Exactly 1 week from today my first newsletter will be sent out, so sign up for it here if you haven’t already!  On the 1st of each month I’ll be sending out a new one with an update on the current progress of getting Exile, Magus in shape for another run.  In addition I’ll be including other exclusive content and sneak peeks such as maps, articles describing background information on my world and its peoples, short stories, and artwork once I can afford to start the commissioning of such.

On the artwork front I’ve compiled a list of artists I’m most interested in doing each of the 15 pieces of artwork I want for the book, but I also know there’s always the possibility of talent hiding under my nose that I don’t even know about.  With that in mind, if any of you are yourselves artists, whether that is with drawing, painting, digital, or any other still-visual media I’m leaving out then feel free to contact me if you would be interested in trying to get a bit of side-work making a piece for the book.  Even if I don’t hire you for Exile, Magus once I’ve gotten this book out and start looking at really getting Exile, Hunted ready for publication I’ll need new art for it (18 new pieces actually if memory serves).  For now though my focus is entirely on Exile, Magus’ art though.  Contact me here on Inkshares, via Facebook or Twitter, or fully direct by email (redtom.mythmaker@gmail.com) if you’re interested.

That’s all I’ve got for now.  Thanks for your time, and hope to see you on the newsletter roster soon.  Enjoy yourselves and keep reading!

Campaigning is hard.

Either you’re spending all your time working to find new backers or you’re worrying non-stop about not knowing where to look for new backers. I’m currently in later. One thing that is consistent however is the constant stress.

That being said, sometimes you get to do some fun things. Last week I was interviewed by the always charming Alicia Smock of Examiner.com about A God in the Shed. Being able to chat about the project with someone asking interesting questions about the book and story has reignited the fire of working on this story more than anything in recent memory. Check out the article for yourself. There’s some fun revelations about where I come up with some things and why I made some of the decisions for the story.

As always, if you know someone who might be interested in A God in the Shed, sit them down, look them straight in the eyes. Stare them down like you’re trying to see the color of their very soul. Look at them until they stop giggling and asking you what this is all about and instead start getting nervous. Then, tell them about how awesome supporting fantasy-horror books from independent publishers is and how A God in the Shed deserves their support.

Before I leave you, allow me to recommend a few books from friends on Inkshares: 

• A.C. Baldwin’s ’The Traveler’s Cup’
  
• Tom Merrit’s ’Pilot X’ 
• Christopher Huang’s ’Murder at the Veteran’s Club’

Thanks for supporting me and other independent writers.

JF

                                                          I was too fast this morning ,

                                                       Only fools don’t change their minds.

 Quill Brotherhood Syndicate is now active, and running.  let’s see which book will be chosen by Quill authors every month.

Dear Readers,

How you doing, my fellow Strifers???

Hi all,

Its been a while since the last update but I wished to share with you that I have done several interviews and will be posting the links here:

Coreena Mcburnie -

http://coreenamcburnie.com/2016/03/15/author-interview-kirsty-jennings/

Susan Rose -

http://shatteredcrust.com/2016/03/12/kirsty-jennings-author/

Berneta L Haynes -

http://ow.ly/Zk2Cn

Mercedes Fox -

https://mercedesfoxbooks.com/meet-author-kristy-l-jennings/

I hope you take a look and see what I’ve accomplished whilst I’ve been here. With 65 pre-orders in, including being backed by John Robin’s epic fantasy syndicate, we have 139 days left and 185 pre-orders, can we make it to the quill goal? I love all your wonderful support in getting me this far.

And on another note...

I’ve completely finished my re-writes and edits for Soulblade: Forgotten Souls and could appreciate any comments and feedback you could provide for me if possible and thank you in advance for it. I’m still progressing through book 3 (roughly at the half way point) and hopefully after finishing this series I will be focusing on ’The Dreamers’ idea.

But thank you all for reading and best of luck and wishes go out to all of you

Kirsty

Hey Folks,

So it was a crazy week complete with adrenaline rushing and completing life goals and stressing over parties and not sleeping.

News! News! News!

My Sword and Laser interview came out today. Tom and Veronica were great and I was so happy to be on their show and I only used about a third of the practice interviews I’ve done while sitting in traffic listening to episodes. Plus, I discovered that they are partially responsible for the book I wrote, having appeared in Vampire Secrets: a history channel documentary that I had seen that inspired certain sequences in my book.

Also last Friday, An Unattractive Vampire had its launch party at Bucket O’ Blood Books and Records and it was fantastic. Books were sold. Wine was drunk. I didn’t have to read a gosh darn thing and my nephew asked adorable questions like "Who are the good guys?" and "How many vampires are there?" ("Come on Uncle Jim, it’s your book. Shouldn’t you know?") Thank you to my many friends who came out to support me, because you are awesome people and also to Jeni and Grant for hosting it.

So what now? Well, hopefully you are all enjoying your time with An Unattractive Vampire. When you are done with that go over to Amazon and leave a review. Also, spread word. Tell friends about it. Push extra copies on relatives. If you don’t have a copy yet, Goodreads is currently giving some away to twenty lucky individuals. So far, over three hundred people have signed up to win copies. I will continue doing my best on my end to promote this thing, but spreading word and leaving reviews are the best way you can help.

Anyway, that’s all for now. Thank you all so much. It really has been a ride. Now...off to cookies and writing. 

Before and After