Hello, 

As you all know the contest has come to an end and today my campaign ends. Although I didn’t get a lot of orders the support and encouragement that I got was amazing. Those of you who actually did order a copy I cant express what that means even though I didn’t make it. This contest was full of amazing stories and I was glad to be a part of it. Admittedly, I wasn’t ready for it but it was certainly a learning experience I will use in the future. So what does this mean for me and my book? Only that my dream will take a little longer. I’m going to keep writing this story and when I believe I’m ready I’ll try again. Shadow demons aren’t the only thing that can return with a vengeance. Sorry....lame joke  :P

So whats next then? I’m going to focus on finishing the book. Occasionally, I’ll still post here and give you all an update of what I’m doing (next week I’m thinking about making a post of the Qivar hierarchy). What a great month to make some progress too right? I didn’t know about NaNoWriMo but I’m doing my best to catch up for my late start. Also as my small social circle didn’t yield anything and my attempts of advertising outside of it didn’t do much, i’ll be trying to figure out a plan on how to spread the word better. If anyone has any options or advice on that they’d like to share please let me know. 

 Once again thank you everyone. I hope you’ll all continue to stay with me and we can rally again to make some magic happen in the future.
-jacob

Happy Friday!!!

Congratulations to the winners of the Geek & Sundry Fantasy Contest: Helena Echlin and Malena Watrous with Sparked, Allison Griner with Storm Song, and Jeyna Grace with The Slave Prince. 

Also, congratulations to all those who participated in the contest! You took one giant leap towards achieving a dream. Even if you didn’t win or didn’t make Quill, you tried. I hope you keep trying and that you never give up. If you are passionate about something, if you love your story - tell it. There are a variety of ways you can do that if Inkshares doesn’t work out for you, and I’d be happy to share that knowledge with you. I know how hard it is to get people to invest in your book, and that the number of people you have in your network willing to invest in you can’t be the sole determining factor in the fate of a dream. If that were the case, there would be a lot of failed dreams in this world. Chin up. Keep moving forward. Never stop striving for what makes you happy. 

The Living God finished 9th and currently stands at 255 orders. We’ve made Quill. It’s getting published with limited release on Amazon. (YAY!) Slowly but surely I’m going to try to make it to the 750. However, I’m going to take a bit of time off from trying to get supporters and focus on finishing the covers for those who supported the book during the contest. 

AND! It is NaNoWriMo! I’ll be participating in NaNoEdMo (National Novel Editing Month)... I don’t think it actually exists and is a thing, or perhaps it does and is just a different month, but this month is NaNoEdMo for me. I wish those who are participating all the luck and sanity during this insane and wonderous month.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy Friday!!

Hail Bards!

I found this in a library in the Ancient Heights, somewhere beneath the earth and stone. It is incomplete compared to the scrolls within the Acropolis, but it does shed light on many key events in the realm of Tír na nÓg. 

The Golden Age

11500 BCE - The Peak of the Golden Age of Man the Eternal City of Formene is founded.
9500 BCE - The Goddess Rested
9000 BCE - Adam Breaks his Covenant
8000 BCE - The Acropolis is constructed
7500 BCE - The Goddess Wakes and Adam’s Rebellion begins. The Goddess forges The Fist and uses the Womb of Creation to give birth to the Fair Folk.
7000 BCE - Druid’s Oath is Constructed
6705 BCE - The Battle for the Eternal City takes place.  Adam is slain by Dagda.

The Silver Age

6700 BCE - The Reign of King Dagda Starlight Begins. Three millennia of relative peace ensue between man and the fair folk. The descendants of Adam that have not been captured flee to the farthest corners of the world not to be seen in Tír na nÓg for millennia.
6695 BCE - The Houses and Courts of the Conclave are established.
6694 BCE - The Aélfar settle in the Vale and begin the construction of Moon Grove
6680 BCE - The Jótun settle in the Shimmering Peaks, fortifying the ancient citadel of the Forbidden Crags.
6672 BCE - The Dweörg found the city of Zaragzar in the Ancient Heights
6300 BCE - The First Dorcha begins - Under the Rowan Moon Amyrannii is born.
6285 BCE - Under the Oak Moon Amyrannii is named to the Order of the Derwyddon
6200 BCE - The First Dorcha is ended. Amyrannii is the Hero and is named the ArchDruid of the Order
5500 BCE - The Dweörg encounter the Gnomos and the city of Faleris in passes of the Ancient Heights
5200 BCE - The Second Dorcha begins - Under the Holly Moon Bécuille is born.
5185 BCE - Under the Oak Moon Bécuille is named to the Order of the Derwyddon
5078 BCE - The Second Dorcha ends.
5040 BCE - The House Coldhorn and the Tarb’fear leave the borders of King Dagda’s Kingdom and sail for the Isle of Ice.
5000 BCE - The Dweörg finish construction of Stonehome and the Black Door.
4860 BCE - War between the Senarran Beast Riders of the Great Expanse and the Aélfar break out.
4600 BCE - The Third Dorcha begins - Under the Hawthorn Moon Mog Rioth is born.
4585 BCE - Under the Oak Moon Mog Rioth is named to the Order of the Derwyddon
4450 BCE - The Third Dorcha ends. Ballaton of the Seraephym lays the final blow to the spirit of Salos.
4252 BCE - The future Ensí of the Empyrean Cult of Sumer is born as Ubara-tutu in the land of Sumer.
3500 BCE - The Waverunners find a pathway leading from Tír na nÓg to Tír na Beo at Godwit’s Reach.  Birds from the other world have made their way to Tír na nÓg.
3450 BCE - Penitents Vow is settled. Humans form the religion of Penance for their sins. Millions flock to the new religion making the pilgrimage through the Ancient Heights and the Wailing Wastes of the Western Reaches. The Exodus to the Western Reaches causes more strife between mankind and the fair folk.
3260 BCE - Ensí Ubara-Tutu ascends to lead the Empyrean Cult of Tiamat in Sumer.  He convinces his followers to leave Sumer to reclaim the land of Adam.  They embark on a 40 year long voyage across the void, conquering and enslaving as they wander.
3100 BCE - The Empyrean Fleet is scuttled on the shores of the Sea of Mere along the Neck of the Vale. A skirmish ensues but the interloping humans are given safe harbor by King Dagda to settle on the other side of the River of Orlond. The Fourth Dorcha known as the silent darkness begins.
3098 BCE - Small numbers of the Aélfar begin to go missing
3063 BCE - The Iron King’s Rebellion begins
3062 BCE - The Iron King’s forces are defeated in the field at the Battle of the Broken Tower Winguric Ironwood is defeated and slain in a mine shaft.
3062 BCE - Under the Hazel Moon - Yaegar Ironwood is born to Winguric and Máire Ironwood. He is taken from Máire at birth.  She is believed to have been killed while resisting the Oak Watch who took Yaegar. Yaegar is given to a family in the East Quarter of Formene, he grows up in poverty and crime.
3055 BCE - Under a Willow Moon Renwick Waveborne is born somewhere on the waves of the Void.
3022 BCE - Under an Oak Moon, Morika the 23rd Incarnation of the Druid Priestess Pythia is born.
3020 BCE - House Stonehome begins purchasing enslaved humans to do labor within the mines beneath the Ancient Heights.  They delve too deep and open pathways to the Kobold Underworld. They keep the threat at bay and keep it secret from the other Houses of Tír na nÓg.
3018 BCE - Samsara : Under a Beech Moon, Phaero : Under a Blackthorn Moon, Arabella : Under a Rowan Moon, and Nastas : Under an Alder Moon are born.
3015 BCE - Settlements begin to disappear without a trace in the Shimmering Peaks. Most turn a blind eye.
3002 BCE - The events of The Lore of the Aos Sí