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Hello, hello!

This coming Thursday (Dec 8th) Eudaimonia will have been out in the world (officially) for a whole month! 

Thank you so much to all of the folks who came out to our little launch party on Nov 12th. Truly, it was such a nice bow to top this whole experience. 

And THANK YOU for all of your nice text messages, comments, and reviews! I am beyond pleased with the feedback that I have gotten from those of you who have read Eudaimonia. The fear, the worry, the white-knuckle anxiety of putting a piece of yourself in the world for everyone to judge seems like a recipe for insanity. (She spent five years on this?! *disdainful incredulity*) The only hope after it is out there is simply not to humiliate yourself. Based on early reviews, I think I have averted utter humiliation. *whew*

For those of you that have already read Eudaimonia would you please consider rating/reviewing it on Goodreads & Amazon?  (It really gives Mr. Godwin something to look forward to, as he checks these sites daily.)

Thank you, again, to all the folks who have already read and reviewed Eudaimonia. Reviews help. There are more books coming out than people can possibly read. For those of you who haven’t read it yet, do not worry. I am a very slow reader and have piles of books around my house that "I’m meaning to get to." Whenever you get to Eudaimonia is a perfect time. I appreciate that it is even in your world sitting on a shelf or an e-reader somewhere.

Also, please keep Eudaimonia in mind as you are looking for stocking stuffers and holiday gifts. Books are always an excellent gift :)

Since this project is concluding with Inkshares, I’ll be moving away from this platform for updates. In the coming weeks, you should see a test newsletter from "hello@meghangodwinauthor.com". I am not a fan of spam or writing useless copy, so I assure you this will be an "as-needed" update email. Of course, you are welcome to unsubscribe at any time.

I hope your holidays are merry and bright.

Thank you,

Meghan Godwin

www.meghangodwinauthor.com

  

7 days. 1 week from TODAY is the official publication date for Eudaimonia.

E-books are out. I know the Kindle download was a little funny, so at the end of this email, I have a little trick.

Paperbacks are on their way (in fact, some of you have already received them).

For any questions, issues, or problems email: hello@inkshares.com

Now, some of you are VERY fast readers. Those of you that have already read Eudaimonia would you please consider rating/reviewing it on Goodreads & Amazon? (FYI Amazon reviews will not be open until after publication)

Also- please feel free to tag me if you share, post, or tweet your photos/comments on social media:
Instagram: @meghangodwin_author
Twitter: @GodwinMeghan
Facebook: @MGodwinAuthor

For those of you in and around the Greenville area, I look forward to celebrating with you at our launch party on Sat. Nov 12!

Kindle trick:
In your Amazon account there is an option under "your account" -- "content &devices" 
Once there, at the top, you will see "devices". Click on it, you will see your devices. 
Choose the device. 
Once there you should see an email address xxx@kindle.com. copy that.
Now, you can email the EPUB file to that email and the book should show up on your Kindle.

Thanks,
Meghan Godwin

Well, folks, the time is nigh!

I have heard from a reliable little birdie that the e-books for Eudaimonia will be pushed out about two weeks ahead of the publication date. For those of you not counting, that could be as soon as Tuesday 10/25!  It sounds like the print books will be shipped the first week of November.

So, make sure your mailing and email addresses are updated!

Sign in to Inkshares, click your profile picture in the top right corner of the screen, and select "Shipping Address" from the dropdown menu. You can email the fine folks at: hello@Inkshares.com  if you have any questions. 

Your pal,

Meghan Godwin  


Hello, hello!

We are 23 days from the publication date! This is the part that feels like the twelve days of Christmas. Every day there is another little gift to happen upon; bookmarks, digital ads, and some very early reviews. I just saw and approved the e-book version of Eudaimonia. Some of you have even sent me screenshots of your Amazon order updating the expected delivery date. We are in the end game now!

I wanted to take a moment to once again say thank you. When I embarked on this fever dream five years ago, I did not know what to expect. But one of the things that most surprised me was how easily you all said, "yes." Your "yes" (e-book purchase, retweet, supportive comment, etc.) has changed my life. I know, I know, Lord, Meghan, could you be any more cheesy? (for the record, yes, so be impressed; this is me showing restraint.) But "yes" from folks across every facet and season of my life changed the way I thought about myself and what I could do. Knowing that other people believe you are capable of something can be a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy. We have now reached the weird part that I am very bad at. It will only devolve into misty, heartfelt nods. So, I’m going to stop here and say: thank you.   

For those of you in and around the Greenville area, we will be having a party Saturday, November 12. I tried to pull out all the local backers and invite you individually, but, if you haven’t seen the e-vite yet, I probably did a bad job or it may have gotten lost in the ether of the internet. Internet and other idiocies aside, this whole publication business wouldn’t have happened without your "yes". This little party is a small way for me to say thank you to your wonderful faces. I hope to see you there. 

Here is the e-vite link:  http://evite.me/GNgUASJxwN

Appreciatively,

Meghan Godwin

Y’all, it is cranking up! I’m not sure if you can hear it, but there is a faint click-click-clicking sound in the background. Like the sound a roller coaster makes before you crest the first big drop. That is where we are on this publishing journey, the slow-clicking ascent before the thrilling drop on the publication date. 

Eudaimonia’s publication date is Tuesday, November 8th. It is now listed (for pre-order) on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. And you can add it to your "want to read" list in GoodReads

Eudaimonia is also listed on IndieBound, which is a website that directs you to independent local bookstores near you. There is a link on IndieBound where you can purchase a book online through "Bookshop." If you want to buy Eudaimonia in a local bookstore, request it. Independent bookstores are small businesses and books are their inventory. They generally keep on hand what they know will sell and monitor requests to see if there is something else they should start carrying. 

So, Meghan, what about us? The folks who pre-ordered? 

Let’s get your addresses updated at Inkshares! It has been nearly five years since we started this adventure and some things are bound to have changed. 

Head over to: www.inkshares.com and log in. If you have forgotten your password, just click "forgot password" to reset it. In the right-hand corner go to account -->;;;; shipping addresses. If you run into any trouble, you can email Inkshares for help: hello@inkshares.com 

While you are in your Inkshares account, double-check your purchase (an e-book, a paperback book, or both. I am hoping that the e-books and paperbacks will be ready sometime in October. 

Part of the fun of being a pre-order backer is that you get your book before anyone else! 

If you originally ordered an e-book but now want to order a paperback, you can do so in your Inkshares account (or any of the other places listed above). Again, any questions or issues please reach out to Inkshares directly for help: hello@inkshares.com 

What if I want to pre-order and haven’t yet? Eudaimonia Pre-order page 

Thanks again, 

Meghan Godwin 

COVER ART!!!

I’m just going to get right to it and then gush. Behold-

Any hair stylist will tell you that finishing is key. You can cut the best haircut of your whole life, but if you don’t style it well when you are done, bleh, game over. I think the same holds true with writing. And, let me tell you, Eudaimonia has been styled!

Tim Barber (of Dissect Designs) has captured the darkly feminine and unsettling tone perfectly. PERFECTLY. I can’t tell you how excited I was when I saw this. 

IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I HAVE EVER SEEN.

Hey, hey!
Happy Summer!
I just got word that Eudaimonia has been scheduled for proofreading!
They expect to have the proofread manuscript back at the beginning of July! This will be small tweaks, mainly related to words and sentences. From there it will go back to our friend, the typesetter, to integrate the changes. Based on this timeline we are now anticipating a Fall release.
In the meantime, Inkshares gave me a tip sheet as homework. This is the information they’ll use to create a book page on retailer websites (like Amazon, B&N) in the upcoming weeks. That feels a little surreal. What, me? An author page for Amazon? Well, yes, actually. It is the next practical step. And the next step after that? *eek!* Putting together the bones of a promotion plan.
Ever forward,
Meghan Godwin

A couple of weeks ago I received this email:

To say that I was ecstatic would be an understatement. I know that emails and PDFs are sort of a run-of-the-mill occurrence so why would I get SO excited about this one? Let me explain...over the last four years I have traded many Word documents with the folks at Inkshares. And everyone is familiar with how text looks in a Word doc. But when a Word doc becomes a book it undergoes a transformation. A typesetter takes that Word doc and manipulates it into a format that makes it suitable for publishing. I will repeat that last part for emphasis, SUITABLE FOR PUBLISHING.

That is right, friends! We are nearly there, almost to the goal line of an actual. published. book.

And, while this isn’t "final final" it is super gratifying to be at a place where I can glimpse this:

I mean, that is pretty cool, isn’t it?

So, Meghan, what does this mean for us? The folks who pre-ordered?

Let’s get your addresses updated at Inkshares. Head over to: www.inkshares.com and log in. If you have forgotten your password, just click "forgot password" to re-set it. In the right hand corner go to account -->;;; shipping addresses. If you run into any trouble you can email inkshares for help: hello@inkshares.com

What if I want to pre-order and haven’t yet?  Eudaimonia Pre-order page

When can we expect it?

I have been told "possibly" the end of August. But this is not a firm date. I will keep you posted as things progress. But, rest assured, all my pre-order folks with get their copy first. No cuts, no buts.

Your friend,

Meghan Godwin


Hello, hello, hello!  

I am chug, chug, chugging along! I received my copy-edited manuscript back at the end of October. Then I spent a couple of weeks going through each note on every page. I submitted the reviewed copy edited manuscript on November 9th. Since I have never done this before, I was a little unsure of what to expect. 

As I did my initial graze through the whole document I was shocked at how thorough this copy editor person was. Shocked and delighted. The amount of time and care they took to fix emdashes, point out inconsistencies, and "just confirm this was what was intended" was a whole new level of oversight for me. And I was relieved. This is not just me throwing all of the words into a sentence and hoping my primitive knowledge of commas will get us to the end. A very smart stranger read 409 pages of something I wrote and then took the time to make notes. And not just vague notes, specific, granular notes.  

This must be how that shoemaker in the fairy tale felt when he woke up one morning and found that elves had made everything better in the night. I didn’t even know people like this existed, these copy editors. I believe they might be modern day elves. The next step will be to send this spiffed up manuscript to the typesetter to have it poured. Pouring is what makes it look like a real book. Again, kind of sounds like magic to me.

I hope you have a magical week. too.

Your friend,

Meghan Godwin  

Hello Friends! 

It has been a good long while since I sent out an update but, finally, I have some news! 

Inkshares is planning on a Spring/Summer 2022 release for Eudaimonia! 

In October it will have been 4 years since you helped me get this thing in production. Without your help it would have never stood a chance. So, again, thank you. We are getting there! 

Recently, I had to spend some time on a plane. I knew that I would be stuck for multiple hours with little to do. So, I uploaded the most recent draft of Eudaimonia (this makes 4, I think) to my Kindle. Everything inside of me cringed as I started on page one. 

I think when you create something and refine it over, and over, and over all you really see is what is wrong with it. That’s all you are focused on. Why is this terrible and how do I fix it? The decent parts you disregard because they don’t need attention. Hours are spent hunched over sections dickering around with the way a sentance sounds. And you are never reading it as a whole piece of work. Never. Throw in the insecurity of never having done this before and the doubt that it will ever get better, argh. 

This is what prompted the dread when I opened that Kindle thousands of feet above the ground. I didn’t want to, yet again, face all the rough and ugly parts of this book and all of my shortcomings as an amateur. Atrocious, right? Plus, it was impossible to correct anything on a Kindle in an airplane. So, as I read, imagine my suprise when I thought to myself, "I don’t hate this." 

That may not sound like a ringing endorsement to you, for me, that is progress. 

I hope you are having a wonderful summer, 

Your friend, 

Meghan Godwin 

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