Deborah Munro · Author · edited over 7 years ago · 1 like

Thank you so much, @Jane-Holly Meissner , @Ferd Crôtte , and @Tal M. Klein ! Your support means everything to me :). I hope to honor your belief in me by making APEX as outstanding as it can possibly be.

Jane-Holly Meissner · Author · added over 7 years ago

Congratulations! A well deserved finish, I’m so happy for you!

Tal M. Klein · Author · edited over 7 years ago · 1 like

Awesome!!

Fernando Crôtte · Author · edited over 7 years ago · 1 like

Congratulations, Debbie!!!! So, so, so excited for you!!!

:D

Deborah Munro · Author · added over 7 years ago · 15 likes

We did it!!! With your phenomenal last minute support, we pushed all the way into a strong 2nd place, just seven orders shy of first.

This was an amazing experience all the way through. This past hour I’ve been getting calls, posts, and messages from everyone, all rooting for me and doing their best to post another pre-order or two. My heart has grown three sizes today from all the love I’ve received.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

So what happens next? I’ve received some documentation from Inkshares I need to complete, Crypt TV (who sponsored the contest) has to choose one book to make into a TV special or movie, and I need to polish my second draft and submit it for Inkshare to edit. There will be lots of back and forth over the next several months. The ebook will likely come out sooner than the paperback copies, which I expect is about nine months out. I will keep you posted with updates all along the way.

You all rock my world! Thank you, thank you, thank you. :)

Cheers, Debbie

Tal M. Klein · Author · edited over 7 years ago · 2 likes

Debbie,

Looking at the page it seems that you’re only at risk of falling to 3rd, not 4th place. That should put you in good shape for full publishing, no? 4th place is Arcadia sitting at 140 readers.

-Tal

Deborah Munro · Author · added over 7 years ago

Here is the link to purchase it: https://www.inkshares.com/books/apex

Thanks, Debbie

Deborah Munro · Author · added over 7 years ago · 3 likes

HELP!! In the past hour, the 4th place book (which hasn’t posted a single sale in over a week) has dumped 23 pre-orders into the queue in an attempt to take over 3rd place. It’s not the way I like to operate, but now I have to respond. I really want to get my book published, and if I don’t hold onto 3rd place, it’s over.

If you haven’t ordered a copy yet and you think my book is better than the 4th place contender, please pre-order RIGHT NOW. You have about ONE HOUR to "vote" for which book you’d like to see published. If you have already purchased a copy, purchasing another will NOT help me. I need you to find a friend or loved one to purchase a copy for themselves.

Thank you all for your fantastic support, and let’s hope we can hold onto 3rd place!

Sincerely, Debbie

Deborah Munro · Author · added over 7 years ago · 3 likes

Dearest Readers,

Thank you all so much for your fantastic support the past two weeks. You are amazing! We’ve slowly, slowly inched up in the standings and are now in third place by several pre-orders, but there’s still a week to go, and we can’t be complacent. Right now, it’s more important than ever to get those last minute pre-orders to ensure that I’m able to publish my book and provide everyone their copy. It would be so disappointing to work this hard only to lose out in the last moment and have to refund everyone’s money.

Please try to get ONE additional person, maybe your significant other, parent, or child, to pre-order a copy TODAY using their email and username. The scoring in the contest is based on the number of unique readers, not total sales. Every single sale we can bring in makes a huge difference, as the sales gap between 1st through 4th places in the contest is only about 20 pre-orders.

One more week of focus on this contest, and then I’ll get back to writing in earnest to polish the second draft of APEX and get it to the editors for a thorough review!

Also, I want to make a shout out for @John Dennehy, author of Illegal. He achieved 750 pre-orders and was all set for getting his book published when there was a glitch, and Inkshares issued a refund to everyone! :( Now, it appears there’s some confusion about whether or not he’ll be able to get all of his pre-orders back. Please consider purchasing a copy of his excellent memoir to help him recover from this tragedy.

Thanks, Debbie

Deborah Munro · Author · added over 7 years ago

Dear Friends and Family,

After holding a 3^rd place finish for over a week, I’ve dropped back to tied. I could seriously use your help with a pre-order today for as little as $10 for an e-book copy. $20 gets you a signed hard copy. Either gives you my eternal gratitude. If you’ve already ordered your copy, please try and get a friend or two to buy a copy by forwarding this message and link. I’m rapidly out of time, and if I’m not in the top 3 by the 31^st, I don’t get published. Here’s the link one more time: https://www.inkshares.com/books/apex.

Thank you so much! Debbie