So, I've got 23,000 words of m/m shapreshifter erotica, and having set my heart on Samhain, I've just found out they won't take resubmissions if you submitted to an anthology. Curses. I'm still tempted to have another go, but I feel I ought to have a proper look around first.
I've looked at Ellora's Cave, but having submitted an earlier draft I'm in a similar position as I am with Samhain, though I've rewritten it significantly since then (the Samhain anthology required another 2000 words, and once I started I couldn't stop). Also, after all the recent kerfuffle and the debate surrounding them and Borders I'm a bit wary of how secure they are right now.
I've thought about Cobblestone, too, but I bought a few books in the genre I'm writing and I wasn't terribly impressed. It's all professionally presented, but the writing wasn't of the same quality as those I'd read from EC and Samhain.
Ravenous Romance are still quite new, and their editing currently leaves something to be desired. (PAGE BREAK in the middle of a page? Oops).
I've bookmarked Torquere, Loose Id, Liquid Silver, Changeling and Dreamspinner as well, but I've not bought anything from them yet. Obviously, a novella really limits who I can submit to, but I don't think the plot would stand padding. Does anyone have any experience with the listed epubs, as either a reader or writer, and can anyone reccomend any others? I'm looking for somewhere ideally connected to Fictionwise, with royalty rates based on gross, not net, and decent reversion clauses. Book recs similar to what I've written are also appreciated (I like writing it, I like reading it!)
(also, has anyone ever resubmitted to Samhain after an unsuccessful anthology submission and got away with it?
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I've looked at Ellora's Cave, but having submitted an earlier draft I'm in a similar position as I am with Samhain, though I've rewritten it significantly since then (the Samhain anthology required another 2000 words, and once I started I couldn't stop). Also, after all the recent kerfuffle and the debate surrounding them and Borders I'm a bit wary of how secure they are right now.
I've thought about Cobblestone, too, but I bought a few books in the genre I'm writing and I wasn't terribly impressed. It's all professionally presented, but the writing wasn't of the same quality as those I'd read from EC and Samhain.
Ravenous Romance are still quite new, and their editing currently leaves something to be desired. (PAGE BREAK in the middle of a page? Oops).
I've bookmarked Torquere, Loose Id, Liquid Silver, Changeling and Dreamspinner as well, but I've not bought anything from them yet. Obviously, a novella really limits who I can submit to, but I don't think the plot would stand padding. Does anyone have any experience with the listed epubs, as either a reader or writer, and can anyone reccomend any others? I'm looking for somewhere ideally connected to Fictionwise, with royalty rates based on gross, not net, and decent reversion clauses. Book recs similar to what I've written are also appreciated (I like writing it, I like reading it!)
(also, has anyone ever resubmitted to Samhain after an unsuccessful anthology submission and got away with it?
)
