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Hello, supporters of BLACK FOREST!

The book will be available in less than two weeks! Thank you all for your patience and your support!  If you’re a Missoulian, make sure you’ve cleared your calendars for the launch party at Frame of Mind on Friday, November 4th, and 6:30!

BUT HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NEXT!  The books are about to ship from Inkshares very shortly, which means that you need to check your account (the one you created when you pre-ordered BLACK FOREST) and make sure that your SHIPPING ADDRESS IS UPDATED! Otherwise you won’t receive your book on time (or maybe at all!)

Thank you once again - I couldn’t have done it without you all, and I’m so excited to share Nathan’s world of BLACK FOREST with you VERY VERY SOON! 

Love you all--

Laramie Dean!

Hello friends of BLACK FOREST!  I know that several of you have been wondering what’s been going on, when the book will be released, fun crystal ball questions like that. Since my crystal ball is due for a good cleaning, I can only give you the fuzziest glance into the future, and it looks something like this:

Because of Covid-related lunacy, production for all Inkshares titles has to be readjusted, including BLACK FOREST. What does that mean for me (and for you)? Right now we’re looking at summer 2022 release dates ... but it’s very likely that I won’t have a confirmed date until later this year. 

Which really just means we’re still on track, I’m going to do another round of edits on my own, honing and crafting and all those other fun things that keep writers awake at night. And as soon as my crystal ball gets back from the cleaners, I’ll give you more specific details.

Thanks for your patience and support, friends -- I promise you, it will be worth it! xXOo L

Hello, my beloved supporters of BLACK FOREST!  I’ll have some news coming soon (I know most of you are curious about when it will be available) ... but for the moment I need your help to get my SECOND novel off the ground!  This one is called WITCHBOY, and I’ve entered it into a contest held by Inkshares.  Doesn’t require pre-orders ... just "Follows" and "Nominations"!  The contest ends tomorrow, and so far I have 116 followers, which is good, but could be better!  

Here’s the link to find WITCHBOY -- I very, VERY much appreciate all your help! (And stay tuned for more news regarding BLACK FOREST ...!)

https://www.inkshares.com/books/witchboy-0d5031

Hi friends!

A quick update about BLACK FOREST - I’ve finished my first round edits, and should begin the second round soon!

In the meantime, I’ve entered my novel WITCHBOY into Inkshares’ 2020 All-Genre contest. No pre-orders necessary .... I would so very much appreciate it if you would follow and/or leave a comment under the Discussion tab or a quick review (I’ve posted the prologue and the first two chapters).

From the contest rules:

"Projects will be selected in two phases: phase one will be determined through a combination of nominations and general community engagement. Those engagements will be assessed by Story Machine, our analytics module which determines that all of the engagements aren’t just from Mom. Phase Two will move to an independent evaluation by the Inkshares Story Board made up of our talented editorial team and a select number of past published writers."
What constitutes “community engagement”?
An engagement is a comment, a unique reader, a like, a share, a chapter read or a nomination.


You can find WITCHBOY in my profile or follow this link:

https://www.inkshares.com/books/witchboy-0d5031

Thank you, friends!

Laramie Dean · Author · added over 3 years ago
Thanks Annabelle!  And thanks to the whole team at Drum!

Hi everyone!  As I’m preparing all my author information and getting ready to begin edits, I would super duper appreciate it if you would follow me on Instagram at @bylaramiedean which is my professional author Instagram (I’m also @bylaramie on Twitter and ByLaramieDean on Facebook).  Thank you friends!

Annabelle Blair · Reader · added over 3 years ago
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you. Can’t wait to read!!!
Mary Dezember · Author · edited over 3 years ago · 1 like
Congratulations, Laramie! I am so happy and excited for you!  And I am excited to be a Black Forest reader!
Laramie Dean · Author · added over 3 years ago
Thanks, Jacqui!!!!  I really appreciate it!
Jacqui Castle · Author · edited over 3 years ago · 1 like
Congratulations! Welcome to the Inkshares authors team :)

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