The digital age brings new challenges for
aspiring authors. Submission of a manuscript is
quick, just attach your file to an email and
send. The test of the process is doing it
correctly. We welcome your submissions, but we
request you follow our guidelines. This process
tells us many things, one of which is your
professionalism. Follow our guidelines and you
may have made one step in the direction of
publication.
We request an email cover letter with your
completed RTF format manuscript attached and
sent to:
classactbooks@ gmail.com (without
the spaces after the @). The manuscript must be
one file. DO NOT send multiple files. We will
discard your submission.
The subject of your email will be the following:
SUBMISSION: NAME OF YOUR BOOK
FORMAT THE MANUSCRIPT
DO NOT format the manuscript with
styles. No bold, no huge letters. Just a nice 12
point font that is easy on our eyes.
Use italics, DO NOT underline to
indicate italic
DO NOT use spaces between
paragraphs
Use two dashes or an em dash
An ellipsis is three dots…no
spaces before, after or between. This is a big
pet peeve at Class Act Books!
Use * * * * for scene breaks. Do
not add a space above or below the stars just
between the stars.
Save your manuscript in RTF
format, this format is safe for all computers,
if you don’t use RTF we will not open your
manuscript. That’s right, it will be deleted
without being looked at, so please, use RTF when
you save.
That is all that is necessary. When it comes to
formatting, less is far better than more.
THE COVER LETTER
Many writers find creating a cover letter a
difficult endeavor. We will make it easier for
you by listing exactly what we want.
A block of information that states
the following right up front
oYour real name
oPen name, if using one
oYour address and phone number
oEmail address! All of our
correspondence is by email
oTitle of your book
oState if the book is for Class Act
or Steam Heat
oGenre
oWord count
oPast publishing credit if you have
some. We love new authors, but do polish your
work.
A short blurb, a couple of
paragraphs at the most. Look at our website and
peruse the blurbs beside our books. This is your
sales tool to connect with the reader and make
them want to purchase your book.
Now, just add…the dreaded
SYNOPSIS!
oTell the basics of your complete
story, just a couple of paragraphs will do. We
want it all, don’t skip the ending!
SAVE IN RTF.
That’s it! Now send it to us and we’ll get back
with you soon.
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS IN THE
FOLLOWING GENRES
Check out our genre list on Class Act Books
and Steam Heat, they are all open at the
present, but filling fast.
We are looking for full novels between 25,000 to
100,000 words, the word count depends on the
genre. Know your genre—we will know if you
don’t.
NO PORNOGRAPHY, our erotic romances are
just that, ROMANCES. They show detailed love
scenes in good taste. Think of erotic romances
as a normal romance story with graphic love
scenes.
MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS, yes we will accept
them, but please state that it is a Multiple Submission in your cover
letter.
Thank you
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