Are we allow to pitch a series that's already on here for everyone to read for free?
Hi I have this story I planned to four books/series as one fully story. Like a mini series on four.
I have finished the first book with 48K words and the others book will be around the same. So the full story be around 200K words but over four small books. Is that good enough?
Second book I have a manuscript for half the book.
I only have plot to the 2 last books.
Is that good enough?
Or shall I wait one year to I have more?
Here is my first book: The Catmen Sorceress5
Hi, everybody! It’s amazing to see the response to our new guidelines and to get to talk to so many of you about Premium 
For those of you just finding the thread, I’ve answered some of the FAQs below (UPDATE: these have also been added to the first post for easy reference)! @desktop_dragon and I will be checking over the next day or two to see if we missed any questions, and then feel free to reply if your question isn’t covered on the guidelines4 page, in this thread, or below:
How old do I have to be to submit my novel to the program? [question added Oct. 13]
We ask that you be at least 18 years old to submit.
Can I pitch a novel that’s already available for free on Tapas?
Yes!
Can I pitch a novel that’s available on another platform?
As long as you don’t have an exclusive contract with that platform, yes! (Please quadruple check your contract, if that’s the case.)
Do I have to be on Tapas to be considered for Premium?
Nope! That was a requirement previously, but now any project that fits the other guidelines can be pitched. (And if you are on Tapas, there’s no minimum subscriber count, either.)
How do I send my pitch?
Please put your cover letter in the body of your email. We accept Word docs, PDFs, and Google Docs for the attachment portion. If you only have access to another program, shoot us an email at submissions@tapasmedia.co and we’ll see what we can do!
How strict is the 80,000-word minimum?
We’ve seen that projects that are at least 80,000 words long perform well on Tapas. If you’re right around the 80K mark, feel free to send it along—there may be room for additions and expansion!
Is there a maximum word count?
At the moment, no!
Does “first five chapters” mean “first five Tapas episodes”?
If you’re already publishing on Tapas, yes! If you have a manuscript written that you’re posting elsewhere or haven’t yet shared, you can submit the first five chapters of the manuscript. (A good rule of thumb is about 800-1200 words per episode.)
When will submissions close?
In theory, never, but we’ll let you know if that changes.
When will I hear back on my pitch?
Our goal is to get back to everyone with a decision within two weeks, though as we mention in the guidelines, we won’t always be able to respond. If you haven’t heard from us after about three weeks, feel free to give us a nudge.
Can I keep posting new episodes of the series I pitched after pitching you?
Absolutely!
If my pitch is rejected, do I have to wait to submit another novel? Can I resubmit the same novel later?
We ask that you wait at least one week before submitting a new project for consideration. If you’d like to edit and resubmit the same novel, we’ll be glad to take another look down the line.
If I’m accepted to the Premium Program, does that mean I can’t post my novel anywhere else?
Not necessarily. Just like community creators, creators of Premium series always own the rights to their story, and we understand it might be important to you to be able to post your work elsewhere, or that your work may already be available on another platform. We offer both exclusive and non-exclusive contracts and tailor each new deal to the creator!
What kind of support do I get as a Premium creator?
First, you get a share of the revenue generated from sales of your episodes. You’ll also have a dedicated account manager to guide you through the production process.
You’ll receive marketing support from Tapas, as well. That support varies for each novel and depends on what our marketing team thinks will work best, but marketing efforts can include things like inclusion in sales, push notifications to readers, banners on the Tapas site, or social media posts. Additionally, successful Premium novels can be considered for our novel-to-comic program, through which we work with creators to adapt their novel into a comic on Tapas.
Oh, yes! I will be applying for this! It'll be a couple of weeks before I hit that 80k mark, but now I have a boost of motivation to do so. Huzzah!
Hi there! Author input is part of every step of the production process, and we wouldn't move forward with a launch unless the author was satisfied.
- You'd be more than welcome to advertise an external project within the book as both author's notes and announcement chapters (with links)!
- Regarding formatting -- there's very little that we can change in terms of whitespace due to technological limitations, but if an author's story were to be accepted for premium their editor would do as much as possible using the tools we have!
- Covers are created in close collaboration with the author! Authors can submit a cover brief, get their editor's input on its viability, and then be matched with a cover artist. After that point, we'll send over sketches/revisions regularly.
Let me know if you have any other questions!
I should put adverts for my other Premium novels in my Premium novels. I didn't even think about this....
1 month later
@uglygirlnextdoor If you're referring to a comic submission, then yes. You'd need to have 2,000 subscribers for the pitch. But they've removed the limiter from the novels pitch.
You can refer to this helpful link for more. 
I did read the guidelines, they don't make mentioned of illustrated novels. And also they don't mentioned that there is no limit numbers on subscribers because I only have 20-ish per book. So that is why I am asking on the forum. Since it isn't 100% only narrative and is not 100% comic... Is a mix!
If cover art is created in collaboration with the author for premium novels, could the marketing budget, hypothetically, include other types of promotional artwork or even in-story illustrations? Or would the author be required to foot that sort of expense themself? (I assume this would be a case by case basis based on market viability, but I'm not sure if there are any cases where this has already been done for any premium novels other than the big-shot translation licenses.)
This may be the case for future novels! It would be really cool to bonus goodies like extra art for premium series. But no promises on when we'll be able to make this happen.
Its my goal to submit my novel that I'm currently publishing on Tapas to this program, I wasn't sure what the bare minimum requirements but this thread helps clear up many things. I now have a goal to get my novel to 80k words before the submission.
Thank you for making this thread and posting a FAQ. . ^_^
Is it worth pitching a story if I already have the 2nd and 3rd parts of the series written?
Could I publish the sequels myself if only the first novel is picked up for premium?
Sorry if this was answered, I'm just seeing this now and tried to scroll through all the responses.
Are you taking 18+/nsfw novels? Is there going to be a Mature novel section?
That's interesting, but the way their business is built, it relies on you being either or. Someone might correct me on this.
As far as I can tell, if it's more visual - post it as a comic. If it's more wordsmithing, with illustrations and art as a factor of enhancement, then post it as a novel.
Turbulent March by @Berserker is a great example of the latter.
But yes. Pitching to comics does have a 2,000 subscriber barrier, which you'll have to breach to even be considered. Hope this helps.
I'm very keen to submit but I'm not sure this is the right market as my story doesn't fit into any of the genre categories for novels on this site. I would call it an urban fantasy comedy with vampires and werewolves, but it seems out of place in fantasy and its definitely not horror or straight up comedy. Any chance of more categories coming to the site?
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