eXcessively pleasurable fiction

from the sweet to the forbidden

PLEASE REVIEW eXcessica’s EDITING GUIDELINES BEFORE YOU SUBMIT!

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eXcessica is always accepting submissions in all genres and heat levels.

BUT…

Just because we like to push the boundaries doesn’t mean we don’t want an actual story with our erotica. Excessive sex is great (we like excess!) so sex in every chapter is fine—but sex without any semblance of a plot is not. We are looking for fully developed characters, plots and settings.

eXcessica is not a vanity publisher, so we will not charge you to publish with us. However, because we are a partnership rather than a standard publisher (who have editors and cover artists on staff) we require that you have your own manuscript edited and provide your own cover art. This means that manuscripts sent to us as submissions are expected to be free of all mechanical errors in punctuation, grammar and spelling.

With eXcessica there are no contracts, and no need for them. There’s just a simple agreement giving eXcessica non-exclusive right to publish your work, and we keep nothing. That’s right, we take no percentage of your sale. All sales are yours.

You will be asked to sign a general electronic release form that says the work is yours and you give the partnership the right to sell it—and that’s all. All rights are non-exclusive—the work is yours to do with as you wish, and you can pull it from our “shelves” at any time.

We will accept previously published works if you hold exclusive rights (and have proof of such.)

Heat Levels

eXcess 1: Story with a focus on plot and, if a romance, a happily ever after (or happy for now) ending. May contain sexual content and strong language, or may be a “sweet” romance. Check the “warnings” on the book page!

eXcess 2: Story with a well-written plot, strong language and sexual content and, if a romance, not necessarily a happily ever after or happy-for-now ending.

eXcess 3: Strong, detailed sexual language and content, explicit and descriptive plot, some objectionable material (threesomes, toys, crossdressing, bisexual, transgender, etc.) So pretty much, almost anything goes.

eXcess 4: Seriously taboo. This is the controversial category, and will contain things like incest, elements of non-consent, age-play, etc.

Boundaries

Well we had to have some boundaries!

Underage sex—a controversial topic to say the least. Since we are based in the U.S. and considering the current political climate, we have to say that underage is defined as someone under the age of 18. So no descriptive sexual situations with underage persons will be allowed—however, allusions and reference to it happening in the past is okay.

Rape—this is a soft boundary. We do accept some non-consent work. Submit it and we’ll see!

Necrophilia and bestiality—no surprise, the dead folks and the earth-animals are still off-limits, folks. Of course, this doesn’t include the UNdead (vampires) or fantastical animals (shapeshifters, werewolves, etc.)

Formatting

Attached document .doc (Word) or .rtf (Rich Text File)

Email subject line: EXCESSICA SUBMISSION: TITLE OF WORK

1 inch margins all the way around

Arial —12 point font

double line spacing

0.5 (regular tab) at beginning of each paragraph

No extra returns between paragraphs

Use * * * * (centered) between scene breaks

Begins chapters with the word “Chapter”

Insert page breaks between chapters and place page number in footer

The first page and your cover email must contain at top left:

Name (real/pen)

Email address

Title of work

Word Count

Genre(s)

Heat Level

Warnings (Ex: This title contains f/f sex, nonconsensual and anal sex)

Short synopsis

mail to submissions@eXcessica.com

A NOTE ON EDITING: Since we are a partnership, we expect you to be incredibly diligent about your work. It needs to be as error-free as possible before submission. Your mss will be peer-read and reviewed for both content and errors. If your mss has clearly been sent to us unedited, it will be returned to you. Once accepted, your mss will be peer-edited before publication.

A NOTE ON COVER ART: If your mss is accepted (allow 4-6 weeks) you will be asked to either provide cover art (with copyright clearance—you can use stock photos or use photos under a creative commons license) or complete our cover art request form. Most of our authors are extremely creative individuals, and not just as writers, so they enjoy the freedom of doing their own cover art. If you aren’t the artistic type (outside of words, of course!) we do have other authors who will work with you to develop your cover.

So to be clear, don’t worry! If needed, we do offer resources for editing and cover art production at no monetary cost to you.

Lengths

Short Shorts: Under 3K

Shorts: 3-7K

Stories: 7-15K

Novellas: 15-35K

Novels: 35-75K

Super Novels: 75K +

Profits

You receive all proceeds, payable to you via Paypal. You must have a Paypal account in order to publish with eXcessica. (And if you want to remain anonymous, you need to upgrade from a premiere to a business account—there is no cost to do so.)

We are a partnership, not a standard publisher, so eXcessica keeps none of your profit. If the book sells from the eXcessica site directly, you will keep the full published price (minus any Paypal fees). If the book sells from another online bookseller (Fictionwise, etc.) you will receive the royalties based on the percentage that particular bookseller deducts for itself.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at questions@eXcessica.com.