Introduction
Total-E-Bound is a royalty paying, full-service ePublisher. This means that we do not charge fees for the author at any time.
We will edit your book, assign an ISBN number and create the cover art for your title.
We pay a royalty rate of 40% of the RRP, based on our standard two year contract, however, we also have a flexible contract policy to enable the author to get the best out of the relationship. Our contracts are for both electronic and print rights.
What we are currently looking for
Erotic Romance Titles
We are currently accepting manuscripts upto 100k + in the following genres:
Action/Adventure, Bondage/BDSM, Comedy/Humour, Contemporary, Cowboy/Western, Fantasy/Fairytale, Futuristic/Sci-fi, Gay/Lesbian, Historical/Rubenesque, Ménage-à-trois, Paranormal/Timetravel, Thriller/Crime, Shapeshifters/Morphers, Vampire/Werewolf.
Lust Bites
short stories
These are our short stories between 10-15,000 words. They may have a theme or they may be stand alone short stories depending on what we have running, but all will come under the banner of ‘Lust Bites’. These short stories must meet our regular guidelines:
- 10-15,000 word count per story
- Any genre
- Very erotic – the hotter the better (burning/melting)
Anthologies
Released every quarter - each with a distinctive theme.
We will produce a series of anthologies each year, with between five and eight short stories in each.
Royalties are 40% of RRP for eBooks and 10% for print to be divided equally and fairly between the authors of the anthology.
Last Updated - Monday, July 06, 2009
Submissions must be new material—previously published material will not be considered.
Over the Moon - Paranormal Anthology
Guidelines:
- 15K to 20K word count per short story/novella
- Paranormal - Werewolves, MF or MFM only
- Heat Rating: Burning/Melting (see our book rating info)
The Submission deadline is June 10th 2009 for release in November 2009
Submit the full story plus synopsis.
When submitting, please enter "Paranormal Submission" in the email subject line.
Gaymes - MM Anthology
Guidelines:
- 15K to 20K word count per short story/novella
- We're looking for stories set around men playing games - any kind (but not the scrabble kind!!) - surprise us...but make it hot.
- Heat Rating: Burning/Melting (see our book rating info)
The Submission deadline is 15th September 2009 for release in January 2010
Submit the full story plus synopsis.
When submitting, please enter "Gaymes Submission" in the email subject line.
Cougars and Cubs - Older Woman/Younger Man Anthology
Guidelines:
- 15K to 20K word count per short story/novella
- Girl power for women - we want stories about ladies ignoring the age gap and finding love and lust with younger men.
- Heat Rating: Burning/Melting (see our book rating info)
The Submission deadline is 1st January 2010 for release in May 2010
Submit the full story plus synopsis.
When submitting, please enter "Cougars Submission" in the email subject line.
Threefold - Ménage à Trois Anthology
Guidelines:
- 15K to 20K word count per short story/novella
- Three is definitely not a crowd for this anthology! We want some hot MFM or MMF trios please.
- Heat Rating: Burning/Melting (see our book rating info)
The Submission deadline is 1st May 2010 for release in September 2010
Submit the full story plus synopsis.
When submitting, please enter "Threefold Submission" in the email subject line.
Master Me - Bondage/BDSM Anthology
Guidelines:
- 15K to 20K word count per short story/novella
- Masterful men dominating their submissive women in the best possible ways!
- Heat Rating: Burning/Melting (see our book rating info)
The Submission deadline is 1st July 2010 for release in November 2010
Submit the full story plus synopsis.
When submitting, please enter "Master Me Submission" in the email subject line.
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BoundShorts Seasonal Submissions
Information on our seasonally themed short stories
Throughout the year we will be doing special themed short stories.
General guidelines:
- 10K to 15K word count
- Any genre (see below for specific themes)
- Book Rating: Burning/Melting (see our book rating info)
We are still accepting submissions for:
Last Updated - Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Voracious Vamps (Halloween 2009)
- Vamps only please! We’re looking for lusty love bites from some downright dangerous paranormal hotties for our Halloween short stories collection –
Voracious Vamps. This set of shorts will be eBook single releases.
- Any combination of M/F, M/F/M, M/M/F, M/M
- Submission deadline is 1st August 2009
- Non-TEB authors should submit the full story plus synopsis.
- Existing TEB authors should submit a synopsis to your Editor in the first instance.
When submitting, please enter "Submission: Voracious Vamps" in the email subject line.
Christmas Crackers (Christmas 2009)
- Contemporary shorts for the Winter Season. Manuscripts should all be MF or MFM. This set of shorts will be eBook single releases.
- Any combination of M/F, M/F/M
- Submission deadline is 15th September 2009
- Non-TEB authors should submit the full story plus synopsis.
- Existing TEB authors should submit a synopsis to your Editor in the first instance.
When submitting, please enter "Submission: Xmas Crackers" in the email subject line.
Homecoming (Valentines 2010)
- The season of love is with us and we're celebrating young love with a contemporary Valentines collection. These stories are all about love lost and love found: "If you love someone, let them go. If they return to you, it was meant to be. If they don't, their love was never yours to begin with..." We’re looking for 4 contemporary stories with any sub genre, 10,000 – 15,000 word count for these short stories please.
- Submission deadline is 15th November 2009
- Any combination of M/F, M/F/M, M/M/F, M/M
- Non-TEB authors should submit the full story plus synopsis.
- Existing TEB authors should submit a synopsis to your Editor in the first instance.
When submitting, please enter "Submission: Homecoming" in the email subject line.
Sultry Solstice (Summer 2010)
- Bring out your fairies, elves and all things fantasy for our summer collection. We’re looking for stories based around the summer solstice and they must have a distinct fae feel to them (wings optional!) with a bit of Pagan and Celt thrown in for good measure! ;) We’re looking for 4 of either M/F or M/F/M. 10,000 – 15,000 word count for these short stories please.
- Any combination of M/F, M/F/M
- Submission deadline is 1st March 2010
- Non-TEB authors should submit the full story plus synopsis.
- Existing TEB authors should submit a synopsis to your Editor in the first instance.
When submitting, please enter "Submission: Sultry Solstice" in the email subject line.
Feral (Halloween 2010)
- CATS! Or more precisely cat shifters. We’re looking for some feral fellas to sweep their lovers off their paws for our Halloween short stories collection.
We’re looking for 4 x 10,000 – 15,000 word count for these short stories please.
- Any combination of M/F, M/F/M, M/M/F, M/M
- Submission deadline is 1st June 2010
- Non-TEB authors should submit the full story plus synopsis.
- Existing TEB authors should submit a synopsis to your Editor in the first instance.
When submitting, please enter "Submission: Feral" in the email subject line.
Yule Be Mine (Christmas 2010)
- Contemporary shorts for the Winter Season. Give us lots of snow and mountain hideaways for our dreamy Christmas get-away!
- Any combination of M/F, M/F/M, M/M/F, M/M
- Submission deadline is 1st July 2010
- Non-TEB authors should submit the full story plus synopsis.
- Existing TEB authors should submit a synopsis to your Editor in the first instance.
When submitting, please enter "Submission: Yule Be Mine" in the email subject line.
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Free Stories Submissions
All TEB authors who would like to showcase their work and allow our readers to try out your stories can post them with us. We’ll edit the manuscript for you, and our readers can download it FREE.
Submissions are open
Submit the full story plus synopsis.
When submitting, please enter “FreeStory Submission” in the email subject line.
Manuscript Requirements
What we look for in submitted manuscripts.
- We look for creative storytelling and original style.
- We want you to weave tales of erotic romance through creating strong, dynamic and intelligent characters that your readers will remember.
- Plot driven erotic romances that illustrate the relationship between key characters, ideally with a happy ending, but if not it should be promising.
- We want varying degrees of sex throughout the story, with lots of opportunity for erotic exploration, interwoven with levels of tension and passion (take a look at our book rating info)
- We want meaningful and expressive language that is explicit, but suitable for the storyline.
- We want writers who have a unique and new approach and a writing style that sets them apart from the rest. You must have a true talent for storytelling with an erotic slant.
- We accept gay, lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual stories.
What we ask for in submitted manuscripts.
We only accept electronic communication. So, it's essential that you send your script to us in e-format. We will only accept the following:
- Detailed synopsis of your book
- First 3 chapters and end chapter (short stories, please send in the whole manuscript)
- Send in 1 inch margins, 1.5 lines spacing, standard 12 pt font. Book Antiqua preferred.
- Generally we accept any size of story from 10,000 to 125,000 words (see our book length info)
- Language - Please send in British English
- Books will be published only if author owns all rights
- Include your name, pen-name and contact e-mail in the Query Letter and Synopsis
- Send the submissions package to
subm...@totalebound.com.
Publishing Rights
Your submission must have full rights available, including both digital and print. If not, please don’t send it to us.
What's not acceptable
We're pretty open when it comes to creativity (we certainly don't want to stifle it), and will look at most story lines, but…we do have our limits!
- NO paedophilia. Don't even dare go there!
- NO rape as titillation. We accept that it may sometimes be used as part of a plotline, especially supporting character development, but definitely not for the use of getting your rocks off!
- NO bodily functions - i.e. watersports, toilet play - eeeew!
- NO necrophilia. The dead definitely don't do it for us - of course, we don't count the bloodsucking undead variety!
- NO bestiality. This does not apply to shape-shifters and might not apply to certain breeds from a sci-fi perspective.
If you aren't sure, email us at subm...@totalebound.com, and we'll set you straight.
Additional Information
Book Ratings
We accept different levels of ratings:
- Total-e-sizzling - Sexy, explicit and highly imaginative, with a sensual side.
- Total-e-burning - Explicit, highly imaginative and hot, where almost anything goes. These titles are very uninhibited in both sexual dialect and descriptiveness.
- Total-e-melting - These are our XXX stories. They differ from the others only in the content of the plotlines, as they tend to be much more risqué and explicit. These babies are burning hot. Some readers will find them objectionable, so definitely not for the faint hearted!
- Total-e-taboo - the taboo line breaks into pure, unadulterated erotica or covers the subjects that could be seen as extreme or offensive, pushing stories to the limits of what some deem acceptable. These books don’t necessarily have to have a ‘happy every after’.
Book Length
Our book lengths are divided into five categories:
- Short Story - 10,000 to 15,000 words
- Novella - 15,001 - 30,000 words
- Novel - 30,001 - 60,000 words
- Super Novel - 60,001 - 100,000 words
- Super Plus Novel - 100,001+ words
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