Sorry for the double update, but I’ve had three people ask me this already. If you pre-ordered the first time TSM was available, those orders do not carry over to the new campaign. FYI.

I honestly didn’t think I would have a reader update so quickly, but here I am. In 24 hours, I’ve had 26 preorders and while it is upsetting I didn’t hit 250 immediately... THANK YOU!

I attempted to record a new video for TSM homepage on Inkshares, and, well, you should just see what I had to work with. In the video I attempt to tell people that I have already finished the book and am currently working on the second draft right now. That means when we hit the funding goal, the book will follow shortly after.

I’m planning to get this done before November 2016 because I will be stationed to a ship out of San Diego and deployed who-knows-where doing who-knows-what (I’m an IT Technician, so it will be a lot of, "Have you tried turning it off and back on again in a classified way?").

So many people have already recommended and shared on Twitter, Facebook, and Inkshares, it has made my day. I need everyone’s help getting the book out to the people I don’t know. For my part, I will continue to comb Inkshares, leave reviews, pre-order when I can, and keep working, but if the first 24 hours are any indication, this is going to be no problem.

Sweet Dreams,

Stephen Carignan

P.S. If you saw the video, Emma says hi.

Between followers of the book versus followers of me, we have over 250 followers. That means if everyone gets one, I will be a published author. That fact alone is astounding, but it’s the support of you which has made it possible and I can’t thank you enough. Also, if anyone pre-orders more than one paperback, I will custom write a limerick for you.

Great stuff Stephen! You’re very talented, I wish you the best!

I know everyone is tired of hearing me say thank you, but honestly there’s no way to say it enough. Right now we’re at 146 readers of The Sleeping Man, and every single time that number goes up it makes me work all the harder reviewing books and supporting the Inkshares community. My goal remains the same, 250 readers of The Sleeping Man. As you may or may not know, once the number 250 is reached I will open the pre-orders so that when every reader orders one book it will be published.

Thank you to those who have recommended, shared on Twitter/Facebook, and sent the link to friends and family. It means the world to me.

Sweet Dreams,

Stephen Carignan

First of all, I would like to mention I am making progress with the work so that when we do go to pre-order, no one will have to wait that long to receive their copy, which is neat.

Second of all, I would like to thank all the new followers to The Sleeping Man! Unless one is already published, this type of work can get really hard, so to have support makes me keep pushing because I want to do a good job.

Third of all, I bet most of you are wondering what to get me for my birthday, which is... right now. Thirty-one years ago at the moment of writing this I emerged from the woods fully grown. Oh, what's that? You didn't get me anything? Well, if you are reading this, you already did and it's worth more than I can say. Since I'm greedy though, all I want this year from all of the readers of The Sleeping Man is to find me just one more reader. Then we'll be near the 250 mark and then we'll reopen pre-orders.

Sweet Dreams,

Stephen

Work has been progressing on The Sleeping Man quite well, I'm working through the second draft and I expect that when we do the pre-order thing again you guys will get your copy quickly. More and more people are supporting and I can't thank you guys enough, but let's keep it going. The goal I set is 250 followers. That way, when I open pre-orders, everyone buys one and then it will be published. Pretty cool, right? While I'm working on it, feel free to send me your things and I'll review your work for following. The Inkshares community has been so great and I'm happy to be a part of it. The only down side is I have to WAIT for these awesome books!

Much appreciation for the review, Stephen - we're paralyzed with jealousy given your writing chops, but still hoping to muster the courage to take a look at The Sleeping Man this weekend...  cheers!

The first draft is done! And to be honest, I'm 28K words through the second. What is the future of The Sleeping Man? Well, right now, the project is... sleeping. Works continues, because that's what authors do, but right now we need a wider base. I've spoken with the CEO of Inkshares and he's given me some great strategies to achieve just that. When the projects comes back (and it will), we only have to hit 250 pre-orders. With some fine tuning, people continuing to share and follow on Inkshares, and plain old-fashioned work. We can do this. Once again, the support I received has been remarkable and monumental in my motivation to pursue this and I want to thank you once again. I encourage you to share, review, and comment on Inkshares about the book. Thank you again.

Love,

Stephen Carignan

"Reading is one form of escape, running for your life is another." Lemony Snicket

Carignan draws the reader in from the very beginning; his words are lyrical and right away you feel almost as if you are dreaming yourself. His poetic language is beautiful and although you can tell immediately that this world is complex and completely different from our own, you know he will guide you through with care, precision and almost a lilting ease. Its almost as if you already know everything about the sleeping man even as you know you know nothing.