Automated Response from Ellora's Cave

brainstorm77 · Sep 7, 2006

I emailed Ellora's Cave asking a specific question about content that was not answered in their submissions section. On their website they say if you have any further questions to just email them.
Well today I got a automated email now saying they cannot answer questions and I would have to send them in the manuscript......
If their policies have changed they should update that on the website.
It seems they have become another publisher who are too busy to answer simple questions.

LilaDubois · Sep 7, 2006

That's sad. I will admit that after submitting with them I am a lot less likely to buy from them because the attitude towards people submitting was not great.

Stacia Kane · Sep 7, 2006

What was your question, Brainstorm? I know a lot of EC authors (I haven't been one anywhere near long enough to answer questions) I can ask.

brainstorm77 · Sep 7, 2006

DecemberQuinn said:
What was your question, Brainstorm? I know a lot of EC authors (I haven't been one anywhere near long enough to answer questions) I can ask.

I just asked if they were open to transgendered characters. I know they are open to les/gay and bi stories.

brainstorm77 · Sep 7, 2006

LilaDubois said:
That's sad. I will admit that after submitting with them I am a lot less likely to buy from them because the attitude towards people submitting was not great.

It is sad.

kristin724 · Sep 7, 2006

Chin up 77! Loose Id, Venus, Changeling- there are a lot of e pubs out there accepting gay or experimental, so why not trans? As much as publishers latch onto a trend and lurch it to death, there will be one (!) out there who is ready for the next big thing.

Now if the next big thing is short sf erotica with no sex until page 50, I'll be happy!

K

brainstorm77 · Sep 8, 2006

It just really irked me.... Like are they now too BIG to answer simple questions???

writer247 · Sep 15, 2006

Did you try customer service?

JulesJones · Sep 18, 2006

I can't remember off-hand whether Loose Id has published stories with transfolk, but they've certainly published ones with hermaphrodites, so I'd say that trans stories would be welcome there.

veinglory · Sep 20, 2006

I have yet to try EC but I dare say their level of sales is worth hanging in there and giving the benefit of the doubt. I do write for Loose Id and would certainly recommend them. I have no doubt they would be open to trans.

Writer2011 · Sep 22, 2006

I'm nowhere near ready to submit a story--i've thought of EC when I am ready...or Harlequin--but again i'm not sure. Right now i'm sort of "shopping" around to see who takes what.

Automated Response from Ellora's Cave

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

LilaDubois

Stacia Kane

Girl Detective

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

kristin724

brainstorm77

practical experience, FTW

writer247

JulesJones

veinglory

volitare nequeo

Writer2011