Windstorm Creative
Address:7419 Ebbert Drive SE
Port Orchard, WA 98367
USA
Contact: Sandy Ven Densen, Editor (Nonfiction Imprint); Cris Newport, Senior Editor (Windstorm Creative); Jennifer Dimarco, CEO (Windstorm Creative).
Email Address:
Website: http://www.windstormcreative.com
Phone: (360)769-7174
Fax: (360)769-7174
Description of Publication:
Founded in 1989, Windstorm Creative is a five division, international organization involved in publishing books in all genres, including electronic publications; producing games, toys, videos, DVDs and music CDs as well as producing theatre, film and visual arts events. Under the parent name Windstorm Creative we publish books for adults in several genres including fiction, nonfiction, science fiction, fantasy, GLBT, poetry, erotica, historical fiction, ebooks, art and humor. Other genres are handled by our divisions as shown here: Revealed: Nonfiction books. Little Blue Works: Children's and young adult books, ebooks and multimedia books, and music CDs. RAMPANT Gaming: Role-playing and collectable card games for adults and teens. Paper Frog Productions: Plays and films. Lightning Rod Limited: Pop culture episode guides, nonfiction and pop culture Internet guides. Windstorm Market Place: Representing craftsmen, craftswomen and other independent artisans, businessmen and businesswomen. 75 new titles published each year. Welcomes new authors. 10K average first print run. No advances. Publishes ms in 3 - 6 months at most. Responds to faxes in 24 hours and email within 10 days. Please note that we do not return calls or faxes that are queries - we don't accept project pitches over the phone. Please save this for email or snail mail. Catalogue available online. Guidelines by email for ...Revealed series (nonfiction imprint) or visit online for other divisions.
Current Needs: Submission guidelines and needs for each division are located at http://www.windstormcreative.com For the ...Revealed series, please email windstormmail at aol.com for specific writer's guidelines and acceptance criteria for proposals. Please see the writer's and submission guidelines for each individual Windstorm division. For the ...Revealed series, please email windstormmail at aol.com for guidelines. Typically, we are looking for your proposed book outline; two pages of text (maximum) detailing your concept, target reader, past publishing history (if applicable - unpublished authors are also welcomed with open arms) and your expertise in the book's subject matter; and a (minimum) one-page writing sample pasted IN THE BODY of an email to windstormmail at aol.com or via snail mail to Windstorm Creative.
Pay: Royalties are industry high-end 10% to 15% on gross monies received (before not after costs), paid in March and September of each year.
Hints: Our big push for 2003 lies in our ...Revealed nonfiction, Lightning Rod Unlimited Episode and Internet guides and in our Little Blue Works divisions. We welcome both new and established writers. Authors have say into covers, interiors and editing. Books are rarely allowed to go out of print unless they're being replaced with a new edition. Books are never backlisted; marketing budgets are renewed annually for all books, not just new books. We also believe strongly in the Rule of Five: five books plus five years equals success. Unlike most other presses, we're open to authors jumping genres and writing what inspires them. Our experience has shown that once an author has five or more books in one genre for five years, then that author's royalty check will be substantial enough to live on. All of the staff grew up hearing the statistic that only 1% of all writers make their living as writers. This may be true overall, but at Windstorm we've seen several of our authors quit their day jobs, put their children through college, or treat themselves to incredible annual vacations on their royalty checks alone. This is not a guarantee of phenomenal success, but it is our experience.
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