Borehole Bazaar has achieved 30 pre-orders and 60 follows!!! I’m going to be handing out bookmarks to all the local stores and seeing if any of them are game to let me do a reading, either of the prologue or of one of the shorts. Y’all are phenomenal people for helping me chase my dream! I can almost taste it! Have a great day!
My mom and my aunt and a few of my friends are big into the sign language community, so in a few days (weeks?) I’ll start uploading video of them signing scenes from this story, or from the short stories Boloborolo and Tamachat tell around the campfire. Stay Tuned!!!
Also, today is the perfect level of cloudy for walking without breaking a sweat. I wish each and every one of my followers, and all those they care about, a marvelous day with good things and attainable hope.
Sooooo... I put up the prologue. I originally didn’t have it in place because it does not follow the protagonist directly, but the two people I had look it over said the prologue was actually very important. So give it a read. Wishing y’all awesome days!
Great news everyone!!!! Anybody who has purchased a copy of my book is getting a link to a FREE copy of a cute children’s book I wrote. If any of y’all have kids, I would be tickled pink to see any art they are inspired to make from this, even if it’s just a bunch of scribbles!!! It’s my honest belief that a team of Altruism and Optimism can absolutely save this world! (PS, I’m gonna try and have a little sumthin sumthin like this every week as an extra thanks to everyone who’s helping to make my dream a reality!
I looked over my segment from Chapter Two and decided it was much weaker than I wanted, so I put it in the context of the whole chapter. I would love for everyone to take a gander at the prose. I think it’s great, but I may be biased :D
https://www.inkshares.com/books/borehole-bazaar-a-vow-unbroken?recommended=true
I am a tenth of the way to Quill!!! A whole TENTH!!! Y’all are just wonderful, amazing people and I want to let you know that I’m sending you tons of positive, good thoughts and well wishes. Thank you!
21 orders in! I am so excited and proud of all of you! I know how hard it is to part with mulah, but, I gotta say, I am impressed by how amazing the 17 of you who have actually are. To the rest who follow, I still think you’re absolutely awesome! To everyone who reads this update, I am so happy I could sing for joy! I read a little bit from a short story set in the same universe as Borehole Bazaar at an open mike, and oh, what a rush! Handed out some little baby flyer things, so hopefully even more wonderful people will be joining our ranks.
Well, it’s nine minutes til one am, so I’m going to wish everyone a fond, heartfelt good night. Please enjoy every dream, and awake refreshed and ready for the battles ahead. Oh! I have posted a segment from Chapter Two: Learning Curve. I’ll put up another segment on Wednesday, and I’m going to try to hit an open mic night in San Francisco on Monday. If any of all y’all are local, feel free to come watch me make a fool of myself and do so grinning!
Again, thanks to all y’all for being exactly as you are. :D
So, in case any of y’all live in San Francisco, I’ve built up the courage and will be reading a bit of the prologue (not posted on InkShares) at 508 Haight Street. I invite any and all to join me, but if not, tis all good. In fact, tis all great! I hope everyone has an amazing night and I wish anyone who plans on sleeping tonight some very pleasant dreams. :D
I am up to 19 backers!!! And, true to my earlier pledge, I’m putting a bit from my second chapter up. My mom and a few of my friends wished for me to put my opening blurb about how names are treated in this book, so I’ll list that also. To all of my followers, I am honored by your interest and sincerely thank you for your support. To all of my backers, you are helping to make a dream come alive, giving it breath and form where once it was naught but clay. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart to the top of my soul, I thank you all for your wonder and for your support.
Hello, all, I have some great news!!! I mean, any time I draw breath, it’s great news to me, but this might be great news to all of you, too!
I realized that I sent Direct Messages to each of my backers stating that I was going to be sharing a short story (for free!) each and every week, usually on Mondays, but that I didn’t share this information with everyone else! I’m updating my "About the Book" section to reflect this reality. These short stories are all technically kid-friendly, but some are a little darker in nature, so give ’em a pre-screen before printing a copy for your kiddies!!!
In addition to this, I’ve handed out 90 bright, high gloss bookmarks to local San Francisco Cafes and Bookstores. I’ve got quite a few more places to hit in the city before I move on to Berkely and the surrounding Bay Area shops, but the walking and talking got me to thinking; I could mail these bookmarks to other authors doing the same, and I can put Inshares bookmarks up for other Authors!!! Just shoot me a Direct Message and I’ll pass out my shipping information so we can all build each other up!
Now, I’ve a final big update; REWARDS!!! Anyone, and I mean anyone, who attains Super Reader Status will receive a free goodie bag! I’m going to do a little research and get on that tonight, but I can guarantee that you’ll get a laser etched wooden bookmark! I’m hoping to have a mug and t-shirt, too, but I’ll have to find those somewhere before I make any pledges!!!
If you’ve read all the way to the end, then you’re phenomenal and I wish you an amazing day!!! Thank you for being AWESOME!!!