MuseItUp Publishing is a new house that 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
* 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
* Er0tica submissions are open as well for our MuseItHOT! imprint. MuseItHOT Publishing is actively seeking er0tic romance, whether nau9hty but nice, nau9hty and sizzlin9, or nau9hty and sizzling H0T, for publication as of January 2012. We would like to see well-developed stories and characters we can easily connect with. We’ll acquire er0tic romance in all subgenres: Contemporary, suspense, paranormal, fantasy, historical, f/f, m/m, m3nage (with people please, no animals!!) We accept stories from 3000 words and up, but prefer novella lengths ranging from 15000 to 25000 words.
* The s3xual relationship should enhance the storyline and character development, contributing to the forward motion of the plot.
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 one author.
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:
* stories containing ghostly elements/paranormal
* vampires and other undead creatures
* cozy mysteries
* thrillers
HOW TO SUBMIT GUIDELINES
On the subject heading place Sub: title of your work. Within the body of your email include the following in your cover letter:
* your real name
* your pseudonym, if any
* email address along with your website link if any
* title of your work and if this is part of a series
* genre
* word count
* brief author bio
* cover letter introducing yourself, and your work
Please attach the following with your cover letter introduction, making sure your manuscript includes your name, pseudonym, title, snail mail address word count, genre, and email address on the left hand side of the opening page:
* your full manuscript in RTF or DOC (not docx),
* and a brief synopsis in RTF or DOC (chapter by chapter is not necessary)
* Name the file: TITLE_YourName - ex. SHIMMERING_JaneSmith
All our submissions are electronically based. We do not accept snail mail submissions. We're in tune with the times and also prefer to save you a few bucks. We will confirm receipt of manuscript and get back to you within 3 - 6 weeks.
FORMATTING:
* Please use Times New Roman regular, font 12 pt
* Use four * with a space in-between each like this: * * * * to indicate scene break - not ************************
* Make sure to have a page break for each new chapter
* Chapter headings in 14pt bold or use Heading 2
* No page numbers
* manuscripts should be 1.5 spaced
* one inch margins all around
* no headers or footers
* do not underline but use italics for inner thoughts - ABSOLUTELY NO UNDERSCORES!
* all telepathic communication must contain quotation marks and italicized (quotation marks italicized too)
* send to sub.musepub AT gmail DOT com addressed to Acquisition Editors
Royalty and Contracts
Our books are published in digital format, and we pay a royalty of 40% of the download price from our bookstore. Consideration for print are for books 45,000 words and more only, which will receive a royalty of 20% net. Our contract is for three years.
More information here.
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