Thank you for your interest

Thank you for your interest in our call for submissions.

Chase Enterprises Publishing is now closed to submissions.

Try us again in  the spring.


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Submissions Call for Short Fiction

This is a Submissions Call for short fiction to be included in an Alternative-Read.com (AR) anthology entitled Writers on the Wrong Side of the Road.
Only those writers with some previous connection to AR should answer the call. Please send a brief bio along with your story or stories.

All stories, poems, etc. must be original. You have up to 5,000 words to work with--one story, two, this is your chance to do something different, a story that flies in the face of convention, or maybe it's just a strange idea you had while looking in a mirror crack'd. 

Any subject matter is acceptable except pornography and/or the promoting of cruelty, hate, bigotry, pedophilia, government overthrow, and similar illegal and illicit activities. Since this will be an adult book, I expect some erotic fiction to cross my desk. Those stories must be able to stand on their own with all erotic content removed or they will be classified as pornography.

Submissions are to be made by email to ccbye@shaw.ca. Do not use attachments. Please submit your story as part of the body of an email. Use Times New Roman font (also referred to as Times), 12 pt, no indented paragraphs, one line between each paragraph. Your name, address, email and word count are to appear at the top right hand of the first page. Title(s) are to be centered.

There's an advance on royalties of 1.5 cents per word, as well as your fair share of 12.5% of net profits, paid as a royalty once the publisher's up-front expenses have been recovered. The advance also grants Chase Enterprises First Global English Anthology Rights, all of which will be explained in a contract you'll receive when your story is accepted for publication.

Submissions will close when enough material has been accepted to meet our goal of 100,000 words, or by August 9th, 2011, whichever comes first.

Clayton Bye, Publisher
Chase Enterprises

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Not all great Horror writing is found in books. Check out the link

http://www.thedeepening.com/horror/2011/05/10/10-horror-movies-that-changed-the-genre/

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Book Review: Day of Revenge by Deanna Proach

Find our review by the terrific Sylvia Cochran here: http://reviews.thedeepening.com/2011/04/07/book-review-day-of-revenge-by-deanna-proach/

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Great Horror Review by Sylvia Cochran

Sylvia reviews for me on a part time basis at The Deepening World of Books. Sometimes it's novels, most of the time she reads horror.

Follow her at http://www.thedeepening.com/horror or http://reviews.thedeepening.com

Here's today's great horror review: Halocline

Clayton Bye
Editor-in-Chief
The Deepening World of Books

REVIEWER WANTED FOR HIGH TRAFFIC SITE

 REVIEWER HAS BEEN FOUND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST.

The Deepening World of Fiction is looking for a lover of books who, with a discerning eye and fundamental honesty, can evaluate novels for our readers. We do not shy away from criticisms, but we do try to make them useful to both author and reader.

The position is with our Book Review page/blog. We will expect just one review per month from you, unless you wish to post something from your own collection of books. The position is unpaid with the exception that you are welcome to keep any book you review.

Authors: if you think you would like to try your hand at reviewing, you will also have the privilege of posting your own book promos, publishing novel excerpts and/or short stories. Editorials are welcome but must be approved by me.

Clayton Bye
Editor-in-Chief (email)
Book Reviews at The Deepening World of Fiction

Turning Clicks Into Customers.

Let me share some honest, insider information with you...

About a year ago, I decided to sell books on the internet. Unique customer visits to my website will break the 100,000 mark this year. Of those 100,000 visitors, only 4,000 will go on to visit my secure, on-line store. And virtually no one is buying.

Up until this time, such things haven't bothered me: my main focus was to increase visibility on the internet (which I have done) and offer prospective customers a place they could visit to preview my products.

Today, when I looked at the numbers provided above, I decided something must change. If I were to compare internet buying to mail-out numbers, the industry tells me I should expect approximately the same results. Well, mail-outs generate 1-2% sales, on a consistent basis. I haven't sold a single book through my on-line store this year, and sales made as a result of visits to either website or online-store are definitely not in the 80-2,000 book range.

What's going on? Frankly, I have no idea. My prices are as good as you'll find in any store. My products are of excellent quality. I've accumulated some terrific reviews. Shipping & Handling are free in Canada and the US. I've even tried 2 for 1 sales: no luck. And, this is a big one, my books have traditionally sold well through channels other than the internet.

So, here's today's effort: Any book you buy from my Online Store now comes with a Money-Back, Satisfaction Guarantee.

Finally, if you have any ideas or insights to share, I would gladly look/listen.

Clayton Bye
September, 24, 2010


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