We’re on the lookout for True Crime writers!
WildBlue Press, one of the most prolific publishers of True Crime books is looking for great stories to add to our catalogue. We are author-friendly, offering transparency and efficiency, with the best royalty rates in the business.
Calling All True Crime Writers and Enthusiasts!
At WildBlue Press, we're on a mission to uncover the most compelling true crime stories. Our focus is on nurturing and promoting the talents of:
- First-Time Authors: If you have a manuscript ready for review, we're eager to hear from you.
- Veteran True Crime and Non-Fiction Authors: Your experience and expertise are invaluable to us.
- Seasoned Journalists: We appreciate your insights into crime, courts, and law enforcement.
- Literary Agents: Specializing in true crime? We're looking for your best authors.
- True Crime Groups and Associations: Your collective voices matter.
- Personal Storytellers: If you have a unique perspective as a family member, law enforcement professional, or survivor, we want to share your story.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Transparent Publishing Agreement: Our publishing agreement is thoroughly transparent and has undergone meticulous review by over 300 authors, dozens of agents, and dozens of attorneys, ensuring clarity and fairness for our authors.
No out-of-pocket expenses for authors: Our low production costs come entirely from royalties post-publication and are shared between the author and WildBlue Press. If we accept your title, you will never pay up front. If the book doesn't sell as well as we anticipated, you owe WildBlue Press nothing. The risk is entirely on us.
High Royalty Percentages: We offer royalty rates that consistently meet or exceed those provided by traditional publishers and other indie publishers. We issue royalty reports six months after publication and initiate royalty payments at that point if the balance due is more than $100.
Multiple Formats: Our titles are published in paperback, hardback, eBook, and audiobook formats, with distribution through Amazon and Ingram, making your work available for purchase at Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Target, Books A Million, bookstores, and libraries as well. This is four different products being sold across many networks for one manuscript.
Massive Distribution: Our print, eBooks, and audiobooks are distributed by stalwart 3rd party majors in the industry who place your title in most of the major retailers, and they run constant promos for them.
- Our paperbacks and hardcover copies are available at Amazon and all retailers that IngramSpark distributes to such as bookstores, libraries, Barnes&Noble, Walmart, Target, Books A Million, bookstores, and libraries as well. See below for more about this.
- We distribute audiobooks (at a minimum) via Audible, Amazon, and Apple. Depending on the audiobook's viability and acceptance by our audiobook distribution partners, they'll go out to 35+ other retailers through our audiobook distribution partners, Blackstone Media or Tantor Media.
For recent titles we have seen that audiobooks have resulted in more than 50% of total sales, so we emphasize the importance of producing a high-quality audiobook to maximize your royalties. And we take care of all of this for you. - We distribute eBooks via Open Road Media, an industry giant: After we publish the eBook, and after sales have settled down, we hand the marketing and sales to our partner Open Road Media which is an eBook marketing juggernaut, with automated systems to maximize the sales of your eBooks. Their marketing efforts also result in more sales across all other formats. Although Open Road Media doesn't accept all the eBooks we submit, they do accept about 70% of the titles we send, so if we publish your book, there is a good chance it will be distributed by Open Road.
In-House Agent: We have an in-house literary agent dedicated to assisting you with movie/TV rights, and foreign language rights if your book has that potential.
Quality-Centric Approach: We prioritize the quality of the end product, meticulously overseeing every step of the publishing process. Our award-winning team offers the best editors in the industry (see sidebar comments), professional book cover designs, outstanding interior design and formatting, and meticulous copyediting services to ensure that the overall quality and appeal of your work will meet the highest standards in the industry.
Author Involvement: Our authors actively participate in all production aspects, from contributing book cover design ideas to editing and marketing their work, ensuring their creative vision is fully realized.
Captive Audience: We integrate the authors' followers and audience into our network, aligning our promotional efforts with theirs. Our social media efforts are collaborative and incorporate the most effective state-of-the-art tools. Our dedicated book title page on the WildBlue Press website is a powerful platform to share and maximize your exposure to a broader audience.
Comprehensive Support: Throughout the publishing journey, we offer extensive support, including all aspects of book publishing, including cover design, marketing content creation and editing, promotions and marketing, sales, accounting, royalty management, and equipping our authors with the essential tools for success, such as providing them with a comprehensive document describing how they can support the sales and marketing effort. Our commitment to ongoing title and author support extends beyond the typical "here today, gone tomorrow" approach of many other publishers.
Expedited Production Timeline: The time between receiving the completed manuscript (ready for editing) and publication can be as short as four months, but it all depends on the manuscript's condition.
Top-Notch Online Marketing: Our online marketing, advertising, and social media efforts reach the most targeted audiences online. Author participation is critical to ensuring your book reaches its target audience effectively, so plan to dig in after the book is published. You will be doing podcast interviews and ideally local signings at libraries and bookstores.
A NOTE TO NEW AUTHORS
At WildBlue Press, we champion authors at every stage, from newcomers to bestsellers. Our rigorous selection process ensures promising stories reach publication. Once accepted, our advanced tools and expert staff focus on creating the best product possible, then on reaching your ideal audience and influencers. Each project benefits from our extensive network of distribution partners, media connections (including podcast reviewers and book reviewers), and marketing channels. Join WildBlue Press for a lasting and impactful literary journey.
A Recent Award
Note that many of our books have won prestigious awards.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
If you believe that everything you've read above aligns with what you seek in a publishing company, and you are willing to actively engage in our marketing and promotion initiatives, please proceed with the following steps for consideration:
WHAT TO EXPECT
Transparent Publishing Agreement: Our publishing agreement is thoroughly transparent and has undergone meticulous review by over 200 industry experts, including agents, attorneys, and fellow authors, ensuring clarity and fairness for our authors.
No out-of-pocket expenses for authors: Our low production costs are shared between the author and WildBlue Press but come entirely from royalties post-publication.
High Royalty Percentages: We offer royalty rates that consistently meet or exceed those provided by traditional publishers and other indie publishers. We commence issuing royalty reports six months after publication and initiate royalty payments at that point.
Massive Distribution: Our print, eBooks, and audiobooks are distributed by stalwarts in the industry who place the products in all major retailers and run constant promos for them.
Quality-Centric Approach: We prioritize the quality of the end product, meticulously overseeing every step of the publishing process. Our award-winning team offers professional book cover designs, interior formatting, and copyediting services to enhance the overall quality and appeal of your work, ensuring it meets the highest standards in the industry.
Author Involvement: Our authors actively participate in all production aspects, from contributing book cover design ideas to editing and marketing their work, ensuring their creative vision is fully realized.
Captive Audience: We integrate the authors' followers and audience into our network, aligning our promotional efforts with your theirs. Our dedicated author and book pages on the WildBlue Press website are a powerful platform to maximize your exposure to a broader audience.
Comprehensive Support: Throughout the publishing journey, we offer extensive assistance covering acquisitions, marketing, sales, and accounting, equipping our authors with the essential tools for success. Our commitment to ongoing book and author support extends beyond the typical "here today, gone tomorrow" approach of many publishers.
Expedited Production Timeline: The time between receiving the completed manuscript (ready for editing) and publication can be as short as four months.
Top-Notch Online Marketing: Our online marketing and advertising efforts encourage author participation, ensuring your book reaches its target audience effectively.
Multiple Formats: Our titles are published in paperback, hardback, eBook, and audiobook formats, with distribution through Amazon and Ingram, making your work accessible to individuals, bookstores, and libraries alike.
In-House Agent: We have an in-house agent dedicated to assisting with film and TV deals, potentially bringing your book to both the big and small screen.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Ready to Join Our Ranks?
If you're passionate about true crime and have a story to tell, we want to hear from you. Submit your manuscript or proposal today and take the first step towards becoming a part of the WildBlue Press family. We prioritize submissions from previously published authors, experienced journalists, and those with a personal story or unique angle. However, we welcome all submissions, including those from first-time authors.
Begin Your Journey with WildBlue Press
If you believe that everything you've read above aligns with what you seek in a publishing company, and you are willing to actively engage in our marketing and promotion initiatives, please proceed with the following steps for consideration:
If you believe that everything you've read above aligns with what you seek in a publishing company, and you are willing to actively engage in our marketing and promotion initiatives, please proceed with the following steps for consideration:
- FIRST: Note that we DO NOT publish books that have been written in any percentage by AI Artificial Intelligence. We publish books written by (people) authors that have spent the time and their life's energies to write their books. WildBlue exists solely for the purpose of providing real authors an avenue towards authorship, telling their stories and deriving revenues from those creative efforts. We have multiple tools that we run your manuscript through to determine if any of it was written by AI, so if that is the case, please respect this and save us both a lot of time by not submitting.
- To start the process, download and complete this Publishing Request Form. After you submit it below it will go into our database which allows our team to access the most important information about your book(s) as we determine whether we will publish it.
- Photos: To avoid lawsuits (and it is a lot more volatile out there nowadays with law firms employing scanning software across the Internet,) for photos that you don't personally own, we require that you have signed rights agreements that you will provide to WildBlue giving you explicit permission to publish each photo individually in all currently available formats - they are currently paperback, hardcover, eBook, audiobook and streaming formats, but these are not all-inclusive and more may be added in the future.
- If this is a backlist title that you have previously published, then we require a copy of the signed reversion of rights agreement from your previous publisher.
- If you have multiple files to send us, then zip them all up and attach the zip file. Include the completed Publishing Request Form (required) and your manuscript if you have it (sample chapters or previous writing samples in the case of not yet completed manuscripts).
- Click "Choose File" or "Browse" to attach the zipped-up folder.
- Then click Submit!
- IMPORTANT! If you get an error submitting the form, then zip up your files and email them to [submissions at wildbluepress.com], but use the above process first to ensure your submission gets into the right hands.
If you don't attach the completed Publishing Request Form, then your submission will be ignored.
