It can take two to eight months before Palladium can review and respond to your submission. Sorry, we're very busy. Kevin Siembieda owns ALL rights. Actually, if you are open to your work being rewritten and material being added to it, there may be a better chance for acceptance. Payment for first time writers is typically a flat fee.
Exceptions are an extreme rarity.
The exact amount paid will vary with the size of the work and the amount of rewriting involved. Contributions to a larger work can pay a few to several hundred dollars. A separate, formal author's agreement will be signed if an unsolicited manuscript is accepted on a flat fee basis. All prospective writers must send 10 to 30 pages of a completed manuscript section. This will give the submissions editor a clear idea of your writing abilities.