Feb 19, 2016

Hey everyone!

So firstly, I was ecstatic to see that we managed to sell 18 copies of the book yesterday! That’s pretty crazy, given how dormant the page has been for the better part of a month. Looking forward, there are still 10 days left for the book’s current funding period. If we can keep sales clipping along at the current pace we’re guaranteed to hit the goal for Quill.

I need everyone who has followed along with the novel to market the book to their friends, family, and anyone else who loves fantasy or just good books in general. Word of mouth is instrumental in successfully hitting each new milestone, and I can only do that with your help!

There are a ton of great rewards currently available for anyone who pre-orders a copy of the book, so now is the time. If you’ve been on the fence, I implore you to check out the new page and the updates samples and then jump!

Finally, I’d like to take the time to recommend a few authors who’ve reached out to me to help with my own campaign, or whose work I’ve followed for some time without comment. 

Abigail Burton and Autumn Gass are the authors of "The Guardians," which is currently seeking to win the Space Opera Contest through 

Inkshares. https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-guardian-the-veiled-hope?recommended=true

Billy O’Keefe is the author of "These are my Friends on Politics," and while he’s already reached his funding goal, I’d still suggest grabbing an early copy if you’ve yet to!

https://www.inkshares.com/books/these-are-my-friends-on-politics-0985?recommended=true

Matthew Isaac Sobin is one of the winners of the Sword & Laser contest, and a great guy who reached out to me multiple times over the course of the campaign with kind words and more. He’s got a great project (it won for a reason) and I’d really suggest checking it out if you’ve somehow missed it. 

https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-last-machine-in-the-solar-system?recommended=true

Joseph Asphahani is another winner (the overall winner, I believe)of the Sword & Laser contest. His book "The Animal in Man" is reminiscent of the beloved "Redwall" series.

https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-animal-in-man-7699

So that it’s for now. Remember thought that while things are looking up for "The Children of the Forest," there’s no guarantee without your support that the book will hit its goal. In fact it’s almost certain it wont.  So go pre-order a copy today and help ensure that the adventures of Fionna and Rew become a reality!