Hey guys!
What are the haps, Space Crew?
I wish I had more news. If I had to choose a highlight of the week, it would be that I came up with a twist for this novel that has left me cackling uncontrollably. So that’s fun. I mean, of course I planned and plotted every detail and had an extremely polished draft already. What?
The only thing I want to talk to you about this week is getting the expletive to 300 orders. (I’ve chosen to omit actual expletives from the newsletters in favour of expanding our Crew.) We’re currently at 281, so it’s extremely close. But I need to push it over the edge; and when I do, I’ll be sending you the theme song!
I’ve already asked my 300 closest friends for support, and most of them came through. Some came through with a passion rivaling your puppy who hasn’t seen you for an hour. But what I’m really saying is that I’m out of people to ask.
If you’re getting this newsletter, you’re (on top of being a fabulous and unique individual) in one of two categories: those who have ordered this book, and those who have hit ’follow’ to show support or interact with me in some way.
Space Crew, my orderers, you’re what has kept me going. I’m going to keep leaning on you between now and our deadline in September because you’ve proven yourselves to be amazing people who can do amazing things. Please, keep sharing this story.
Space...Standbys? I’m uncomfortable with the plural form of this word. But you guys could easily set this book over the 300 mark. You could push it over 400. I’m dying to know what it would take to get you in my official Crew. You can connect with me on Inkshares or Twitter; I’m always up for a chat!
Your Stewing and Sinister Space Captain,
-AC
Good morning Dreamers!
Greeting Jackolytes,
Christmas in July! The word is I’m getting the copy-edited version of Sync City back mid-July. I’ve got to say I’m excited (and nervous) to see what comes down the pike.
I’m also off to Canada tomorrow. Hopefully in a couple of days I’ll get to meet Christopher Huang and some of the other Montreal Inkshares crew – and, in all honesty, that’ll be awesome!
I’m also still feverishly banging away at Destiny Imperfect to try and get into the top three of the Inkshares/Nerdist contest. It’s amazingly tight at the top and if you could throw a pre-order my way, it’d be much appreciated.
Have a great day!
Cheers,
Peter
Tantalus Depths is now just 5 orders away from 375: the halfway point to the ultimate 750 pre-order goal. Let’s get it over that hill! Pre-order a copy right away, and get your friends and family to do the same. It’ll be a downhill journey soon.
Dear friends and followers,
It has been an exceptionally slow week, but I did say I was going to sit back a bit and consider my next steps. So ... with the manuscript for "Murder at the Veterans’ Club" done, what have I been up to?
Those of you with a taste for Interactive Fiction might be interested to know that I am putting together a little game for our friend Eric Peterkin. Join him--well, BE him--in a little investigation! I expect to have this out in a couple of weeks, so watch this space.
With all the news currently coming out of the UK, I’m reminded that the action of "Murder at the Veterans’ Club" is supposed take place in November 1924. Among other things, this is the month immediately following a general election in which the Conservative Party ousted the incumbent Labour Party with a landslide vote. Much of the Conservative victory was attributed to the publication of the Zinoviev letter a few days before the election, fanning fears of communism and suspicion against the left-leaning Labour Party. Interestingly, this seems to have hurt the Liberal vote more than the Labour vote: perhaps the non-Labour partisans of the day were voting strategically by throwing their collective weight behind the stronger of the two remaining parties.
Was the Zinoviev letter a forgery, though? And would anyone at the Veterans’ Club have cared? The military branches seem to tend towards the conservative, but that’s not exactly a rule. And conscription in the Great War meant that a lot of men, of non-military backgrounds, now qualified for membership at the Club....
I suppose we’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, what’s on the shelves at Inkshares?
1) "American Art Killers", by Andrew Oye. This has some very slick production art, and Oye appears to really know his stuff. I’m honestly a little surprised that this hasn’t had more traction over the course of its campaign.
2) "Falling from Grace", by Felecia Downing. A supernatural mystery, rather than a straight-up murder mystery. The sample is very well executed and shows personality right from the first paragraph.
And now, friends ... it is a glorious afternoon, and I intend to take full advantage of it. Until next week: have fun, and keep reading.
Hello, readers.
Greetings Destiny-followers,
Guess what?!
We have an official book cover! I’d like give a very special thanks to folks over at Inkshares and Girl Friday Productions! I couldn’t be more thrilled with how everything has progressed.
Head over to the Space Tripping order page to check it out!
https://www.inkshares.com/books/space-tripping
Much Love,
Patrick
