Hello Sweethearts! 

I hope that you all are doing well and that your summer has been full of popsicles, time spent with people you love and lots of sunshine! Things have been progressing really well with How to Get Run Over by a Truck. We have been editing the manuscript itself, finalizing the cover, and sending out galley copies (the promotional copies of the book - not the final ones you’ll be getting :) to book reviewers and to bookstores! In some really fantastic news, the book has gotten a few really wonderful reviews that I’d love to share with you: 

"Katie McKenna’s beautiful, wrenching memoir reduced me to actual tears—and then, slowly, left me with a broad smile and a growing sense of wonder. This book starts out as the story of an accident, but it becomes a meditation on the preciousness of life, and the long road we all travel to become ourselves." —Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of She’s Not There and Stuck in the Middle with You 

 "At times visceral and horrifying, at times heartbreaking and healing, and at times hilarious, McKenna’s memoir is a testament to the incredible resilience of the human spirit coming up against a crushing blow." —Hilary Angus, Managing Editor of Momentum Mag

 "...Unflinchingly honest, at times dark, and yet surprisingly funny — a delight to read." —Michael J. O’Loughlin, author of The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters 

I am over the moon that some of the people who have read it have really enjoyed it, and I CAN’T WAIT to share it with you! 

Also, another bit of exciting news is that we have recently sold the audiobook rights  Audible! The release date of the audio book is TBD, but I am so delighted about this opportunity, and so grateful to Inkshares for making this happen!

And lastly, I was recently featured in a podcast by the start-up company SpareMin! They  interviewed me about my memoir, and my experience writing it, how I wrote the book that I needed to read, and what the feedback has been: 

https://www.sparemin.com/category/the-spare-minute/

The conversation with me starts at about 10:40, but listen to the whole podcast - its really great! 

Thank you all again for your incredible support and kindness, none of this would have happened without you!! You are too wonderful for words. 

Heart,

Katie McKenna 

Hey everybody, the campaign is now live to get Blue Water to its Inkshares goal!  Please follow the links below to pre-order your copy!

A few clarifications: This is our second shot at this campaign.  If you already pre-ordered a copy months ago during our first try, your money was refunded and your pre-order was cancelled, as we didn’t get to the goal.  So to help us out and to get a copy, you’ll need to pre-order again.

Also, as opposed to last time where I was writing the book during the campaign, this time, it’s finished.  I can’t wait for you guys to read it.

Please share this on your social media (and real life, off the internet, good ol’ human interaction), and spread the word about what we’re trying to do here.  If you share a link only, people might not follow, so if you could please just write a little something like:

Help this book get published!  Pre-order your copy!

Thank you all for your help, and your interest in Blue Water.  I have no doubt we’ll reach the finish line this time, and that you’ll finally get a chance to read this novel.