Jul 8, 2015

Good evening all!  I hope you are well!

(Let's get the business out of the way first) If you haven't followed me here on Inkshares, please do so by clicking here and then click follow!  I'm still working on my best polished draft before I send in my manuscript for dev. edits.  

So, something a little more fun now? Sure, why not?

Those of you who know me personally already know that my wife and I are traveling around our amazing country (USA, for those of you who might be from somewhere else).

Today we had the pleasure of stopping by the Inkshares office in San Francisco.  We had a chance to me the creative team behind this amazing publishing company.  They gladly welcomed us into their little part of the world and treated us with kind words and respect.  Avalon, my contact at Inkshares, helped set up the meeting and it was an absolute pleasure to meet her along with Matt, Thad, and everyone else who help run this outstanding start up.  Read on...you know you want to...

When my wife and I arrived, we were offed refreshments (which I immediately took, San Francisco is all hills, I am chubby...do the math).  We were quickly introduced to several people who were hard at work.  Inkshares is currently in launch phase for Mr. Gary Whitta's debut novel, Abomination.  They were packaging over 900 novels to be distributed across the country.  I was lucky enough to receive a signed hardcover 1st Edition, 1st Print (even though I already had bought the e-book version, and it's great so far).  

Next, we were given a tour of The Vault office area.  There are about 20 start up companies sharing the office space.  We were informed it was the old Ghiradelli factory that had burned during a fire a long time ago.  The office is really cool and it's an inviting place to work.  We finished the tour by stopping in what was called the library.  They had books up that they had recently published (I was given another book that also looks like a great read, a mystery called One Murder More).

I met Thad hard at work in this area and we all discussed the history of the company and the future of the company a bit.  It was all very fascinating.  Then, they were all kind enough to give us some recommendations and hidden gems to explore in and around the city.  

I am happy to get to meet the people who will help make Ageless a reality.  I can freely admit I was slightly nervous; that doesn't happen to me much anymore.  Yet, everyone was so nice and easy going that my nerves melted away and I genuinely had a great time.  

Then it was back to work.  Those books aren't going to pack and ship themselves.

Until next time, keep being amazing and spreading the word.  I don't call you Inman Insiders for nothing...

Paul