Wild Blue Wonder Press will be hosting and publishing a multi-author Regency-era romance series. To receive updates and be considered as an author for this project, sign up to our Ladies of Quality MAP newsletter. This project is currently on hiatus but will be revived in early 2026.
Our Regency-era romance “MAP” (multi-author project) is a series of standalone novellas and short novels written with the goal of writing realistic Christian romances.
What Kinds of Novellas Are We Looking For?
The novellas will technically fall into the Regency-era romance subgenre but may include stories set in countries other than England or fall slightly outside of the 1811-1820 range (1800-1825). The books may also be marketed as Georgian-Era Romance or Historical Romance for this reason. The stories should be historically accurate. We don’t want stories that contain elements that couldn’t logically exist in the era. This will include word choice, character names, and other small details like that.
The novellas can be comedic or serious and can contain elements of different genres as long as they are non-magical and are as historically accurate as possible. Subgenres such as mystery or adventure are welcome. However, the primary plot should center around the romance.
Authors should include Christian themes, write from a Christian worldview, and not include anything that goes against the Wild Blue Wonder Press “Statement of Faith” and “Content Guidelines” (read here).
As for word count, we’re asking for 20,000-45,000 words with some flexibility on either side.
Our primary goal is to write these romances in a realistic, God-honoring way. A lot of our authors will be taking a trope that they’ve seen done badly before and doing it well or twisting it in some manner or else bringing a self-aware or comedic take to the issue.
Every book in the series will be titled “Lady of [insert noun or adjective]” (such as Lady of Sorrows, Lady of Convenience, Lady of Honor). Our tentative series title is “Ladies of Quality.”
What Will the Arrangement Look Like?
- Authors in this multi-author series will write their projects with the support of other authors in the group and have them ready for printing in cooperation with Wild Blue Wonder Press and the other authors in this series.
- Authors will retain a large amount of creative control; however, as Wild Blue Wonder Press will be operating as the publisher of the series, final decisions will be discussed between the author and publisher. In the event that no compromise is arrived at, the author may be released from all obligation. For this reason, the author must write a draft of the novel and allow Wild Blue Wonder Press to review the work before being provided with a contract.
- As the official publisher of the series, Wild Blue Wonder Press will provide cover design and interior formatting. Wild Blue Wonder Press will also handle publication details (uploading, distribution, etc.) and organize a street team for the book launches.
- Individual authors are obligated to take care of their own editing—it is up to the individual whether that involves beta-readers and critique swaps or if they work with a professional editor. However, Wild Blue Wonder Press will do two internal passes—one with beta-readers and one proofreading pass after interior formatting.
- Wild Blue Wonder Press will not require any fees from the author. Authors will not receive an advance but will be paid royalties for every sale on any retailers or directly through the Wild Blue Wonder Press website.
- Wild Blue Wonder Press will provide a contract to be signed by the author that lays out details of royalty fees, copyright, and so on. Please send an email to kell@wildbluewonderpress.com see an example of this contract.