So the several year long journey of getting Ghosts of War: Retribution to publication day has finally come to an end. Many, many hours of writing and editing and deadlines and design and planning and crowdfunding and... 

I got a cold on release day, proceeded to be wiped out, and forgot to do an update... 

Go me. 

But fear not! The book is just as released today as it was yesterday and here are three simple things you can do to help the book as it takes it’s first steps into the wider world. 

1. Read it! 

Unsurprisingly the first step is to actually read the book. If you haven’t yet received your print copy (they’re on the way!), you should be able to download the ebook from the Inkshares website. If you haven’t bought it yet, and would like to here are a few places you can do that: 

Physical 

• Amazon: http://a.co/bSrMEBY (Note: Amazon seems confused about the release date at the moment) 
• Inkshares: https://www.inkshares.com/books/ghosts-of-war 
• Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghosts-of-war-paul-robinson/1127930360 
• Indigo (Canada): https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/ghosts-of-war-retribution/9781947848900-item.html
• Booktopia (Australia): https://www.booktopia.com.au/ghosts-of-war-paul-robinson/prod9781947848900.html 
• Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781947848900 
• The Book Depository (Worldwide free shipping!): https://www.bookdepository.com/Ghosts-War-Paul-Robinson/9781947848900   

Ebook 

• Kobo (US Only): https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ghosts-of-war-10 
• Inkshares: https://www.inkshares.com/books/ghosts-of-war 
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-War-Retribution-Paul-Robinson-ebook/dp/B07DJ5PH3B 

2. Leave reviews! 

The next step is to head over to Amazon and Goodreads and leave your reviews. I believe the magic number is 50 reviews for Amazon before it does something magical with their algorithms. So lets aim for 50. 

Every review helps grow the books profile, and will help to get it in front of more peoples eyes. 

• Amazon: http://a.co/bSrMEBY 
• Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39858389-ghosts-of-war 

 3. Tell some people about it! (or everyone even)

Spread the word. Tell people about the book. Encourage them to buy a copy (and leave a review!)

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I think that’ll do for the moment. Lastly though, I want to thank everyone that helped make this thing a reality, you’re all awesome. It still feels weird. It still doesn’t feel real. But I am a published author today (er, yesterday) because of all of you.

I do really need to go lie down now though.

So the several year long journey of getting Ghosts of War: Retribution to publication day has finally come to an end. Many, many hours of writing and editing and deadlines and design and planning and crowdfunding and... 

I got a cold on release day, proceeded to be wiped out, and forgot to do an update... 

Go me. 

But fear not! The book is just as released today as it was yesterday and here are three simple things you can do to help the book as it takes it’s first steps into the wider world. 

1. Read it! 

Unsurprisingly the first step is to actually read the book. If you haven’t yet received your print copy (they’re on the way!), you should be able to download the ebook from the Inkshares website. If you haven’t bought it yet, and would like to here are a few places you can do that: 

Physical 

• Amazon: http://a.co/bSrMEBY (Note: Amazon seems confused about the release date at the moment) 
• Inkshares: https://www.inkshares.com/books/ghosts-of-war 
• Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghosts-of-war-paul-robinson/1127930360 
• Indigo (Canada): https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/ghosts-of-war-retribution/9781947848900-item.html
• Booktopia (Australia): https://www.booktopia.com.au/ghosts-of-war-paul-robinson/prod9781947848900.html 
• Indiebound: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781947848900 
• The Book Depository (Worldwide free shipping!): https://www.bookdepository.com/Ghosts-War-Paul-Robinson/9781947848900   

Ebook 

• Kobo (US Only): https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ghosts-of-war-10 
• Inkshares: https://www.inkshares.com/books/ghosts-of-war 
• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-War-Retribution-Paul-Robinson-ebook/dp/B07DJ5PH3B 

2. Leave reviews! 

The next step is to head over to Amazon and Goodreads and leave your reviews. I believe the magic number is 50 reviews for Amazon before it does something magical with their algorithms. So lets aim for 50. 

Every review helps grow the books profile, and will help to get it in front of more peoples eyes. 

• Amazon: http://a.co/bSrMEBY 
• Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39858389-ghosts-of-war 

 3. Tell some people about it! (or everyone even)

Spread the word. Tell people about the book. Encourage them to buy a copy (and leave a review!)

-------------

I think that’ll do for the moment. Lastly though, I want to thank everyone that helped make this thing a reality, you’re all awesome. It still feels weird. It still doesn’t feel real. But I am a published author today (er, yesterday) because of all of you.

I do really need to go lie down now though.

EIGHTEEN DAYS

Dear friends and followers, I just looked at the calendar and realised: there are, as I type this, just eighteen days (and a couple of hours) to go until 31 July, when "A Gentleman’s Murder" is officially released into the wild.

If you happen to be in Montreal for the week following, there will be a book signing and launch event at the Indigo bookstore downtown (Place Montreal Trust, 1500 McGill College Avenue) on Saturday, 04 August from 1 pm to 4 pm.

In the meantime, if you’re in the U.S., there’s a GoodReads Giveaway happening with 25 free copies of the book to be won. Check it out and tell your friends.

And speaking of GoodReads, we’ve got a few reviews there already from readers with advance copies. Reviews have so far been complimentary -- let’s hope the trend keeps up! And I hope you’ll consider adding your own when you’re done.

EIGHTEEN DAYS!

It’s Pub Day!

I’ve been having a blast all day talking up the book, hosting games and giving out prizes, watching the reviews come trickling in. I almost forgot to ping you all and let you know the book is officially out there. Published. For reals. We actually ran OUT of books, if you can believe it. Multiple outlets are out of stock of the paperbacks, that’s how well today has gone. I am told that if you order them Ingram will print them to order, so if you’re looking to get a physical copy, ordering from Amazon or walking into a brick and mortar store will probably be your best bet.

And once you have read the book, please consider leaving a review. That would be super cool. So far readers are loving the book. It’s got five stars on Amazon and Goodreads, but the more the merrier, so please consider taking the time to toss a review up on your platform of choice.

I’m beat. It’s been a long, amazing day. I love you all.

May the Code replicate Eternal.

Hello friends and supporters!

I mentioned this briefly in my last update for Tantalus Depths, but I don’t think I actually shared it in a Proteus update, so I’m amending that now. We’ve received one more extension for Proteus, making our new deadline the end of August. I didn’t want to do it, but with about 270 orders left to go, there was no chance I’d hit the goal otherwise. With our new extension, we should have no problem hitting the 750 pre-order goal on time though. We’re almost two thirds of the way there, so with your help, we should definitely be able to do it!

In other news, the amazing Jacqui Castle just interviewed me for Writing Bloc. We discussed the merits of crowdfunding and worldbuilding, and I shared a few insights about the writing process for both Tantalus Depths and Proteus. Check it out here!