fluffy-seme: Talking Points

So you’re considering putting in a submission to fluffy-seme? Excellent! We can’t wait to read it. But as fluffy-seme is something new, doing something in a different way, we’re sure you have lots of questions and some healthy skepticism about what we’re all about.

So, here’s a little crash course:

What fluffy-seme is:

A publishing company owned by its writers
Publishes digitally
We publish serials, not ebooks
Uses community scripts, not blog scripts to release new parts
We welcome fanfiction and remixes of our work

What fluffy-seme is not:

A vanity press. If we accept your submission we will not charge you to publish your work. Not rent, not overhead expenses, not promotion fees. Nothing. Like any other publishing company on Earth we cannot guarantee that you will make money publishing here, but we can guarantee that you won’t be expected to pay us to put your work out there.
Self-Publishing. When we’re open for submissions we consider them carefully and look to find the right works for us. Although authors do control and manage their own sections, this isn’t a ‘open an account and upload whatever’ deal.
An alternative to Fictionpress and its ilk. We’re not necessarily looking for aspiring full time novelists, but we are looking for people who consider their writing more than just a hobby.
A writing group. Make no mistake, people will critique your work here, and we like to encourage that. Even still, when we accept a work for publication we expect it to be the finished product we’re publishing piece by piece. We also expect the work to be completed in a timely manner.

fluffy-seme writers need:

Ability to keep to a schedule and meet deadlines
A thick skin. People will critique. They won’t always understand your brilliance. Fan communities are what we are all about; if someone posts an interpretation of your story you don’t like you have to be able to deal with it.
Entrepreneurial Drive
The ability to know when to take a more hands-off approach. In the beginning fluffy-seme authors need to be very active in their communities to ensure growth and development, but after a certain point having the author present in an obvious way intimidates people and stifles growth. Ideal fluffy-seme authors don’t micromanage (see above) and know when to lurk.

Want to know more?

Read the business case to get a clearer picture of what we’re about. This site is for your benefit. There’s lots and lots of information about how we work, though of particular interest are the mission and model sections.
Check out the actual site. The best way to see if fluffy-seme is right for you is to actually look around. We recommend taking a look at the Season in the Red section to see how we want to develop communities.
Read the Revenue Sharing Agreement. This is what we’re signing authors to right now. It is a legally binding agreement that entitles you to a cut of our revenues, so know it before you submit.
Read the Submission Guidelines and send us something