Sarah Bryant · Reader · added over 9 years ago

Thank you Christopher for the recommendation (despite the slip about piano tuning - weird, because this book has been through many reads, including several by my agent, and one by my concert-level pianist husband, and no one ever picked up on that glitch!) But I think I have a solution. Anyway, that’s a MINOR glitch right? :-) I want this book to have a life, despite my London publisher going narrow genre, which does not include historical/Gothic/romance/paranormal... So let’s all rally! I would join a syndicate, but I’m worried it will be money wasted as I have only two months left of funding..still, yours looks cool...

Christopher Huang · Author · added over 9 years ago · 4 likes

Dear friends,

First, on the "me" front: I’ve been interviewed on Frederic Bye’s podcast, "Creative Magic Unchained!". I haven’t really listened to it, because hearing my own voice is ... weird and embarrassing. Also, there is a guest post on the associated blog, in which I probably overstate my case just a little. Go, tell me if I’m full of it.

I think I shall open up for pre-orders on Palm Sunday, two weeks from now. I should like to have some sort of video trailer ready by then. I even have something generally scripted up in my head. Only, y’know, the whole business with my speaking voice never sounding right....

Okay. Now, on to Other People: some currently-funding books I’d like to draw your attention to.

"The One Unspoken", by Sarah Bryant. We’re dealing with some well-written historical spookiness here. I think this will be the sort of book where I pick it off a shelf for an idle glance and then three hours later I realise I’m still standing in the same place reading the thing.

"Louisiana Blood", by Mike Donald. The mystery of Jack the Ripper, transported to the bayous of Louisiana. There’s some fascinating grotesquery going in this one.

"Scribbles", by Tabi Card. Check out the excerpt on the project page. That is the best articulation of a crush I have ever seen. If that’s typical, the rest must be gold.

Go check them out, but be sure to save a few credits for me!

Sarah Bryant · Reader · added over 9 years ago

Thanks guys! Yes, a lot of my work does have a lot of suspense - so let me get my act together with syndicates (I still don’t quite understand them) and hopefully get onboard! And yes, I do read some thriller/mystery, though a lot of it’s YA...

reader · Reader · added over 9 years ago

@Sarah Bryant personally I feel some of yours have strong suspense elements and I don’t think they’d be out of place in the syndicate. I don’t think thriller = modern crime. You can look at starting one too.

Christopher Huang · Author · added over 9 years ago

@Sarah Bryant Ah, but do you read them, or read mysteries at least? The alternative, of course, is to start up a historical fiction syndicate. There appear to be a lot of historical fiction projects on Inkshares, but, looking at them, I can only identify maybe three that are active; it feels as though it’s actually in very much the same position as the mystery genre here, and that situation was what spurred @Faith and me to join up with the crime and thriller folks in the Thriller Night Syndicate in the first place.

(I’m not in a position to join a second syndicate, unfortunately, but you could check in with @Jack Downs , who is also currently funding; and you could also look for common ground with other genres as well.)

As for Pushing The Button ... it’s only another 3 or 4 weeks. That will give me time to freak out, and I do want to get a few more things in order before I start my campaign.

Sarah Bryant · Reader · added over 9 years ago

I will look into that syndicate, but I don’t write thrillers, so not sure I’d fit in? What do you all think?

Joni Dee · Author · added over 9 years ago

Faith beat me to it, but indeed @Sarah Bryant you are more than invited to join us at "Thriller Night" the only legit crime syndicate ... !

reader · Reader · added over 9 years ago

@Sarah Bryant congrats on all the books, I’ll check them out. Sand Daughter looks pretty interesting. We do have a syndicate for Thrillers - everything from PI on Mars to British cozies like this one - you should join!!

Sarah Bryant · Reader · added over 9 years ago

I’m not a SF writer - we need to start a coalition on here! And really, just press that button! I’ve published 7 novels commercially (in the UK, Europe and Asia, hence me being on here now), some to great success, some less so. The worst that can happen is nothing, and then you go on to plan B. I will gladly trade pre-orders and pitch your work.

Christopher Huang · Author · added over 9 years ago · 5 likes

Dear friends,

I notice that a lot of you--a LOT of you--are fans of science-fiction and/or fantasy. So I’d like to point to The Traveller’s Cup, by AC Baldwin. Take a look at the sample chapters: there’s some fascinating world-building there. I personally don’t do sci-fi much, and I’m still enthralled.

There is a new Peterkin short story out on Wattpad: Castles on the Moon.

And the Facebook page for Peterkin Investigates, the overall series name, is live. Go. Like. There is a part of me that is running around in panicked circles crying "what have I done, what have I done". I really better get started on the sequel novel now.

We still seem to be on track for Easter, though honestly I’m tempted to go Push The Button right now.