Gonna Be a Hot Summer
Submissions Contest
Champagne Book
Group is seeking talented authors and their stories for
Carnal Passions, our
erotic imprint. Carnal Passions accepts erotic romance
in all its variations
(BDSM, Alternate Lifestyle, Gay/Lesbian and any and
all combinations
thereof).
To find this new talent and terrific stories, Champagne
Book Group is
having a submissions contest for both published and unpublished
authors.
Entries must be complete works, ranging in word count
between 15,000-70,000
words and fit into one of the following subgenre
categories:
· Science Fiction Romance
· Fantasy
·
Paranormal or Urban Fantasy
· Contemporary
· Historical
Romance
· M/M and F/F Romance
· BDSM and Ménage
·
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Please see http://www.carnalpassions.com for a list of subject matters we will not accept.
Prizes:
Overall High Score:
$100 advance and digital publishing contract (advance
payable as $50 upon
finalized contract and $50 upon publication).
Top-Scoring
Contestant in each category will receive an acquiring
editor’s critique of
synopsis and the first 25 pages of the manuscript and
will be considered for
a contract offer if the manuscript fits our
current
needs.
Entries will be accepted from July 2, 2012
through July 22, 2012, and
must be emailed to eroticwriterscontest@champagnebooks.com.
Please include
Contest and book title in the email subject line
(Contest_Booktitle).
Attach full manuscript and 2-3 page synopsis in RTF
format (Booktitle_MS
and Booktitle_SYN as file names--your book title
replaces “Booktitle”).
No entry fee is required. Judges reserve
the right to Decline to Judge any
entry if it does not fit our lines, the
level of writing is not acceptable
or the contest guidelines are not
followed.
Entries will be judged on the following criteria: Hook,
Pacing/Plot,
Characterization, Dialogue, Mechanics, and Author
Voice.
While entering does not guarantee a contract, any
manuscript, even if it is
not selected as a winner, may be offered a contract
solely at Champagne
Book Group’s discretion.
Winners will be
announced on August 13, 2012 via our blog and direct emails
to
winners.
Follow the contest on Twitter! #summerheat
Guidelines:
· File type: .rtf or .doc, or .docx only
·
New Times Roman 12pt black font
· Double spaced
· No footers or
headers
· Margins: 1" all
· Page-breaks between
chapters
Please include a title page listing the following
information:
· Legal name
· Pen name
· Email
address
· Contact phone
· Working title (include series name and
details if applicable)
· Word count
·
Genre/category
*Contest
submissions not adhering to the above guidelines or not
something
Champagne Book Group/Carnal Passions publishes will be deleted
unread.*
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Review of Fatal Fortune
Every now and then I'll offer a review of a book that catches my eye. This week it's Elizabeth Delisi's Fatal Fortune. Liz will be my guest in the next couple of weeks.
Lottie (Madame Carlotta) Baldwin’s flamboyant ways ruffle
the feathers of the small town in which she is a decided outsider. She speaks her mind, claims psychic powers, and lives in a house designed for a witch.
Worse, she reads the Tarot. Accurately. None of which endears her to the stolid
citizens of Cheyenne, ND, and least of all to Sheriff McCarthy, who rejects and
resents everything she stands for.
This creates a problem for McCarthy’s Chief Deputy,
Harlan Erickson, because he is madly in love with Lottie. Unlike his boss, he
trusts her intuitive senses and has often relied on them in difficult cases.
But now Harlan and Lottie must join forces to investigate a murder and rescue a
kidnapped child.
Elizabeth Delisi creates a cunning story of deceit,
resentment, jealousy and greed in Fatal
Fortune. Through it all she weaves a thread of the Tarot. Whether or not
you accept the validity of the cards, you will be engrossed in the plot and in
Lottie’s interpretation of the patterns she lays out. The cards serve as both
meditation and foreshadow, but it is up to Lottie to pursue the clues they
provide. With or without Harlan’s cooperation, she puts herself in danger to
solve the mystery and prevent further mayhem.
Fatal Fortune is
an engrossing read, replete with the intricate web of small-town connections
and an understanding of what drives people to extreme actions. I can’t wait to
read the rest of the series.
For more information or to buy/download:
Friday, June 15, 2012
Welcome
When I was a kid, I was lucky enough to live near a river. Not just any river--a tidal one. We were far enough upstream to be considered inland, but twice a day faintly salty water swept in and out of the swamp between our house and the water. The river, the swamp, and the upland woods were my playgrounds, sources of mystery, avenues to other worlds unknown to my parents.
I'm still lucky enough to live near a river, though the water I hear in my sleep at night, bubbling over rocks and tree roots, is more mountain stream than tidal river. Different, but still a place of dreams. The small pond downhill from my home is yet another world of mystery, full of frogs, turtles, herons, and--who knows?--maybe aliens. A source of inspiration circling me back to my childhood.
The other bit of luck I had when I was growing up was to live in a family that loved words. My parents read to me, bought me books (I memorized My Picture Dictionary long before I learned to read), played word games in the car. I don't know how many sets of Scrabble we wore out. We made up words and sang silly songs we created. Once I learned to read properly, you could find me either nose-down in a book or knee-deep in water. Sometimes both.
So here I am, many decades and hundreds of miles from the Raritan River. After earning a degree in French (new words in a delicious foreign language!), I grew up to be a songwriter, author and editor, and rivers are an essential part of my life. Water and words. Either can take me away to incredible places. With both, there is no place I can't go.
Welcome to Scriveners River!
****************************************************************************************************
Here's a word game we used to play. It's non-competitive and can go on as long as you want.
The first person offers a three letter word: OWL
The next person can do one of several things:
What kind of word games did you play?
I'm still lucky enough to live near a river, though the water I hear in my sleep at night, bubbling over rocks and tree roots, is more mountain stream than tidal river. Different, but still a place of dreams. The small pond downhill from my home is yet another world of mystery, full of frogs, turtles, herons, and--who knows?--maybe aliens. A source of inspiration circling me back to my childhood.
The other bit of luck I had when I was growing up was to live in a family that loved words. My parents read to me, bought me books (I memorized My Picture Dictionary long before I learned to read), played word games in the car. I don't know how many sets of Scrabble we wore out. We made up words and sang silly songs we created. Once I learned to read properly, you could find me either nose-down in a book or knee-deep in water. Sometimes both.
So here I am, many decades and hundreds of miles from the Raritan River. After earning a degree in French (new words in a delicious foreign language!), I grew up to be a songwriter, author and editor, and rivers are an essential part of my life. Water and words. Either can take me away to incredible places. With both, there is no place I can't go.
Welcome to Scriveners River!
****************************************************************************************************
Here's a word game we used to play. It's non-competitive and can go on as long as you want.
The first person offers a three letter word: OWL
The next person can do one of several things:
- Change a letter: AWL
- Move a letter: LOW
- Add a letter: OWLS
- Drop a letter: OW
What kind of word games did you play?
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