Hello Friends

Because my ADHD doesn't allow me to stay still and also because I'm trying to give back by sharing my experiences, I decided to start a series of infographics on the subject of crowdfunding.

I know you are wondering: why infographics? Well, because they are fun and colorful (like yours truly).

The infographics are based on my research and experience so take them as suggestions. I'm sure there are many other paths to successful crowdfunding. 

Also, they are catered specifically to book crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is a complex science and, depending on what you are "selling", what works and what doesn't is different.

I will be adding more infographics (I have repeated this word like 10 times so far!)  in the coming days.

 Have a great day!

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Hello, Friends!

Things are quiet in the editing front, so I’m using this time to step up my marketing game.

As of today, I can add to my resume “Fancy Website Owner.”

Check it out. It has the story of my life, a moody picture that says “I’m a tortured soul but I still use filters,” and a color scheme that I hope says “this guy is legit.”

Ricardo's Fancy Website

While you are there, sign up for the newsletter. I will be sharing updates on the second book, upcoming events and other fun projects I’m currently working on.

As always, if you still have not pre-ordered your copy of The Catcher’s Trap, go ahead and do it; the first edition will be worth millions in the future! (Probably not, but you never know)

Have a fantastic day!

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Hello friends

Just a quick update. I have submitted my manuscript to Inkshares, and we expect to start the editing work in a couple of weeks. I believe this process last  6 to 10 months. Even though I would love a summer release, a Holidays release doesn’t sound bad.

I want to thanks the always patient and encouraging Avalon Radys —at Inkshares— for guiding me through the paperwork and submission process. Avalon said to me “you'll have plenty of work to do and deliverables to send at certain times. Take a break.”

So I’m taking her advice and using the time to support 3 authors that you should check out.

Andrew Wood

His book Storm of Fury is 89 pre-orders away from funding, and his deadline is in 64 days.

Andrew is a talented young writer, and his book presents quite an interesting story:

Lantrelia is a world that is under siege, but not by any mortal foe. Angered by humanity's many sins, the terrible god Na'lek has manifested his Fury in the shape of a mighty storm. Now, the fate of this war-torn world rests in the hands of Kaven, who is best known for walking face-first into a door. Given the opportunity to redeem himself, Kaven dares confront Na'lek and perhaps save the world as well.

Byron Gillan

His book The Children of The Forest is part of The Sword and Laser collection Contest (which ends next week). He is currently in fourth place, and he deserves to be in the Top 3.

Here is the description of his book:

In an ancient and broken land, two powerful nations vie for control of their devastated world's most vital resource. Manna. A material spawned from the great roots of Yggdrasil, the Tree of Life. Men'kai and Commigial fight one another fiercely and without quarter in a brutal war with no end or victor in sight. That all changes the day the king of the Commigial - Beric Cohmwell - makes a choice that will forever alter the future of his kingdom and the world.

André Brun

His book Lies and Deception is part of The Sword and Laser collection Contest, as well, but he is also 165 books away from his funding goal.

I find the premise of this book intriguing. As you all know, I’m a sucker for time-travelers.

A religious man tries to prove to the world that Jesus actually existed. He travels two thousand years in the past where encounters another time traveler, a woman trying to prevent the crucifixion. Was "Christ" really betrayed?

Please consider supporting these authors. You have the power to change their lives the same way you changed mine.

Have a fantastic day! 

Dear Friends

My editor Penny-Lane and I want to wish you all a Happy Holidays.

Thank you for your support, for your words of encouragement, and for making 2015 one of the best years of my life.

This year I did two big things: I ran the New York City Marathon, and I wrote a novel. It would be easy to pat my back and congratulate myself for such achievements, but the truth is that the blood, sweat and tears that took to achieve those two things were not only mine.

There were so many people cheering for me every time I reached a milestone; there were so many friends and family picking me up when I fell and thought I couldn’t keep going. There was all of you, who took a chance on my book and helped me reach my funding goal.

If I learned anything this year is that hard-work is not all it takes to achieve big dreams; a support system, a network of love is what make dreams come true.

So once again: Thank You All!

It wouldn’t be a proper end of the year update without a quote from the wisest man in the universe:

 “There’s a lot of things you need to get across this universe. Warp drive… wormhole refractors… You know the thing you need most of all? You need a hand to hold.”

The Tenth Doctor, Fear Her.

Hello Friends:

          Even though The Catcher’s Trap is some months away from reaching your hands, my brain can’t stop thinking about the second book.

I just came back from an inspirational trip to my homeland (Chile), and I am full of ideas, words, descriptions, and characters for the sequel.

The Atacama Desert is a beautiful and enchanting place. Salt valleys mix with ghost towns and oases in the driest place on Earth (google it, it is true). It is a world like no other I can assure you.

I wanted to share a couple of pictures with you, so when you read the second book (my ego is positive that after I blow your mind with The Catcher’s Trap, you will be eager to do so), you have an idea of what I am talking about.

By the way, the second book has a tentative name already, but I cannot tell you because it would be a huge spoiler to the ending of The Catcher's Trap.

I hope you like the pictures…

As always if you haven’t got your copy of The Catcher’s Trap go ahead and do it, support your indie author.

Formacion de sal Las Tres Marias/Salt formation Three Marys 

Valle de la Luna/ Moon Valley

Teatro de la Salitrera Humberstone/ Theater in ghost town Salitrera Humberstone

Have a fantastic week!


Hello Friends

Despite the rumors on the street, I was not abducted by an intergalactic dynasty who thought I was the genetic recurrence of their king. Which also means Channing Tatum didn’t rescue me (bummer!) so I could write this update.

 The long silence is for a good reason. I’ve been furiously writing and editing The Catcher’s Trap, and I'm pleased to say I am almost ready to say “now is up to the editors!” (imagine me releasing pages in the air, so they fly across the country to the desks of the folks at Inkshares)

My personal deadline is to deliver the manuscript and all the other paperwork by the end of December so we can hopefully have a book by August; we’ll see. It will all depend on the quality of the manuscript I submit; that is why I’m working hard so is not a piece of garbage.

Of course, not all is work. This weekend I rewarded myself for all of this year’s accomplishment by spending the weekend with my fellow Whovians at the Long Island Doctor Who Convention. I had a blast! And if you live on the East Coast and are a fan of the Doctor, you should check it out next year.

Here is me after taking the TARDIS for a spin: 

That’s it! I just wanted you to know I'm still here. Remember the book is available for pre-order so if you haven’t purchased your copy yet, go ahead and do it, you won’t regret it.

 

Have a fantastic week!

Hello Friends!

This picture was taking 15 years ago, in October of 2001. I had just arrived in the country, and I was full of hopes and dreams.

Unfortunately, soon I learned that my degree in journalism was looked at less because I had got it in a different country. I also learned that my broken English made me unqualified even for a retail job. So I started washing dishes, earning $7.5 an hour.

I am telling you this story because I want you to understand the impact that your support is having. Either if you pay $30, $9.99, $5 or if you bought the book with Inkshares credits, taking a chance on me has completely changed my life.

I am proud of myself, and I want to present to you a book that I will be proud to share. So I will be working hard with the Inkshares team to turn The Catcher’s Trap in the best version of itself.

The day The Doctor invites me for a ride in his Tardis, I will ask him to take me back to the day I took that picture, just so I can tell that kid, “hold on because it will be bumpy and hard, but it all will work out in the end.”

 

Love

Ricardo


Ricardo Henriquez · Author · added over 8 years ago
Thank you S.T. Ranscht and Robert P. Beus I'm incredibly happy and excited. It all worked out in the end.
S.T. Ranscht · Author · added over 8 years ago
Congratulations, Ricardo! The Universe has brought you the win you deserved on September 30th.. I'm doing a happy dance.

Hello Friends

Last week you received an e-mail from Inkshares announcing significant changes in their platform. These changes have various implications; the most important, though, is that pre-order prices go up, but the funding goal goes down to 750. This means that as of October 30th (when these changes will be rolled out) The Catcher’s Trap will have surpassed its new funding goal!

These are fantastic news. Some great Chilean swears can perfectly portray how happy I feel, but I don’t think they translate well, and it would probably be frowned upon to share them anyways.

Of course the work doesn’t end here; the work starts here. I have to finish a manuscript that I will feel proud showing to the folks at Inkshares, work with their team to turn this book into reality, convince Ronald D. Moore to read the book, sign a contract with SyFy network, agree to a film adaptation directed by James Cameron and schedule my photoshoot for the cover of Entertainment Weekly. As you can see, lots to do.

I want to thank each and every one of you who supported me through this campaign. This is a dream come true and I owe it to you: old friends and new friends who decided to give my book a chance.

If you are reading this, and you have not pre-order yet, please do so. Prices are going up at the end of the week, and you’ll be missing out on owning a first edition of a book destined to be HUGE  (trust me on that one)

I will continue pushing sales and sharing updates through social media, so find me on twitter @RHfromTheGlen or the book’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/catcherstrap.

 

Have a great week.


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