Aug 1, 2016

Hello, Everyone!

We’re still sitting pretty at 109 pre-orders. It’s amazing how far we’ve come in these last months. Still a couple weeks left to get that number up to 250!

Which also brings me to another topic, which might be uncomfortable, but I need all of your opinions/advice: What should we do if we don’t make it to the 250 pre-orders? I think we can do it, but there is the chance that we won’t, and it’s getting pretty close to the time period where we need to address that.

If I could go and do it all again, I would give myself more than 90 days to market The Last Faoii. And I would do it when there was a contest going on on Inkshares that The Last Faoii could be submitted for. I was so new to this when I started 90 days ago. I didn’t know what I do now. I didn’t give myself the chance I should have.

But, wait... I can do it again, can’t I? And there is a fantasy-based Geek and Sundry contest that will be going on when this first attempt fails. If we’re being honest, this doesn’t have to be a failure if we don’t get to the Quill goal (which, again, I think we can). This doesn’t have to be the end of the line for Faoii.

However, I don’t know if I can rightfully ask you all to support my endeavors again because they didn’t go as I’d hoped the first time around. If two weeks go by and we haven’t reached Quill, and if I did put The Last Faoii up for pre-order again, would you all be willing to give it another go? I already know I won’t have the money next time to market it like I did this time, and (if I’m going to be honest) I’m not sure I have the strength to keep pushing it like I have been. These last three months have almost run me into the ground, but the support I get from people like you has kept me going far and beyond what I could have ever done on my own. If I do have to start the campaign again, I know I won’t be able to do it without your support. Are you all willing to give it another shot? Do you truly want to see Faoii become a reality as much as I do?

I completely understand if your pre-order was a one-time deal. This was supposed to be my last try with this novel. The final proof that it’s just worthy of being published. If I failed, I was going to delete The Last Faoii from my computer and force myself to move on. But... this entire thing has given me hope that I can succeed if I keep trying. And I think I can--with your continued support.  Would you still back me even if you had to wait even longer for results? 

This is an honest question, and I would love to hear your response. You can DM on inkshares, contact me on Facebook (TahaniNelson), Twitter (@tahaninelson) or through e-mail (tahani.nelson@gmail.com). If we don’t make it this time around, do we all want to try for a second shot?

Thank you, friends. For everything.
Love always,

T