The last piece of artwork for Seeking the Elephant just arrived this morning! Its a near-perfect rendition of one of the books opening scenes, and I am absolutely thrilled with the art work!
This Friday, before you begin the long holiday, make sure to PRE-ORDER Seeking the Elephant! You’ll be glad you did, because you’ll get addition reading as a thank-you gift!
Hey, readers!
I was planning to save this upload for our 4th Detective Sunday, but I believe I should let you all know early from a solid source. In my previous Detective Sunday, I explained that I had joined the co-event between Drinkshares: Last Call and Inkshares, but I didn’t give all the details. This update will be covering all of that. Also, go check out some of the other authors such as myself. They need your support as well!
Get ready, because Draftshares is about to begin!
When: May 30th - June 4th
Readers: Check out as many drafts (projects currently in the Draft stage) as you can during the week of May 30th - June 3rd, and participate by opening and commenting on your favorite drafts’ excerpts.
Why: To encourage community engagement...and, PRIZES!
Prizes you say?: Yes! For every Draft (or synopsis*) you critique, you will be entered into a drawing for the following:
Prizes for Anyone
Prizes for Authors
Drafters: Let us know if you’d like to receive a soft critique or a hard critique by messaging a member of the DLC cast or tweeting your project link @drinkshareslc with either the #critiquemekindly or #critiqueme hashtags. If you want your synopsis critiqued, include the hashtag #critiquemypage too.
Soft Critiques (#critiquemekindly): This is the default critique if the author has not specifically requested a hard critique. The tone should be supportive and curious. Point out things you like, comment on the broader story ideas, and ask questions.
Hard Critique (#critiqueme): Only give a hard critique if the author has specifically asked for one. This is where grammatical errors, typos, and oversights can be pointed out. It’s best to include elements of a soft critique too, but you can unleash your inner editor a bit more here.
*Synopsis Critique (#critiquemypage): Interested Drafters should create a thread in the Inkshares forum (https://www.inkshares.com/forum_threads?topic=promo), linked to their book draft, titled “Synopsis Edits: [Book Title Goes Here].”
Throughout the week, fellow authors will browse these threads and offer help with editing and improving your project page synopsis so you’re better prepared to switch over to funding with a fantastic, compelling, error-free introduction to your book!
Not sure where to start? Check out these Drafts first!:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QP0JPCCsijyIFIa0YKk4ZdQjHJPFW3mqtVvyOpNO3x4/edit?usp=sharing
Watch: Tune in at https://youtu.be/82ged3xwwew on Saturday, June 4th @ 4/3 Central to watch us discuss the drafts and announce the winners!
Until next time, Sixth.
Hey guys! So I got to do something exciting today... I dropped in over at Inkshares and got to meet the men and women creating our avenue for our success! It was a real honor getting to shake hands with everyone whose inadvertently played such a large roll in my life recently. Without these guys, and everyone from the community, Chris and I wouldn’t be here; Quill Authors.
I got to check out the legendary bookshelf of published novels and I can’t wait to see the Amaranth Chronicles on that wall.
Jeremy was cool enough to show me a few new features coming out for those of us who were able to make it into Quill and beyond and I even got to hold Rick Heinz book before he has. Now that’s a trip. :P
Thank you all again for making this possible. Sure Chris and I wrote the manuscript but we wouldn’t be here without all of you!
@Jeremy Thomas @Adam Gomolin @Elena Stofle @Avalon Marissa Radys @Richard Heinz @Landon Crutcher @Tony Valdez @HERB @JF Dubeau @A.R. Baumann @Kacie Davis Idol @Nick Scott and Noa Gavin @Alison Carlson @Jeyna Grace @Noga Niv @Charlie Guo @Sam Trull @Jack Bender
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Yesterday I was informed that The Punch Escrow will be the official inaugural selection for the Geek & Sundry collection on Inkshares! At this point I am still shocked that all of this is happening: That my book is getting published through Inkshares, on the Geek & Sundry imprint. I love you guys, I’ll never be able to give enough thanks for your help in making this happen.
As for the book itself, I’m still in the midst of the first rewrite, currently in the midst of the eighth chapter, The Sky Cries Martyr. In case you want a window into what that looks like, here you go:
As you can imagine, it’s a long and grueling, but living process. For example, even this screenshot is not up to date, as last night I got rid of the "eye cam" reference because it was redundant and slowed down the flow.
Don’t let my pursuit of perfection worry you though, I think I’m well on pace to deliver the rewrite to Inkshares by my August 1 deadline. Once I do that I’ll be able to share a more concrete publication timeline. I’m really looking forward to working with Inkshares and Geek & Sundry on making this book the best it can be. You guys are awesome.
-Tal
It was really exciting being able to seethe legendary wall of published books. It wont be too long before mine is up there!