In our first year of business, we received more than a dozen manuscripts. We had to reject ninety percent of them—mostly for the same reasons. Here are the top twelve reasons manuscripts are rejected: The author is telling instead [...]
In Jae’s newest novel, Something in the Wine, straight accountant Annie is tricked into going on a blind date by her brother Jake. When Annie finds out Jake’s supposedly male friend Drew is really a lesbian, she and Drew [...]
There are many myths and misconceptions about writing and publishing, including the assumption that a book will be published with minimal changes soon after the author submits it to the publisher. But that’s not the case, at least not [...]
Something in the Wine, Jae’s first novel-length book with Ylva Publishing and her first traditional lesbian romance, has just been released. We asked Jae to tell us a little bit about the novel and how she came up with [...]
After the publication of Manhattan Moon, Jae’s first book published with Ylva Publishing, fellow writer Alison Grey took the time to interview Jae. Alison Grey: First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to answer my questions. [...]
Ylva Publishing is seeking romantic short stories for our first Valentine’s Day anthology. The anthology will be published as an e-book in February 2013. All submissions must have romance between women as the main theme. The stories can be [...]
Today, we want to introduce you to Jae’s newest lesbian shapeshifter novella, Manhattan Moon, by posting a scene from chapter two. The two main characters–Shelby, a shape-shifter, and Nyla, a human–just had their first date, which didn’t go so [...]
Ylva Publishing is happy to announce that Jae has joined our team. Her new book, Manhattan Moon, has just been released. Jae is the author of award-winning novels such as Backwards to Oregon, Conflict of Interest, and Second Nature. [...]
Welcome to Ylva Publishing’s blog. Ylva Publishing is a small but growing German publisher with the goal of producing quality women’s literature, including lesbian fiction. This is where we’re going to announce new book releases and publish interviews with [...]