For All Submissions: Manuscript Formatting and Required Information
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Moongypsy Press accepts submissions in the following Romance Subgenres:
Gothic
Contemporary
Historical
Romantic Comedy/satire/parody
Suspense
Military
Mystery
Young Adult
Chick Lit
Hen Lit
Mom Lit
Western
Sci Fi
Futuristic
Paranormal (ghost, witch, time travel, vampire, shapeshifters, werewolves)

PLEASE BE ADVISED

We do not accept stories centered around serious illness, gay, bi, lesbian, highly explicit/graphic sex, BDSM, GBLT, ménage or anal intercourse. NO sex with minors.

CONTENT ADVISORIES EXPLAINED
YA - Young Adult
Level 1 - Non-romance, Non-Sensual Content or Sweet Romance -- Anything from no romance to sex behind closed doors. May contain adult situations.
Level 2 - Mild -- May contain several passionate lovemaking scenes, but without graphic language.
Level 3 - Highly Sensual -- May include hot, frequent love scenes and some clinical/graphic language, but the book does not depend mainly on sex for plot. Intended for readers age 18 and over.

Romances We Love

♦  Please make the relationship between one hero and one heroine the central focus of the plot.
♦  Please maintain strong conflict that is resolved in a happy ending.
♦  Please allow heroes and heroines to fall in love before falling into bed.
♦  Please keep the story character-driven, not plot-driven, and avoid contrived conflict such as constant, trivial bickering between the hero and heroine.

♦  Please avoid the use of clichés and overworn phrases.
♦  Please avoid head-hopping from one character's POV to another's too often within scenes
♦  Please avoid using dialogue that explains information the characters already know, but that the author wants the reader to know
♦  Please avoid author intrusion, such as "Little did he know" and "He was unaware," etc.

♦  Please layer backstory info throughout the story rather than dumping it into dialogue.
♦  Please use dialogue that fits the age and experience of the characters.
♦  Please have your manuscript proofread for grammar errors, punctuation, inconsistencies in characters and character descriptions, and such mistakes as:
- Confusing they're with their, you're with your, and it's with its.
- Putting a period after dialogue instead of a comma.
For example: "Let's go." He said. should be written "Let's go," he said.

Please e-mail all romance submissions to Sr. Editor Diana Rubino at diana@dianarubino.com. And please be sure to put "Submission" in the subject line of the email. Note: We are not considering unsolicited hard-copy submissions at this time.