Hey, readers!

  This is unexpected, but I wanted to give a big thanks to Elena Stofle for making Detective Diaries a Staff Pick! Of course, I give my thanks to those who have ordered already, and the encouragement is well received! I hope to impress, so thanks once again! Also, I want to mention that I’m interested in the upcoming competition: 2016 Launch Pad Manuscript. The competition seems like a good way to expose myself and potentially learn quite a bit from entering. I’ll update you guys about that when Detective Sunday comes around. Remember, spread the word and order if you haven’t, but also good luck in all your future endeavors.

Until next time, A.J.III.

Hello everyone,

Two quick updates, the first being confirmation that Alban Fischer is the artist who is designing the cover for The Battle Within. Had a great phone call with Alban last week, as well as with Emily Zach from Girl Friday Productions, and I’m excited to see what the first round of designs will bring. For a taste of what Alban can do, please check out his portfolio at: http://cargocollective.com/albanfischer.

The second update is that I’ve just launched my official author page, www.AlastairLuft.com. It’s a fairly simple page, but I think it will meet the intent of providing a virtual shingle for me to hang out while also hosting a blog that I’ve started. I’d love to get feedback on usability and layout, so please check out the site, send me critiques and feel free to share.

That’s it for today, as always, thanks so much for your support.

All the best,

Alastair Luft

Tantalus Depths has just received one of the biggest conceivable honors it could have been given on Inkshares.
I am indescribably honored to announce that Tantalus Depths has been selected as the July pick by the Break the Bechdel with Strong Female Characters Syndicate.
 
I’ve mentioned this before, but it bears mentioning again now: one of the primary reasons why Tantalus Depths was written in the first place was to create a story with a strong female lead. I wanted to do my part to break the gender imbalance in sci-fi media. I wanted to write a female lead that could inspire and impress male and female readers alike. I took great pains throughout the entire writing process to make Mary Ketch feel like a real person, her experiences relatable and accessible.
To be honored by the Bechdel Syndicate is to be assured that I have, at least in part, realized my goal. Truthfully, this moment is almost as important to me as earning my full publication goal. If Tantalus Depths hadn’t been worthy of an honor like this, in my own eyes it wouldn’t be worthy of publication either.
With the support of the Bechdel Syndicate, Tantalus Depths is now ahead of schedule. We’re only 214 pre-orders away from our full publishing goal, and we will not settle for anything less than 100% success.
To the Depths!

Readers, Friends, Family, Enemies, Everyone Else,

I have 79 more orders needed to reach the Quill Goal and Guarantee Publication. 

I need ALL your help to do this. If you have not yet ordered, PLEASE do so tonight and support me!

If you have already ordered, thank you again. Please post a link to the book at www.iamwaltz.com to your facebook/twitter/Instagram asking your friends to support.

Once we reach 250 orders we will make a few more big pushes to 750 and get this thing in stores!

Thanks again,

Matt

Hello, readers and writers!

  Welcome to our 11th Detective Sunday! I hope everyone is doing well, and likewise to any projects some of you are currently doing. The first week of the pre-ordering campaign isn’t where it is supposed to be at the moment, but that’s because this is a first-time experience. However, this whole week, I’ve been focusing on grabbing the attention of friends, family, and potential authors to assist with our numbers. As I look at other projects with a big number of followers and recommendations that are around the same time as myself, I recognize the problem. Still, that doesn’t mean I won’t achieve my goal. Big things can start small, so help SPREAD THE WORD and ORDER followers! Also, for those who are interested in being a patron and supporting my current project and those to come, I’ll leave a link to my account. Oh, last thing, if any of you know any good artists who are good at drawing characters or backgrounds, let me know. I plan to send a restricted amount of art rewards to those who order in the specific category of prices, but it isn’t a solid idea at the moment. Thanks for attending and reading.

https://www.patreon.com/ajones5555

Until next time, A.J.III.

  Hey readers!

  How is everyone doing these days? Good I hope, because my days have been pretty relaxing as of late. Still, very soon, I’ll be loaded with responsibilities, and plus, I need to sharpen up Detective Diaries. In all honesty, I’ve written different versions of Detective Diaries about three times, and each time, I end up mixing plotlines together. While one version is much darker, the other is supernaturally unstable. I’m not entirely sure of the tone I was going for back then, but now, I’m just focusing on writing to the best of my ability and living up to my support. However, I wanted to make an update today covering the recent decision I made.

  I decided to make a Patreon account, and whether or not it’s necessary will be decided in the future. Still, the perks for being a Patron over there can overshadow those who just regularly buy here. If you’re interested in continually supporting me now, and even for future titles I want to start up very soon, I guarantee that you should consider doing this. All payments made to me will apply to the book you want to purchase, and you’ll get the exact category of prices that you desire from Detective, Ward, or Arbiter. I’ll list the perks of the pledge prices and wrap this up.

  Pledge $10 or more a month                                                                                                                               For the patreons who offer $10 a month, I will give you guys access to the drafts from a different version of Detective Diaries, and the current version. There is a Q&A every two weeks that you will be invited to join once I gain an ample amount of patreons, and I will add you guys on Google Hangout if you feel comfortable with speaking as a community about any ideas, silly thoughts, or just casual bonding.

  Pledge $20 or more a month                                                                                                                               For the patreons who offer $20 a month, I will respectfully thank you guys for offering this amount by putting your names on all the official copies of my books to acknowledge your support. I will also try to send these individuals character art of the main or side characters. You may also recommend or request a specific character if you pay this amount.

  Pledge $60 or more a month                                                                                                                               For the patreons who offer $60 a month, you will have the honor of working beside me on creating plot, characters, setting, conflict, you name it. These individuals can give whatever feedback necessary and contribute to the making of the book. We will work together and brainstorm to make the story smoother, and this way, I could also make connections with these individuals and even assist them in their desired work.

  These prices are meant to reflect Inkshares’ book prices because I plan to stay here for quite a while. So, by being a patron, you can follow me on my journey through the many projects I start up here and even have the benefit of these perks and many others I’m sure that I will come up with. So, if interested, I’ll leave a link below. Also, please SHARE my book on social media, with your followers, or whoever else you feel would be motivated to order. I hope to deliver!

  Patreon account

  Until next time, A.J.III.

  Hey readers!

  How is everyone doing these days? Good I hope, because my days have been pretty relaxing as of late. Still, very soon, I’ll be loaded with responsibilities, and plus, I need to sharpen up Detective Diaries. In all honesty, I’ve written different versions of Detective Diaries about three times, and each time, I end up mixing plotlines together. While one version is much darker, the other is supernaturally unstable. I’m not entirely sure of the tone I was going for back then, but now, I’m just focusing on writing to the best of my ability and living up to my support. However, I wanted to make an update today covering the recent decision I made.

  I decided to make a Patreon account, and whether or not it’s necessary will be decided in the future. Still, the perks for being a Patron over there can overshadow those who just regularly buy here. If you’re interested in continually supporting me now, and even for future titles I want to start up very soon, I guarantee that you should consider doing this. All payments made to me will apply to the book you want to purchase, and you’ll get the exact category of prices that you desire from Detective, Ward, or Arbiter. I’ll list the perks of the pledge prices and wrap this up.

  Pledge $10 or more a month                                                                                                                               For the patreons who offer $10 a month, I will give you guys access to the drafts from a different version of Detective Diaries, and the current version. There is a Q&A every two weeks that you will be invited to join once I gain an ample amount of patreons, and I will add you guys on Google Hangout if you feel comfortable with speaking as a community about any ideas, silly thoughts, or just casual bonding.

  Pledge $20 or more a month                                                                                                                               For the patreons who offer $20 a month, I will respectfully thank you guys for offering this amount by putting your names on all the official copies of my books to acknowledge your support. I will also try to send these individuals character art of the main or side characters. You may also recommend or request a specific character if you pay this amount.

  Pledge $60 or more a month                                                                                                                               For the patreons who offer $60 a month, you will have the honor of working beside me on creating plot, characters, setting, conflict, you name it. These individuals can give whatever feedback necessary and contribute to the making of the book. We will work together and brainstorm to make the story smoother, and this way, I could also make connections with these individuals and even assist them in their desired work.

  These prices are meant to reflect Inkshares’ book prices because I plan to stay here for quite a while. So, by being a patron, you can follow me on my journey through the many projects I start up here and even have the benefit of these perks and many others I’m sure that I will come up with. So, if interested, I’ll leave a link below. Also, please SHARE my book on social media, with your followers, or whoever else you feel would be motivated to order. I hope to deliver!

  Patreon account

  Until next time, A.J.III.