Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
It’s been awhile. Things have been very busy here at the Codex Arcanum, in no small part because of all the wonderful book things that have been happening at Inkshares. Sorry for not updating sooner, but after three months of crazy crowdfunding, I think a little breather was in order for us all.
But good things are happening. We got notes back from Staton, our editor. Lots of great suggestions for changes and improvements, which I am in the process of implementing. We got a production schedule from Avalon and a marketing plan from Angela. Both have confirmed that this is really a thing that is happening, and it’s now my job to make it as awesome as can be.
We also have a release date - August 1, 2017! It’s crazy how close that is (in a good way), and how many items still need to be crossed off the to-do list (in an exciting way). But we will make it happen, fear not. We are sorcerers.
Finally - the moment for which you’ve truly been waiting. As you know, one of our last funding prizes was the offer to name a character in the book after one of you lovely book-buying supporters. So after consulting the tea leaves, throwing the bones, and clicking the button of a random number generator between 1 and 255 unique readers, the Fates gave us back the number 213. Going down the list, that means the winner is ...
MOE MOE!
One of the best names I’ve ever encountered on a human now gets to be enshrined for all time as a character in the Codex Arcanum series. Thanks again to all of you have supported the book. We’ve got some cool info coming down the pike. Stay tuned ...
mh
Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
Happy New Year! You may have seen this in another email, but thanks to you, WE DID IT! We made our funding goal. Because of some last-minute pre-orders, we held on to third place and won The List contest! This means that SORCERY FOR BEGINNERS will be published later this year with FULL MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT.
I’m over the moon, you guys. Four years ago, I pitched the concept for this book as a screenplay, but my agent said no one would buy it as a spec. If it was based on a book, he said it would be a slam-dunk sale. So I decided to write my first real novel, and nine drafts and several wrong turns later, here we are. In less than a year, SORCERY FOR BEGINNERS will be on the shelves of bookstores.
And I owe it all to you. Your tweets, your shares, and most importantly, your pre-orders got us to this place. Thanks to you guys, we donated $560 to breast cancer research, we finished in the top ten of two separate contests, and SORCERY got a real publishing deal. There’s a lot of work still left to do -- I have to address notes from my editor, Juliane has to do the illustrations, plus layout and cover design and marketing one-sheets -- but for now, I simply want to say THANK YOU. Thank you to all who supported this project over last three months, and to everyone who has supported my writing in other ways over the years. I owe you all drinks. I’d also like to send a special shout-out to all the folks in the Inkshares community, especially Adam, who believed in this book. I look forward to working with you all in 2017.
For now, may you enjoy the rest of your holiday. I wish you all the best in 2017, and no matter what else happens, I hope this book will be a little bright spot in your year. It wouldn’t exist without you.
Thanks again. Onward!
mh
Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,
Only 30 days left to pre-order Sorcery for Beginners! As you may know, the book was recently selected by Inkshares as one of the top 14 unpublished books on their site (out of thousands)!
We’re definitely getting published, and you will get your copy, BUT -- We want the full publishing and marketing package. We want SORCERY FOR BEGINNERS to be in bookstores everywhere. We want it be at book festivals and comic-cons and magic shops. We want it to be reviewed in websites and newspapers. The top 3 pre-sellers on THIS LIST will receive all these things:
https://www.inkshares.com/contests/the-list-2016
As you can see above (if you crane your neck sideways, not sure why it’s showing up that way, this is why I need full graphic design help), right now we’re at Number 4. To hit number 3, we need 30 more UNIQUE READERS. That’s it. 30 new people buying the book in 30 days. $10 each. I know there’s a lot going on right now, and people are worried, and it’s the holiday season, but I’m betting at least 30 people out there would like to read about a group of magic-using teenagers taking down a greedy millionaire.
Again, if you or someone you know purchases a pre-order before January 1, you will get:
- A signed copy
- Your name in the back of the book
- A handmade bookmark that figures prominently in the novel
- My undying gratitude!
Thank you again for all your support, and I can’t wait for you to see the finished novel!
mh