Flash 500 Submission Guidelines

We have designed a publishing formula to get new writers published while teaching
some of the skill sets needed to get there. This co-op approach will
allow editors, illustrators and marketers to join the fun, get their
name out there, and gain experience as well.

This is a paying market following the formula below:

Publisher - will break even. Once costs are paid, the rest of the income
will be distributed as below:

Authors, editors, illustrators, and marketers will be paid in the
relation to effort put in. Points System Example:

Authors = 10:
Editors = 10:
Illustrators (Cover, chapter icons, inside cover, promo) = 4:
Marketers = 20:
Total equal payouts 44

Sample total sales, 500 books at 20 dollars a book = 10,000 dollars
Cost to publish, 1,000 dollars
Net profit 9,000 dollars

Payout increments - 9,000 divided by 44 payouts = 204.54 per unit

Examples:

Author 1 also edits three stories and markets the book: percentage of
net income
5 X 204.54 = 1022.70

Author 2 has two stories accepted, and edits four stories and markets
the book: percentage of income 7 X 204.54 = 1431.78

Illustrator 1 illustrates one book, edits three books and markets the
book: percentage of income 5 X 204.54 = 1022.70

Benefits:
- New Authors with good work get published
- Editors get trained and practiced while getting paid
- Illustrators get a chance to be included
- Everyone learns how to market a book
- Many markets get covered, pushing up book sales and publicity.
As promised, here is the call for submissions for the first Anthology from Cowboy Logic Press.

1) I want exactly 500 words on the following theme:
"A funny thing happened on the way to the rodeo"

2) Once I have 10 or 12 stories in this format, we will switch to "A funny thing happened on the way to the..." Where I will switch in a new value.

The idea behind this book is to provide some quick grins from stories sitting handy on the night stand or at the airport.