Xchyler Publishing submissions open

 

 

Team
Owner - Carrie Beeson
Marketing Director - Mary Duke
Editor in Chief - Courtney Conant
Editor- Melissa Ravelli
Beta - Joseph Rubas
Beta - Caitlin McColl
Illustrator - Suzin Bhe

Submissions

Submissions are currently open. We are accepting all types and styles of fiction. We would like to have a specially featured collection of steampunk and paranormal books.

Please send us a standard query letter, 1-2 page synopsis outlining your manuscript in full, and first 10k words in the body of your email to xchylerpublishing.submissions@gmail.com

Anthology Submissions

 We are currently accepting submissions for a fantasy-based anthology. As this is the year of the dragon, we want our first anthology to based around this. Whether your short story is about dragons or merely holds dragons as an underlying theme, feel free to submit them for publication in our first ever anthology.
Why not try something a little different... Ever wonder how a dragon might be powered by the steam its flames create? Maybe that airplane flying overhead is a dragon to a small child. Be creative and let your passion for the written word run wild.

 

Guidelines:
1) Dragons must play some role in the tale
2) Must be a minimum of 5k words, max of 10k
3) No R-Rated content

Submissions must be received by March 16th, 2012, to be considered for release in this anthology.

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Patience Kills!

The wait to get the 'proof book' so I can approve my poetry book to be put into distribution won't be here until next weekend. THE WAIT IS MURDEROUS! This will be the first time I see my name in print and I am so nervous and excited and really really really want to already have it. I am so jittery I have no clue how I am going to make the time fly by. Growing up I was always told I should make a book and as I work on my novels I decided that yes I should make a book. So here it is. Poetry. Over 12 years of poems in one book.

Have you ever had something you had to wait to get and thought you may die before it got there? How did you make time go by? Was it as amazing as you thought it would be?

100 books in 52 weeks.

100 books in 52 weeks? That is roughly around 2 books per week. And even less for me for starting out late. I don't know for a fact this will happen however I have taken on multiple other challenges that will help me get some of these books out of the way. Perk? I have already read 1 book this year so it counts. YAY!!! only 99 more to go! 

 

 

Challenge Details

• Timeline: 01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

• Rules: Read 100+ books in 2012 (any genre)

• You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.

• You can join at anytime. All books read in 2012 count towards the challenge regardless of when you sign up.

• At the beginning of Jan 2012, you will find a link to specific month to add your reviews.

• Audiobooks do not count, but all other formats are accepted.

• Only fiction, no non-fiction.

• This challenge can crossover to other challenges.

• You DO NOT have to write reviews of the books you read, but if you decide to then Mr Linky will be available each month so you can link up your reviews.

• You don't have to have a blog to join in - for those without a blog but who use Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing etc, you can add the URL to where you track your books. If you don't have a URL at all then choose a name you would like to use and then copy and paste the following link: 

http://www.bookchickcity.com/2011/12/sign-up-100-books-in-year-reading.html

Bring on the Mystery Challenge of 2012

 

 

 What could be better then a hot bubble bath and good relaxing mystery book? Brings back those lovely childhood memories of clue, 'Was it Mrs White in the kitchen with the rope?' My mother loves mystery books to the point of no end. And from this I too have picked up the enjoyment of a puzzling mystery.

 

 

Challenge Details

• Timeline: 01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

• Rules: There are TWO LEVELS you can choose from:

 - Read TWELVE (12) mystery & suspense novels in 2012 
 - Read TWENTY FOUR (24) mystery & suspense novels in 2012 

• You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.

• You can join at anytime. All books read in 2012 count towards the challenge regardless of when you sign up.

• At the beginning of Jan 2012, you will find a link to specific month to add your reviews.

• Audiobooks do not count, but all other formats are accepted.

• This challenge can crossover to other challenges.

• You DO NOT have to write reviews of the books you read, but if you decide you would like to then Mr Linky will be available each month so you can link up your reviews.

• You don't have to have a blog to join in - for those without a blog but who use Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing etc, you can add the URL to where you track your books. If you don't have a URL at all then choose a name you would like to use and then copy and paste the following link: 

http://www.bookchickcity.com/2011/12/sign-up-mystery-suspense-reading.html

• You can choose from the numerous sub-genres of mystery and suspense, from cosy mysteries such as Agatha Christie to the more hard-boiled kind like V I Warshawski by Sara Paretsky, or romantic suspense written by the likes of Linda Howard, forensic crime such as those written by Kathy Reichs and even paranormal/supernatural suspense such as Kelley Armstrong. I'm sure this challenge will have something for everyone! :)

Speculative Romance Challenge 2012

 Recently thanks to Tawna's book Making Waves. I have actually noticed I enjoy romance books. Well at least some romance books. I really wouldn't have given them a second thought if I hadn't wanted to read my friends book and support her. Boy am I super glad I did. And now I have a challenge to help me broad out and find even more romance books I will love.

Challenge Details

• Timeline: 01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

• Rules: There are FOUR (4) LEVELS to choose from:

 - One Sexy Demon: Read 6 Speculative Romance novels in 2012

 - Two Sexy Werewolves: Read 12 Speculative Romance novels in 2012

 - Three Sexy Vampires: Read 18 Speculative Romance novels in 2012

 - Four Sexy Archangels: Read 24 Speculative Romance novels in 2012

• You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.

• You can join at anytime. All books read in 2012 count towards the challenge regardless of when you sign up.

• At the beginning of Jan 2012, you will find a link to specific month to add your reviews.

• Audiobooks do not count, but all other formats are accepted.

• Only fiction, no non-fiction.

• This challenge can crossover to other challenges.

• You DO NOT have to write reviews of the books you read, but if you decide you would like to then Mr Linky will be available each month so you can link up your reviews.

• You don't have to have a blog to join in - for those without a blog but who use Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing etc, you can add the URL to where you track your books. If you don't have a URL at all then choose a name you would like to use and then copy and paste the following link: 

http://www.bookchickcity.com/2011/12/sign-up-speculative-romance-challenge.html

• GENRES:

 - Paranormal romance
 - Dark fantasy romance
 - Urban fantasy romance
 - Steampunk romance
 - Sci-fi romance
 - Apocalyptic romance

Zombie Challenge 2012

 

Let me start with the fact I am not a huge Zombie movie fan. Never could get into them. However that is what makes this challenge more interesting to me. Maybe if I read more about zombie stories or knew more then I would be able to get into the movies I see more? Who knows. Not being a fan I probably will strive for the 6 books in a year but who knows maybe someone has a super awesome book series about zombies that makes me unable to stop till my brain explodes with zombies! 

 

 

 

 

Challenge Details

• Timeline: 01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

• Rules: There are FOUR (4) LEVELS to choose from:

 - One Chomp: Read 6 Zombie books in 2012

 - Two Chomps: Read 12 Zombie books in 2012

 - Three Chomps: Read 18 Zombie books in 2012

 - Four Chomps: Read 24 Zombie books in 2012

• You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.

• You can join at anytime. All books read in 2012 count towards the challenge regardless of when you sign up.

• At the beginning of Jan 2012, you will find a link to specific month to add your reviews.

• Audiobooks do not count, but all other formats are accepted.

• Only fiction, no non-fiction ;)

• This challenge can crossover to other challenges.

• You DO NOT have to write reviews of the books you read, but if you decide to then Mr Linky will be available each month so you can link up your reviews.

• You don't have to have a blog to join in - for those without a blog but who use Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing etc, you can add the URL to where you track your books. If you don't have a URL at all then choose a name you would like to use and then copy and paste the following link: 

http://www.bookchickcity.com/2011/12/sign-up-zombie-challenge-2012.html

New Author Challege 2012

What a great way to find out about the new authors coming into the wonderful world of books then with a new author challenge? This is a super way to go out and learn about those we don't already know about. Loving these challenges. 

Here are the guidelines:

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
2. Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels.  Anthologies are a great way to try someone new, but only a third of your new authors can be from anthologies.
3. I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 15, 25 or 50 new authors.  It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be.  For me, I want to say I’m going to do another 50 new authors, but with two kids, I didn’t made my goal in 2011, so I’m going to be smarter and say 25.  If you reach your goal halfway through the year, don’t stop.  Any new author you try can be added to Mr. Linky.  We all want to know about your new experience.
4. After reading your new author, write your review and then come back here and add your link to Mr. Linky.  Make sure you include your name and the author, but adding the title is completely up to you.
5. Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome. You don’t have to have a site to participate. You can link up via Facebook, GoodReads or even Amazon if you’d like.

a-z april 2012 blog challenge

Challenges are so much fun. And this one seems even more fun!!! Could you think of something to blog about using every letter of the alphabet? Sign up is on Jan 30,2012. And April 1st starts the challenge. I can't wait. I have so many ideas on what I should talk about. It's going to be great. Do you have a blog challenge that is fun to join? Let me know and I'll sign up for it too :)

Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge

This looks like fun so I was totally game to join in. I don't know exactly the books I am going to read just yet but I am for sure going to have a blast finding them reading them and reviewing them (Reviews will go Here) I am always open to suggestions that you find to be your favorite Horror or urban fantasy books. Come join me for this 2012 challenge. Its a great way to learn about new books and authors out there.

Challenge Details

• Timeline: 01 Jan 2012 - 31 Dec 2012

• There are two levels: 

 - Read TWENTY FOUR (24)  horror & urban fantasy novels in 2012
 - Read FORTY EIGHT (48) horror & urban fantasy novels in 2012

• You don't have to select your books ahead of time, you can just add them as you go. Also if you do list them upfront you can change them, nothing is set in stone! The books you choose can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.

• You can join the challenge at anytime. All books read in 2012 count towards the challenge regardless of when you sign up.

• Audiobooks do not count, but all other formats are accepted.

• No non-fiction - only fiction.

• This challenge can crossover to other challenges.

• You DO NOT have to write reviews of the books you read, but if you decide you would like to then Mr Linky will be available each month so you can link up your reviews.

• You don't have to have a blog to join in - for those without a blog but who use Goodreads, Amazon, LibraryThing etc, you can add the URL to where you track your books. If you don't have a URL at all then choose a name you would like to use and then copy and paste the following link:

http://www.bookchickcity.com/2011/12/sign-up-horror-urban-fantasy-reading.html