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GUIDELINES HAVE CHANGED
-- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
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Submissions
are OPEN! * * *
(both ebook and print formats!!)
We are looking
for completed works in the following
categories
of General Fiction &/or Romance
(and yes, we
consider stories without a HEA)
Sci-fi/Futuristic
Paranormal/Werewolf
Sweet/Contemporary
Christian Romance
* * We Have
Two Divisions -- Query Appropriately * *

E-book Only Division
10000-30000 Words
Queries
to our IB Division should include:
-- A subject line of: "IB QUERY: TITLE"
--
A cover letter that
includes a brief bio, writing experience, your goals, etc.
-- The title of your work, the genre,
and total word count
-- Your Name, Pen Name, Email, and Website (if applicable)
Attach to
your email in DOC or RTF format:
-- A brief synopsis, one page is plenty
-- The
first 3
chapters or 10%, whichever is longer

E-Book & Print Division
30000 - 85000 Words
Queries
to
our BLP Division should include:
-- A subject line of: "BLP QUERY: TITLE"
--
A cover letter that
includes a brief bio, writing experience, your goals, etc.
-- The title of your work, the genre,
and total word count
-- Your Name, Pen Name, Email, and Website (if applicable)
Attach to
your email in DOC or RTF format:
--
A brief synopsis of
the story (required)
-- The first four
chapters (required)
--
And
a
brief marketing outline/plan (required)
Note about Marketing Outline/Plans: It does
not have to in-depth, or expensive,
just a general idea of what kind of promotion
you plan to do for your work.
Want more
marketing plan info?
Read How to Write a Marketing Plan by LJ Sellers
http://ljsellers.com/wordpress/marketing-plan
TYPICAL CONTRACT TERMS:
1 YEAR EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS GRANTED BY AUTHOR
AUTOMATICALLY RENEWS IN 1 YEAR TERMS
CANCEL ANYTIME WITH NOTICE AFTER 1ST YR
PRINT BOOK ROYALTIES:
1ST 150 COPIES,
15% OF NET
151-300 COPIES, 20% OF NET
301+ COPIES, 25% OF NET
EBOOK ROYALTIES: 30% OF NET
ROYALTIES PAID ANNUALLY, PAYMENT MIN. $10.00
AUTHOR DISCOUNT ON PRINT BOOKS: 20%
AUTHOR DISCOUNT ON PDF EBOOK: 50%
READY TO
SEND US YOUR QUERY?
* *
Email it to:
staff@blueleafpub.com * *
Current response
time is about two weeks.
GENERAL
GUIDELINES:
For all accepted titles, the author is expected
to market.
Advances are sometimes offered.
Submitting does not guarantee publication.
Blue Leaf
Publications/Indigo Blue eBooks reserves the right to reject any submission
with or without reason or notice.
We prefer to work with authors who are over the age
of 21 and located within the Continental US
but will consider authors from Australia, UK,
and Canada. Note:
We don't want
manuscripts that are: not the aforementioned
genres, co-authored, anthology, non-fiction,
historical, horror, GLB, erotica,
poetry, true-life crime,
illustrated, anti-Christian, unpatriotic, political-statement,
or
those that contain pornography, abuse, or racial condemnation of any
kind.
We will not respond to any query or submission
sent to us
where the author has not followed our posted guidelines.
WE DO NOT WANT WORK THAT HAS BEEN
(OR IS) AVAILABLE "ON THE WEB".
PLEASE DO NOT SEND US PLAGIARISTIC MATERIAL
OR MATERIAL
"BORROWED" FROM WEBSITES OR OTHER SOURCES.
Please have
your manuscript critiqued, beta'd and/or edited before querying!!
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