Greetings, Faoii.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving for those of us living in the USA. I’m thankful for many things in my life. It’s been a trying year with health issues (both mental and physical), uncertainty, financial troubles and fear. But it’s also been filled with great new friends, adventures, and more hope than I think I’ve ever experienced before. Of course I’m thankful.

Mostly, though, I am thankful for all of you out there who supported me as I fought to publish The Last Faoii. I took what was arguably the hardest route to publication, and I know more than few people told me that I should stop with Faoii and write something new to put my hopes on, but you all supported me and kept me going even when I wanted to give up. 

Thank you. 

I hope that your day (Thanksgiving or not) is wonderful and that you, too, have something that makes your heart fill when you think of it, because you can’t contain your gratitude. I hope you have more smiles than tears at the end of the day and more hope than doubt.

Shields up. I love you all.

Faoii-Tahani

THANK YOU! 

This Thanksgiving I want to thank all of you for supporting me. 

I just got the production schedule for Sunshine is Forever, and I can tell you that we are on track to have the book in your hands by September. I am so excited, and am so THANKFUL for each of you! 

Thank you for making my dreams a reality. I hope you love Sunshine is Forever enough to purchase my follow up book, which will be entitled: KARID. 

Thanks again for everything! 

Kyle T. Cowan

THANK YOU!

This Thanksgiving I want to thank all of you for supporting me. I just got the production schedule for Sunshine is Forever, and I can tell you that we are on track to have the book in your hands by September. 

I am so excited, and am so THANKFUL for each of you!

Thank you for making my dreams a reality. I hope you love Sunshine is Forever enough to purchase my follow up book, which will be entitled: KARID.

Thanks again for everything!

Kyle T. Cowan

Happy Thanksgiving, readers! For those of you spending the day stuck on trains, planes, and automobiles, I’ve uploaded Chapter Five for your enjoyment. We’re now at 120 pre-orders which is really fantastic, just about halfway to the Quill publishing goal! If you are a follower who hasn’t yet ordered your copy, I’d be so excited to have your support this week. The Launchpad competition ends in about three weeks, and I’m back in 4th place as of this morning. This is clearly a marathon, not a sprint, but I’m still really psyched about the next two months! Thanks again for all. Wishing you and yours a wonderful, restful holiday! :)

This is an email I’ve dreamed of sending, but was fearful would never happen. Thanks to the amazing support you have provided, Human Resources is going to be published by Inkshares! 

The competition is not over yet, and the campaign rolls on, but in the last week HR reached a critical milestone — we passed 250 pre-orders. This means the novel has qualified for "Quill" publishing by Inkshares, regardless of the competition outcome. 

I am thrilled, and can’t thank you all enough. I can’t stop and relax yet though, as I need to continue campaigning until the end of the competition — 16 December (PST). 

Why keep pushing when you are going to get published?

Quill is a "light" publishing model — it is print on demand (not mass-production), doesn’t include marketing to bookstores, and misses out on some of the more valuable editing. If the book is published under Quill, I’ll hire an editor to make sure you get a quality finished product, but if we win the competition that is included — and obviously the marketing and mass-production would be amazing. 

But wait, there’s more! Human Resources has also been selected by two Syndicates; the "Quill Brotherhood" syndicate and the "Great sci-fi for the 21st Century" syndicate. For those not familiar with Inkshares syndicates, they operate as a block. Readers can sign up to a syndicate (most have a clear theme) and agree to purchase the syndicate pick each month. I’m honoured to receive the support of both these groups.

And now for some bad news... 

The judges’ of the Launch Pad Manuscript Competition announced their Top 10 finalists this morning, and Human Resources did not make the list. This is disappointing, but I have much to celebrate: 

• Human Resources is getting published. 
• Out of more than 3,000 entries from 24 countries, the novel was judged by Hollywood insiders as being one of the 25 best. 
• We are currently leading the crowdfunding competition. 
• I’m still in the running for three major prizes: 
• Human Resources could still be optioned by Scott Free. 
• I could still be signed by Energy Entertainment. 
• I could still win a mentorship. 
• The novel and I will be featured in The Tracking Board’s Top Manuscripts of 2016 and The 2016 Hit List. 

Over the course of the competition so far I have interacted with a number of the authors I have been competing against. Not only do they have some great books, but they have all been friendly and supportive. My sincere congratulations to the Top 10. 

Where’s my "special" update? 

Last week I promised something special this update. I was full of enthusiasm at the time, expecting to get everything done in time. However, I’m still refining the content of my second bonus feature. Rather than send it out bursting with typos, I’ll hold onto it and share it over the next week. 

As always, if you haven’t ordered yet — there’s still time! 

Robert