Prose by Design’s Comments (group member since Feb 08, 2012)

Prose by Design’s comments from the Ready to be published? group.

Release Date: October 1, 2012

Due Date for Submissions: July 31, 2012

Prose by Design is now open for submissions for Horrors of Halloween, an anthology of short stories edited by Cindy C Bennett and Sherry Gammon. The story should revolve around Halloween or horror. Your story may be in any genre (contemporary, historical, paranormal, supernatural, etc.) as long as the main theme is either horror or Halloween. The inclusion of vampire, werewolves, and/or ghosts is entirely up to you, the author.

Your story must be "clean" which means no profanity or explicit sex scenes. We all like a little heat, but keep it PG13 or better. Your story must be a minimum of 5,000 words and a maximum of 25,000 words. Royalties will be based on the number of authors published in the anthology. 50% of all profits will be divided equally among the authors. The final percentage will be specified in the contract.
Story must be submitted as an email attachment to prosebydesign@gmail.com

Your story must be submitted by Midnight PST July 31, 2012 as .doc or .docx files. Manuscript should be 12 pt. Calibri, Times New Roman, or Arial with block style paragraphs (no tabs). Write "Halloween Horror" as the subject of the email, and include the following information in the body of the email: Name, penname (if applicable), and the title of your story. You may submit multiple stories, but only one story per author will be included in the anthology. Stories must be original and previously unpublished in any format. All authors will be informed of whether their story has been chosen to appear in the anthology on or before August 15, 2012. Contracts must be signed and returned on or before August 31, 2012. Prose by Design retains the right to edit your story for grammatical errors.

Release Date: June 1, 2012

Due Date for Submissions: April 30, 2012

Prose by Design is now open for submissions for Summer Love, an anthology of short stories edited by Cindy C Bennett and Sherry Gammon. The story should revolve around a romance that either originates or mainly takes place during the summer months. Your story may be in any genre (contemporary, historical, paranormal, supernatural, etc.) as long as the main theme is love and romance.

Your story must be "clean romance" which means no profanity or explicit sex scenes. We all like a little heat, but keep it PG13 or better. Your story must be a minimum of 5,000 words and a maximum of 25,000 words. Royalties will be based on the number of authors published in the anthology. 50% of all profits will be divided equally among the authors.
Story must be submitted as an email attachment to prosebydesign@gmail.com

Your story must be submitted by Midnight PST April 30, 2012 as .doc or .docx files. Manuscript should be 12 pt. Calibri, Times New Roman, or Arial with block style paragraphs (no tabs). Write "Summer Love" as the subject of the email, and include the following information in the body of the email: Name, penname (if applicable), and the title of your story. You may submit multiple stories, but only one story per author will be included in the anthology. Stories must be original and previously unpublished in any format. All authors will be informed of whether their story has been chosen to appear in the anthology on or before May 7, 2012. Contracts must be signed and returned on or before May 12, 2012. Prose by Design retains the right to edit your story for grammatical errors.

We pride ourselves on being different than a traditional publisher. We know that the work you have created is your baby, and we promise to treat it as such. We also understand that while you mire through the muddy waters of publishing and marketing, you might just need a little extra help.

To that end we have created Prose by Design. Our contract with you doesn't give us the right to own your soul for the rest of your life. Instead, we sign a short term contract with you (two years) at the end of which you have the choice to have your books rights returned to you, or to resign with us in short term increments. This opens up endless options for you and your book.

During those two years, here's what we will do to help you and your book succeed:

*format and upload your book in both digital and print format to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, and Smashwords, with expanded distribution options to 3rd party readers, such as Kobe and Sony, via Smashwords
*choice of free basic cover design or provide your own
*spotlight of book within ten days of the first release date on prosebydesign.com with events created for this on FB and GR
*author spotlight within 30 days of first release on prosebydesign.com with events created for this on FB and GR
*15 eBook copies for author to offer for reviews/blog tour
*one free eBook copy for author
*one free proof copy of printed version for author
*Prose by Design to offer eBooks for review to a minimum of 3 blogs first month of release, twice per month each subsequent month for the first 12 months, once per month each subsequent month for months 13-24 after release**
*blog page created for book, with author having access to write blog posts
*FB fan page for book created
*marketing strategies to help you be successful as an author
*bookmark design to complement book cover with first bookmark order
*bookmarks and business cards offered to author at a discounted price
*eBooks offered at a discount to author for any additional blogs/review sites outside of the free copies***
*paper books offered at a discount to the author to sale on his/her own site or to use for giveaways/reviews
*contract extensions in 12 month increments available at end of original contract
*all rights revert to author at end of contract or extension
*higher royalties than offered by traditional publishers paid monthly beginning on 3rd month - with traditional you have to wait until the 7th month
*quick publication - no waiting for over a year as you will with a traditional publisher