The Walls are Closing In has reached 100 followers! As promised, I have used a random generator to select a winner for a $50 Etsy Gift card.
And the winner is .... Jaclyn Young
Greetings from Kill Creek!
Today I hit 75% of my pre-order goal!
Thanks so much to everyone who has pre-ordered and/or helped spread the word. I truly appreciate it. I have 20 more days to reach 250, and with the holidays behind us, I plan to kick the campaign into high gear and do everything I can to cross that finish line (sports!).
I also added a new excerpt from the novel, a brisk 6-minute read about a simple handyman who gets a little taste of what lies beyond the threshold of the house on Kill Creek. If you didn’t receive it earlier today, you can read it here: https://www.inkshares.com/books/kill-creek/book_segments/new-excerpt-the-door-opens
We’re SO CLOSE to unleashing Kill Creek’s evil on the world! With your help and a few more backers, we’ll make sure this unholy house is never forgotten!
Best,
Scott
One last quick thank you
It was exactly one year ago today (at about this time) when I opened up These Are My Friends on Politics for funding. I immediately regretted that decision, and would momentarily regret it from time to time in the months to follow, but if you’re reading this, you’re responsible not only for taking that regret away, but also for scenes like these...
(Curious Iguana in Frederick, Md., sharing a table with the likes of The Underground Railroad)
(The Skokie, Ill., Barnes and Noble, which also happens to be the place I bought my first copies of The Writer’s Market and The Artist’s & Graphic Designer’s Market many many years ago)
...so thank you for that, and if I can return the favor in 2017, message me and let me know how, because I gladly will.
If you want to get a glimpse of what I’m up to next, read on. But if this is your stop, I just wanted to say thank you again.
One last quick favor
If you enjoyed the book and/or it helped spare you from a family blowout over the holidays, a review on Amazon is most appreciated (and a bigger deal than I would ever have assumed it was until I experienced the Amazon bookselling experience from the other side).
Here’s a link to take you straight there (and you need not have purchased the book from Amazon to leave a review there): http://amzn.to/2ivmSIC#customerReviews
One last quick update (until the next one) on what’s next
Books: I’m currently drafting this note in my de facto writing app (Ulysses, if you’re curious), and when I look at the notes library in the sidebar, I see large pieces of four new books staring back at me. Two represent a completely different direction, one is a similar approach to a new topic, and one is a book that will follow up on this one without being a retread no one needs. Publishing plans haven’t been finalized on any of them yet, but I don’t envision funding them similarly to how I funded this first one. Nevertheless, I’ll use this channel to announce them when ready. (If you aren’t interested in any of that, there’s an "unfollow" link at the bottom of this email, and I take no offense if this is your stop and you click it.)
Art: I’d started getting into selling art and showing in galleries before I decided to momentarily upend that by publishing a book, but those plans will resume at some point soon. If you attend a show or festival in the Chicago area this summer, maybe you’ll run into me. But if not, I’ll be maintaining on online gallery here and here. (If you see anything you love, you’re privy to a friend discount on the Etsy side using the altogether fitting coupon code THISISMYFRIEND.)
One last batch of Nina photos for no reason
Enjoy, happy 2017, and thank you again.
Happy New Year friends.
First let’s take a look at 2016.
1- Lies and Deception got funded.
2- We have helped the amazing : A God in the Shed by the talented JF Dubeau.
3- The Anthology, which include my short story Hardcore : Too Many Controllers won the Nerdist Video game contest.
4- I launched the campaign for Arcadia.
Now for 2017
1- After some major changes to Lies and Deception, the book will be in the hands of the 2nd set of Beta readers in one week.
2- ARCADIA : we have 33 days left to the campaign and 107 copies to go before reaching Quill level.
This is where I , once again ask for your support friends,
a-If you follow Arcadia and didn’t ordered it yet this is be the perfect timing do to so
b-If you already ordered Arcadia, please find one person who will enjoy horror short stories.
Don’t forget I still have copies of A God in The Shed, each order = 1 chance to win a physical copy of this awesome book :)
Once again thank you my friends, and I hope 2017 will be as good as 2016 was for me :-)
Happy 2017!
I know it has been a long long time since any of you have heard anything from me. 2016 and Cape’s Side Bay got interesting.
At one point I thought we had hit full publishing, then it turned out we hadn’t, and the book was in limbo. I spoke with Inkshares and they were great, but I still wasn’t sure about the future of the book. Then, randomly, in November I received an email informing me that Cape’s Side Bay would be a participant in THE LIST contest. The final Inkshares contest of 2016. It was a contest were the participants were selected by Inkshares staff and peers. It meant a lot to me to see Cape’s Side Bay get a nomination. I, however, was exhausted and still not sure if participating in the list was something I had the energy to do.
Ultimiately I decided it was worth a shot, and someone we were able to come out on top!
Cape’s Side Bay is getting published! It took a little longer than anticipated, but we did it. I could not have done it without all of you.
Thanks especially to my wife Erin for putting up with me and obsessing over the orders! And to my family and friends! It was quite an experience, one that has only just started.
A special congratulations to the other two books, Murder at the Veterans Club by Christopher Huang. When I first started thinking about my campaign I spoke to Christopher several times and he was a great help. I am extremely pleased to see his book reach full publishing!
Sorcery for Beginners by Matt Harry. He came up strong towards the end of the campaign and manage to bump up in the list and finish top 3!
I look forward to reading these books, and I look forward to all of you reading Cape’s Side Bay.
James
Also, please check out the Inkshares blog to fully understand the timeline in which you can expect Cape’s Side Bay. It will take around a year, but it will be worth it!
And if you haven’t ordered Cape’s Side Bay yet you STILL CAN! And at a discounted price! SAY WHHAAAATT?
https://www.inkshares.com/books/cape-s-side-bay
