic? Bring it on! We all love to laugh, but we’re also interested in stories that explore the many twists and turns of true love.

A few necessary facts:

• Avon Impulse (digital first): We are seeking full length novels of approximately 50-60,000 words.
• Formatting choices are up to you. If we can read it, you can submit it.
• No need to submit to a specific editor. If a specific editor has requested your manuscript, please let us know and we’ll get it to her.
• No need to submit to specific imprint, either; you’ll work with the same editorial team.
• You should receive an answer either way in about three months.
• You don’t need an agent.

Be Creative! Be innovative! And don’t hesitate to submit to Avon today through www.avonromance.com/impulse.

Cobblestone Press has established itself as a leader in high-quality erotica and erotic romance since 2006 with a highly trained editing staff and cover artists that produce stand-out covers. We are currently available on the top e-book distributors with over 550 titles, and we’re always looking for great writing from brand new to the industry writers, or those who are well-established looking to broaden their publishing credits.

We are actively seeking all genres of erotica, but are especially interested acquiring BDSM, gay, and ménage (M/F/M or M/M/F) between 5,000-10,000 words.

We only accept full manuscript submissions, and our response time is usually less than 30 days.

Cobblestone Press is a full service publisher. There are NO fees for the author at any point during our publication process. Your book will be edited, assigned an ISBN number, and cover art will be provided.

Royalty rate is35%of the cover price and will be paid on a monthly basis.We currently request electronic and audio rights.

Our standard contract electronic rights for five years. Our contract is renewable and can be negotiated if you acquire an agent. Print rights on full lengths are negotiated separately at the discretion of the publisher.

Our full submission guidelines can be found at: http://www.cobblestone-press.com/submissions.htm

Coming Together at: www.eroticanthology.com
Editor: Alessia Brio
Deadline: Submissions are continuously open for erotic stories > 5000 words of any flavor. Themed anthology calls usually accept shorter works. See the submissions page for a list of currently and/or continuously open calls: www.eroticanthology.com

Payment: Contributors will receive a final “as published” PDF copy of the professionally edited ebook. Print copies are not comped. Additional payment is in karma.

Contract: Coming Together uses a very basic publication agreement that seeks non-exclusive rights to publish. A template can be viewed at:
http://www.eroticanthology.com/pdf/Coming Together sample publishing agreement.pdf

Since its debut in 2005, Coming Together has donated tens of thousands of dollars to dozens of charities. It has published numerous single- and multi-author anthologies in both ebook and print as well as novella-length single titles. All the work is donated, as is all the revenue. Coming Together has garnered much critical acclaim, won many awards, and set the publishing industry standard for “doing good while being bad.”

In 2010, Coming Together became an independent publisher, eliminating a middleman and vastly increasing the amount of each sale that is ultimately donated to charity. Its publications are available online at all major bookstores, and its print offerings can be special ordered via any offline bookstore.

In 2014, Coming Together became a 501(c)(3) tax exempt voluntary nonprofit association. Contributions of cash, stories, and items for fundraising auction are now tax deductible in the United States. Donation receipts will be provided upon request.

Want to get involved? Coming Together’s publishing focus is on stories of 5,000 to 20,000 words to release as individual ebooks under one of its many charity lines. Erotic fiction is preferred, but submissions in any genre will be considered. Volunteer editors and marketers are also welcome. Please query using the form located at the following URL, and thanks for your interest in erotic altruism!
docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFpXcG43WVFEcUR6THZsR2ttcm9yRUE6MQ

About the Editor: Take one part Appalachian redneck, one part aging wet dream, and one part filthy-minded wordsmith. Mix well and serve with chocolate-covered cherries. There you have the one and only Alessia Brio. In addition to serving as Coming Together’s editor, Alessia writes all colors and flavors of erotica, from heterosexual to ménage to same sex, and from twisted to humorous to deeply touching. (Sometimes, usually by accident, it even qualifies as romance.) Her work has earned her critical acclaim in the form of three EPPIEs for Erotica (Fine Flickering Hungers, Coming Together: Against the Odds, and Coming Together: Into the Light), Romantic Times Top Pick (Coming Together: For the Cure), and two Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Erotica (Squeeze Play and Coming Together: With Pride) in addition to a plethora of glowing online reviews.

Ms. Brio lives in the mountains near Pittsburgh, where she masquerades as a soccer mom. The Internet is both her office and her playground, and she can be found online at via publishing label, Purple Prosaic, in addition to Twitter and Facebook.

www.crimsonromance.com

Our digital-first romance line is open to submissions in five popular subgenres: romantic suspense, contemporary, paranormal, historical, and spicy romance. We’re looking for previously unpublished full-length novels(between 55,000 – 90,000 words)and short stories (see details below). All authors—agented or unagented, beginner or veteran writers—are welcome to submit any works that have not been previously published in whole or in part in any media, including self-publishing (Kindle, Create Space, etc.).

While your work can include other genre elements, Crimson Romances must focus first and foremost on a hero and heroine’s emotional journey together towards love.Romances, by nature, must be between consenting adults and have a happily-ever-after or at least happy-for-now ending.We will not look at manuscripts formemoirs or other non-fiction, women’s fiction or chick lit, young adult, mysteries and thrillers,horror, or general fiction.

Got a romance that’s a little offbeat, something other publishers won’t take a chance on? Send it our way! At Crimson, we believe variety is the spice of life — especially a reader’s life. We’re happy to consider a wide variety of plot lines and characters, but we’re always looking for:

• Smart, savvy, confident heroines with strong goals
• Heroes of all varieties—alpha, beta, anything in between!
• New twists on favorite themes

Most importantly, we’re seeking authors withfresh, vibrant, unique voices. We want to know (tell us in the query letter) what makes your book distinctive from every other romance being published.

As an ebook publisher, we want to partner with writers who have a strong online presence and possess a savvy interest in marketing and promoting their work to the digital community.

Submission details at: www.crimsonromance.com/submissions.

www.changelingpress.com
Out of This World Novellas

Are your characters wild and wicked, your plots hot enough to require a fire-hazard warning? If the answer is yes, Changeling wants YOU.

Cyborgs, vampires, werewolves, dragon shifters, cat shifters, aliens, genetically altered alien cyborg dragon shifters… Chances are, they belong at Changeling.

Submissions Guidelines
Changeling Press LLC
[email protected]

We publish Paranormal, Dark Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Futuristic, BDSM, and Action/Adventure romantic love stories. All submissions must be targeted for at least one of these genres.

What’s a Love Story? While there should be both highly erotic and romantic elements to the book, relationships and endings should be plot driven. We don’t demand your characters trot off to get married at the end of the book, though we do ask for a HEA (Happy Ever After) or, in the case of serials, a HFN (Happy For Now).

Please keep in mind, we’ve only got one heat level. Over-the-top hot! We can handle anything you send us as long as it meets our guidelines! We do not accept simultaneous submissions. We do accept multiple submissions.

Length: We accept outside submissions from 10 to 28K for single titles. Serials from unsigned authors must be submitted as a completed set.

Royalties: 35% of gross paid monthly — receive your first check within 60 days of publication. Expect to hear back from us about your submission within six to eight weeks.

What to submit: We accept submissions via email ONLY. If you do not have reliable access to the internet to be able to communicate with us electronically, you do not have the ability to promote your work electronically.

Please include:
A short cover letter including your publishing history, if any, a short “blurb” and plot summary of no more than 500 words, including genres and themes you’re targeting for this book, and whether it’s a single title or a series/serial.

Your COMPLETE manuscript, as an rtf (Rich Text File) or txt (Text) file attachment ONLY. Every word processing program has the ability to save as Rich Text or Text, and we can’t afford the possibility of viruses or malicious Macros. We simply won’t open anything that could hurt our computers.

A brief promotional plan, including links to your website, blog, journal, etc., and loops and chat sites where you plan to promote, should we accept your work for publication. Although we have an in-house promo staff, an author’s ability to promote is critical to the success of any book’s sales. You will also be expected to promote your book through active participation in the Changeling Readers’ loop, the Changeling Insider, and our online E-Zine, The Cheeky Changeling, and other regularly-scheduled promotions.

Please Note: “E-Publishing” does not mean No Editing. “Good enough” is never good enough. From editors to proofreaders to artists and marketing staff, our team of dedicated professionals is here for your support.

Margaret Riley
Changeling Press LLC
www.changelingpress.com