LSB Author Guidelines

Full length novels - 45,000 - 80,000
Super Novels - 80,000 +
Novella length - 25,000 - 45,000

Quick Silvers - Short but not sweet romances 20,000 - 25,000 word length.

Send us the first three chapters and the synopsis of your book along with a cover letter. Within the cover letter tell us the following:

1. Your writing background.
2. Your thoughts on ePublishing - the reasons why you are exploring ePublishing and your expectations of doing so.

Your submission needs to be formatted in the following way:

1. Ariel, 12 pt
2. Single Spaced
3. POV and scene breaks must be individually marked (One * for POV break, **** for scene break)
4. No Headers, footers or page numbers
5. MUST include Pen name, real name, snail mail and email contact information on the first page, top left corner of submission.
6. Saved as RTF (Rich Text Format).
7. Cover letter in the body of the email
8. Submission will be sent as an email attachment to:
9. Maximum title length 25 characters, counting spaces and punctuation. You may use a sub-title if necessary to convey critical information, although we recommend against it as too much text can negatively impact the cover's appeal.

subs2008@liquidsilverbooks.com

We will try to respond to you within a couple days to confirm receipt of your submission. If we then determine that we would like to read the entire manuscript we will be back in touch with you. This time frame will be in the neighborhood of approximately two to four weeks.. We anticipate a large number of submissions so this time estimate may change.

We are a full service, royalty paying ePublisher which means that there are NO fees to the author to become published with us. We will edit your book (not take the life out of it but polish it for publication). We'll assign an editor to work with you but be assured, this is your work and if we made the decision to publish it, it was because we loved it as it is, not because we wanted to get our hands on it to change it. We will provide the cover art for your book. We will assign your book an ISBN number.

We will provide you with a final copy of your book in the formats you'd like for promotional purposes. If you have need of CD's for signings or conventions, we can provide those to you with enough advance notice and for a large discount.

We pay 40% royalties on retail sales from those sales originating from the Liquid Silver web site. We pay 40% royalties on retail sales minus distribution costs for those sales which originate from various distribution channels we utilize. Royalties are paid on a calendar quarter basis by either company check or Paypal. For International authors, individual arrangements can be made to ease the exchange rate burden.

Our contract is for electronic rights for one year. We are placing some of our books into print and contracts will be revised for those. 30% of net proceeds is the royalty paid for print books.

Molten Silver - Author Guidelines
Distinctive, Alternative, Romantic Erotica

Satisfy Your Naughtier Side

Tie them up, chain them down, press the envelope. Bring your darkest fantasies to life.

Give us your kick-ass heroines, your drool-worthy heroes, and your well-crafted stories that keep us coming back for more.

Liquid Silver Books is known for publishing classy, hot, distinctive erotic romances. Now we want to take our stories to a hotter, steamier level. With our new Molten Silver line, we want the stories that are hot enough to melt silver. We’re looking for the naughty, the boundary-pushing, the “holy crap, that was awesome.” Stories that include BDSM, multiple partners, same-sex loving, anal play, or anything else that tickles your fancy. Just make sure to give us a happily ever after (or, happy for now) ending.

That being said, there are a few taboos we’d rather not see, including pedophilia, bestiality (no, that doesn’t include shape-shifters), rape or incest, or hate messages to any race, gender, religion, or sexuality.

Got a story that’s right for us? Contemporary, Paranormal, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Romantic Suspense, or a combination of these—We want to see it! Send your first three chapters, a synopsis, and a cover letter annotating the submission is for the Molten Silver Line to subs2008@liquidsilverbooks.com

We publish the following books:
Super Novels – 80,000+ words
Full-length Novels – 45,000 – 80,000 words
Novellas – 25,000 – 45,000 words
Quick Silvers – 20,000 – 25,000 words