Email queries are accepted. You may use these Guidelines to help you better understand RP's mission and assist in your query preparation, and later, if your query is accepted, with your proposal.

If you would like to investigate becoming an RP writer, please begin by reading the following pages which will help you understand RP's mission and beliefs:

• RP's Mission
  
• What We Believe
  
• Publisher's Page
  

RP's motto is "historical fiction with a purpose." Our growing collection of stories explores the spiritual war for the hearts and minds of America's young people. They contain strong themes about history-shaping moments. We place our young characters into situations where their choices affect not only their own lives, but the lives of their friends, families and even their communities. Our stories are enjoyed on multiple levels by a wide age-range of readers. Younger readers just enjoy a good story. More mature readers discover insights into the power of ideas to shape culture for good or for evil.

To learn more, please read about our historical fiction novels, online adventures, and our characters. Optionally, read the online "blurbs" and first chapters of our Century War Chronicles historical novels:

Historical Fiction Novels and Online Stories:

• Century War Chronicles Introduction
  
• Online Stories Introduction
  
• CWC Characters
  
• Cry of the Blood
  
• Fool's Gold
  

CWC Historical Fiction "Blurbs" and Online First Chapters:

• Beneath the Sky of an Angry God
  
• Above the Midas Touch
  
• The Invisible Empire
  
• City of Lies
  

Submission Guidelines (if Query accepted):

• Marketing Blurb (3 paragraphs)

  Write your own back cover copy. The blurb must encapsule the setting, plot, characterization in such a way as to entice the reader (or the editor in this case) that your story is interesting enough to read. No more than three short paragraphs. See links to RP blurbs above.

• Story Summary (2 pages or less)

  Write a complete summary of your setting, plot, and characterization to detail such elements as:

  • the hook
  • protagonist(s) and antagonist(s) and the ensuing conflict
  • transitions
  • plots and sub-plots
  • supporting cast
  • plot resolution
  • theme(s)

  In addition, your summary should indicate a beginning, middle, and end to your story.

• Sample Chapters (1st and 2nd)
  • Chapter 1: the hook (max 5 pages, RP format see below)
  • Chapter 2: establish setting and situation, introduce protagonist and conflict (max 8 pages - RP format see below)

• Manuscript Format
  • 1" margins, double spaced
  • title and author name in header, right justified
  • page number in footer, right justified
  • 11pt. Courier or Courier New
  • Chapter start 3" from top of page, with Chapter # and/or title
  • 1st line indent on all paragraphs except chapter start and scene breaks
  • MS Word, MS Works, Word Perfect, and RTF document by email attachment or diskette only, no hardcopy manuscripts accepted

If Your Story Proposal is Accepted:

If your story proposal is accepted, you will be assigned an RP editor and will be required to follow additional RP Plotting and Characterization Guidelines in the development of your manuscript. These additional guidelines may or may not require changes to your submitted characterizations, blurb, summary, and two sample chapters.

Royalties for Online publications:

For online publications, authors will be paid quarterly royalties on net sales (list price less discount) for global web and electronic publishing rights.