Submission Guidelines

Welcome to See Media. We are the parent company of The Diva Life and oversee all publication operations. Our goal is to provide women and, beginning in 2012, men with books to equip, encourage and empower them mentally, physically and spiritually. To meet the needs of our customers, we are currently seeking contributors to our series of books. Books have multiple contributors. We are currently not accepting submissions for single author books.

Listed below are the submission guidelines for each series of books. Included in the guidelines are lists for the specific titles for which we currently seeking submissions and the deadline for submission. Now for the rules! :)

We want to make things as easy as possible for each and all of us. Following these guidelines helps expedite the process. When authors overlook or just flat out ignore the guidelines, we have problems. The easiest way to solve these problems? Delete any submissions that do not follow the guidelines. Harsh? Perhaps. However, experience has taught us that people who do not follow the guidelines in small ways usually do not follow them in the big ways either. We are just saving all of a lot of headaches. Therefore:

1. No tabs in your document. Tabs become embedded and affect the entire layout of the book. This is a big one!
2. Keep layout simple. Just use Times New Roman 12 pt. and double space.
3. No indentation at the beginning of paragraphs.
4. No extra spaces between paragraphs. If we want a blank line between paragraphs in a book, we will add them. Taking them out it a real pain.
5. No hard returns at the end of lines. You are using a computer, not a typewriter.
6. Save your submission as a .doc, not .rtf.
7. Word counts, submission format and specific project needs are not merely suggestions. Please follow them!
8. We prefer NIV translation of the Bible for Scripture verses but are open to other translations as long as you are trying to stretch things to make the verse fit your devotions. The devotion should fit the verse.
9. Submissions must be original, never before published material.
10. Submissions must  be the creative work of the person making the submission.

Ok. For now, that’s it. Unfortunately, we will probably need to add more as the need arises. We just want to stop you from doing something that we only have to undo! 

Now, to answer your questions:

1. Only one submission per author chosen for the devotionals. You may submit more but, if we decide to use one of your submissions, it will only be one per book.
2. Each contributor receives 2 copies of the book.
3. Contributors may purchase additional copies of their book for a 20% discount when they order up to 24 copies of their book at one time or 30% discount when they order a case (25 copies) of their book at one time.
4. Throughout the year, contributors will be able to purchase other See Media publications at a discount.
5. Books contain brief (25 words) biographies of each contributor.
6. And, most important, there is NO financial payment for contributions.

Our series and their needs:

Devotions to Go: These are small (4 x 6”) books containing 30 daily devotions by women for women. Each day’s devotion is short enough to do in a brief sitting and contains  everything the reader needs to do the devotion on the go. Each devotion is formatted the same way: Brief Scripture verse, 500 word devotion, 50 word prayer and 200-300 word activity based on the devotions. Devotions should be first person stories that show the life application of your chosen Scripture verse. Devotions should be written in a conversational style. Avoid “church language.” Activities can include journal assignments, recipes, etc. Assignments should not be a list of Bible verses for the reader to look up. This is not meant to be homework. It is meant to make the devotion more personal for the reader. Layout Sample

Current Projects

Grandma’s Devotions to Go: Inspire other grandmas with your experience Deadline 3/31/12

Daily Maintenance: These are small (4 x 6”) books containing 30 daily devotions by men for men. Each day’s devotion is short enough to do in a brief sitting and contains  everything the reader needs to do the devotion on the go. Each devotion is formatted the same way: Brief Scripture verse, 500 word devotion, 50 word prayer and 200-300 word activity based on the devotions. Devotions should be first person stories that show the life application of your chosen Scripture verse. Devotions should be written in a conversational style. Avoid “church language.” Activities can include journal assignments, recipes, etc. Assignments should not be a list of Bible verses for the reader to look up. This is not meant to be homework. It is meant to make the devotion more personal for the reader. Layout Sample

Current Projects