Some books need a quieter doorway.
Private, discreet publishing support for adult fiction, romance, dark romance, fantasy and intimate writing — with the option to use a pen name from the very first conversation.
You can talk about the book before you talk about yourself.
Ink & Velvet Press is a discreet route into professional publishing for writers who would rather keep their private identity separate from their work.
For the first enquiry, you can use a pen name or preferred name. We do not need an author photograph, personal biography or public profile. We simply need enough information to understand the project and reply privately.
Your book can have a public identity without making your private life part of the story.
Adult writing, professionally handled.
Publishing support without embarrassment, judgement or unnecessary exposure.
Adult fiction
Novels, novellas and short fiction written for adult readers, including literary and emotionally complex work.
Romance & dark romance
Contemporary, historical, darker and character-led romance where privacy or a pen name matters to the author.
Fantasy & romantasy
Fantasy, supernatural and imaginative fiction with romantic, sensual or darker adult themes.
Intimate writing
Personal or intimate adult fiction handled calmly, professionally and with discretion.
Pen-name publishing
Professional books prepared under the author name you choose, with no public photograph or personal biography required.
Private editions
Small print runs, controlled circulation, test editions and books intended for a limited or carefully chosen readership.
No judgement. No unnecessary questions.
Some writers simply want professional help without having to explain themselves first.
The writing matters. Your private life does not have to become part of the publishing process.
A simple private route into print.
No account, no automated upload and no commitment at the enquiry stage.
Make a private enquiry
Use a pen name if you prefer. Tell us the working title, approximate length and what kind of help you are looking for.
We reply personally
A member of the Tricorn Books team replies privately. Nothing is published or made public by making an enquiry.
Send the manuscript by email
If you want us to look further, we will ask you to send the Word manuscript through the normal private email channel.
Choose what happens next
We explain editing, proofreading, design, typesetting, printing and publishing costs before you commit to anything.
Private does not have to mean complicated.
For privacy and simplicity, manuscripts are not uploaded through this page. Your initial enquiry is handled privately, and if you decide to proceed we will explain the next step for sending your manuscript securely.
- You may use a pen name or preferred name for your first enquiry.
- Your email address is seen privately by Tricorn Books so that we can reply to you.
- Your real name does not need to appear publicly on the finished book.
- No manuscript is uploaded to this web page.
- If you proceed, manuscript files are exchanged through our normal working channels.
Tell us about the book — not your life.
You do not need to send the manuscript yet. A few details are enough for us to understand what you need and reply personally.
Use a pen name if that makes the first conversation easier. There is no obligation and no pressure to publish.
Tell us only what you are comfortable sharing. You do not need to send the manuscript yet.
From Page
to Screen
A novel doesn’t necessarily have to end with the final page. Ink & Velvet can adapt your book into a professionally structured screenplay, giving you another way to approach producers, agents, theatre companies and production studios.
Discover the service
Could your book become a screenplay?
We retain the characters, story and emotional core of the original work while translating it into a form built for visual storytelling — refining dialogue, pacing and structure without losing what made the book work in the first place.
A professional screenplay built from your book.
Screenplay conversion is more than simply turning prose into dialogue. A novel can move through thought, memory and description; a screenplay has to communicate through image, action, character and rhythm.
Our approach is to preserve the identity of the original book while reshaping it into a clear, professionally presented script that can become a serious creative and marketing tool.
Two ways to take your story further.
Available alongside an Ink & Velvet publishing project or as a standalone commission for an existing book.
Ink & Velvet Authors
Screenplay conversion commissioned alongside an Ink & Velvet publishing project.
Standalone Conversion
For authors with an existing completed or published book who would like it professionally adapted for the screen.
Your story already exists.
Now give it another life.
If you already have a book — or you are publishing through Ink & Velvet — talk to us about developing it for the screen.
Talk to us about your screenplay