For millions of years, creatures such as yourselves have had many questions and concerns....so we want to be the abyss you scream into when you have those types of situations.
Please send those too:
Submissions for Creators is currently OPEN for a limited window of time. We have a full slate of projects we are working on but are open to projects that catch our eye.
* The purpose of this page is to explain a bit about what Rolling Squid Bones is...and isn’t. You may be just at the inquiring stage but we hope this note will provide you with the initial details you’re looking for. To save time for many people, we will list what Rolling Squid Bones is NOT looking for.
* We do not hire writers.
* We do not hire pencillers.
* We do not hire inkers.
* We do not hire editors.
* We do not want to adapt novels or screenplays.
* If you’re still with us, will explain a bit more of what Rolling Squid Bones is.
* We primarily publish trade paperbacks and graphic novels, whether original stories or collections. At this time, we are NOT doing serialized individual comic (floppies) in printed format. We would consider web comics and genre novels. If you are submitting comics, be aware that we will only release such titles in digital form and trade paperback collections...not single printed issues.
* We do NOT assemble teams for our titles. We do NOT pay page rates although some creators might hire letterers or colorists but that is purely up to them. When a title comes to us, it should be with a complete team in place. We prefer not to enter into a contract until a project is well underway and nearing completion.
* We do make printed books available in the book trade through other distributors for outlets such as brick-and-morter book stores, libraries and on-line stores world-wide. We do not currently solicit single issues through lunar and massive indies. That is not to say that we may in the near future but it is our mission to build localized relationships with comic retailers and through events. Creators are welcome to distribute their floppies in a way they see fit.
* We do put all our titles out into the digital markets (Apple, Kindle, Hoopla, Google Play, Comixology, Nook, etc) but sales can be all over the place based on platform, title, creator, etc. .
* ALSO, one of the more common mistakes is lettering. No one wants to see simple type fonts as lettering so please have books lettered as professionally as possible. If a creator needed or wanted professional services we do have resources available to us to help polish a trade before we distribute but at the cost of the creator.
* As for types of stories, we shy away from superheroes becuase that space is frankly owned by Marvel and DC. Not to say that we wouldn’t do spandex, but it has to be something a little different and to be honest, can’t say what that difference is upfront. It’s one of those “we’ll know when we see it.” We’re big on story aspects rather than action pin up shots and it doesn’t really matter what genre the title is though we do look for the strange, outside the box and underdog stories.
* Just because a book is creator owned does not automatically qualify it as something we will publish. Sometimes a submission might be too close to something else we’re doing, or something we’re not interested in, or we don’t like it for whatever reason.
* Art is very subjective but it should be consistent and professional. If we turn down a submission, remember that it is usually just one person’s opinion so don’t let that deter you from pursuing it further. No two people are ever going to like the same things all the time so if we say no, don’t take it as a rejection...you should view it as we missed an opportunity. We’re not saying that to just soften the blow but undoubtedly, we will miss out on opportunities but realistically, we can’t publish everything sent to us.
* A question you might have now is why should someone publish through Rolling Squid Bones. We’re big believers in doing it yourself so if you feel you can do just as well on your own, you have our best wishes and support. At RSB, we’ve always been big supporters of self publishing. We’re here if there are some things you want a publisher to handle that you cannot do on your own. When you become part of RSB we welcome you into our world where all of us work hard at growing as a collective.
* We believe strongly in creator ownership so when we sign the agreement, it is not for a specified time, the creator retains complete and full rights to their IP only giving Rolling Squid Bones exclusive publishing rights in the direct market, RSB specific cons and digital publishing.
* Thanks for thinking of us. Again, the purpose of this note is to let you know what Rolling Squid Bones is and it’s important to have everything forthright and open from the beginning. We just want to make sure everything is perfectly clear. We make very little promises outside of the owners maintaining complete ownership and the book actually getting published. We prefer to keep it simple and realistic.
* That’s the basics of what working with Rolling Squid Bones is about. If you are still interested, please provide a link to somewhere you have the title online or send a pdf of the title via one of the downloading platform sites or some other file transfer. Submissions go ONLY to submissions@rollingsquidbones.com. Do not send to facebook...and do NOT post your submissions on any of our social media pages as it will be deleted.
* Now show us what you got!
Send to: Submissions@RollingSquidBones.com
