Publishing guide

Review what will be public, what readers need to know, and how to take a copy of your work.

Rights and permissions

Submit only work you created or have permission to share. You retain your rights and grant Ivy Taboo nonexclusive permission to store, format, and display the work you submit for publication. Use the built-in cover artwork.

Works primarily intended for sexual arousal are prohibited. Consensual intimacy between adults may appear when it serves the story. Use the content warnings for mature themes.

Draft, preview and release

Create a private book draft or import a manuscript. Confirm the public pen name, title, pitch, spice level and featured tags. Use content warnings to describe sensitive subjects and the notes field to explain context. Choose “No listed warnings” only after reviewing the manuscript.

Preview your chapters, then prepare them with Publish or Schedule in Studio. Select Submit book for review when the work is ready. The book and its chapters become public only after approval and when their release times arrive. Changes to public material require a new review.

Discuss, archive and export

Choose how readers can comment and review the discussion in Studio. Export an ordered copy of the manuscript and cover from the book’s Studio page. Archiving hides the book and its chapters from public reading. A book restored from trash returns to the archive. A restored chapter returns as a draft.

Report or request a review

Site moderators can restrict material after a report. To ask for a review of a restriction, email the site operator with the story link, any decision notice, and the reason you are requesting another review. See Content rules and reports for reporting options.