MI6 Fan Fiction Publication
There are three ways of publishing work on MI6;
1. Serialised novel
2. Complete novel
3. Short story
Serialised novels are published in sections, so each chapter
is published after the writer has completed it. Complete novels
are full text’s ready to be published to the site in one
go.
Novels in the real market range from between 80,000 words to
100,000 on average. It might be good to use this as a guideline
when drafting yours. Please note that the count is indicative
only.
Submission
Once your novel or chapter (depending on the format you wish
to publish it) has been completed you are now ready to submit
it to MI6 for publication.
Email fanfiction@mi6.co.uk with
your name, email address and attach a copy of your fan fiction
in Microsoft Word or
Rich Text format. You should also include;
1. Blurb, this is what is typically found on the back
cover, a brief outline of the plot.
2. Author information.
3. Ideas for novel cover design.
4. Please state the word processor and version that you created
your fiction in, IE: Microsoft World 2002, Rich Text format...
When attaching your document, we recommend:
All typesets are Times New Roman.
All font sizes are 12pt.
If you need to make text stand out, such as chapter heading,
please use bold only.
Our fan fiction team read and
check all submissions, so a clear and coherent font will make
reading faster. Please see
the section Checking and Reading below.
Novel Covers
MI6 create the novel covers for you, in a uniform layout. There
is no need to create the novel cover yourself or seek assistance
in creating one. However, when you email MI6, you can make recommendations
on what you would like to see on the cover (this cannot extend
to copyrighted images).
Checking and Reading
You should avoid using graphic words in your story. These include
any offensive swear words or politically incorrect comments,
such as racism. Swear words, when over used can degrade the story
and give an outwards appearance that the author has a lack of
imagination to iterate the situation. “James Bond coughed
out a four-letter word under his breath as…” this
is a much more artistically crafted sentence, and covers the
point without the use of cursing. Offensive language will turn
off readers and we urge you not to use it.
Before emailing, you should read your whole fan fiction at least
once and correct any grammar errors as you find them.
After emailing fanfiction@mi6.co.uk,
your work will be subject to thorough reading by MI6, to ensure
quality. Any spelling mistakes, grammar mistakes and so forth
will be highlighted inside the fan fiction and emailed back to
you, so that you can amend. Note: we will not normally make any
changes to your fan fiction other than highlighting errors. Once
completing the corrections, you can then (if needed) email MI6
for a second time with the updated copy attached.
Publication
MI6 will create an Adobe Acrobat file format for you. Other
changes will include page numbering, typeset alterations and
the addition of a cover. The PDF file will then be protected
to help prevent your work being copied/printed and
altered by other parties.
Your completed fan fiction will then be placed in the queue
of awaiting work ready to be published. You will be told at this
point when exactly you can expect your work to appear online.
In regards to publishing work on other websites, we do not stop
anyone from posting their fan fiction on any other sties. Many
people have had their work published on such sources as fanfiction.net.
Please note, all submissions will be available for discussion
in the Keeping
the British End Up forums by fellow Bond fans.
If you have any questions, you can contact the fan fiction department
at fanfiction@mi6.co.uk
