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Michael Haase liked an update for Piperverse

With a week to go in the Nerdist contest, I think it’s safe to say that my little "Girl vs. Universe"  book has not dominated the competition. While it is not impossible for me to add 200+ buyers to my current 20 in this final week, I do grant that it is somewhat unlikely.  I’ve been staring way up at the same top four authors for a while now, watching their campaigns with approval,  and believe they are all fine books and wish them good luck in jostling for the top three spots as the finish line looms.

So I’m settling in for the long campaign. I’ll keep loading sample chapters, doodling Character Cards, and pestering friends and loved ones until they want to throttle me. Eventually, here or elsewhere, Piperverse will be a book.

But what I want now are eyeballs. Specifically, YOUR juicy, succulent eyeballs!

Fellow Inkshares folk, I haven’t participated at all in the whole "trading pre-orders" thing…I’m sorry, I simply can’t afford it (and I’ve yet to figure out how to do the whole "get credits for your recommendations" deal, probably to my great detriment.) But I want to be part of the community, and I want feedback on the chapters I post: Good, Bad, Nitpicky--I’ll take it all…and it’s about time I put some time in to get it. So, what I’m offering in trade is my eyes for yours. Review my stuff, make little comments and notes, recommend me to folks who LIKE making little comments and notes, and I will happily do the same for you and yours.

And since the posts that get the most response on Inkshares seem to be the ones with dogs in them...

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    Michael Haase liked an update for An Unattractive Vampire

    Hahaha.

    Haha.

    Ha. So much news...

    First of all, there have been sightings of a strange and hilarious creature, stalking local bookstores praying on the minds of readers. Witnesses have placed it at Powell’s Books in Portland...
      
    ...at Unabridged Books in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago...


    ...and at City Lit Books in Logan’s Square also in Chicago.

      
    If any of these locations are near or known to you, authorities recommend you take public safety into your own hands by capturing these potentially dangerous abominations. 

    Yeah, so enough of that. My book is out!!! Like not officially or anything, but it can be located in physical places. That’s great.

    You know what else is great? This review from Publisher’s Weekly.

    What’s more...I just discovered that the review feature on Amazon is up and working for my book. Why is this important? Here’s an infographic:

      
    So yes, between 50 and 100 reviews (another number I’ve heard thrown around for algorithms. Please, please, PLEASE...go to Amazon and leave a rating and review. Even if it’s just "I liked it" *Five Stars.* ESPECIALLY if it’s just "I liked it" *Five Stars.* If you already posted a review on Goodreads or Netgalley, copy and paste is your friend. This is incredibly important for the success of the book, especially for a first-time, unknown author such as myself. 

    And just a reminder again, that the official launch party for An Unattractive Vampire will be at Bucket O’ Blood Books and Records on March 18th at 7 PM. Here’s the Facebook event page so that you know this is totally a real thing and not just another black market toe harvesting scam.

    Almost done.

    There’s about a week left to go in the current Inkshares Space Opera contest. Once you’re done writing a rave review about how my book changed your life in ways you don’t fully comprehend, consider helping another person live this dream of stress and uncomfortable self-promotion by purchasing a book like...

    The maddening tale of a so-called "round planet" in The Madness of Mr. Butler by Michael Haase 
    Space truckers and conspiracy in Lucky by RH Webster
    The dangerous and nearly extinct human being in The Life Interstellar by Zack Jordan
    Interstellar inebriation in Space Tripping by Patrick Edwards
    Retro spies and rocket ships in To Live and Die in Avalon by Jason Chestnut

    And again...thank you all.

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      Michael Haase recommended The Madness of Mr. Butler
      If you're still hesitant about pre-ordering, please come read the chapters I've posted and let me know what you think. And if you're a fellow author, please push your work my way...I have credits ready to spend on good books! Madmrbutler@gmail.com
      Mr. Butler/The Man Who Stole the World
      If you have arrived here and missed the announcement, Mr. Butler has left as of 2/9/19. Please email hello@inkshares.com if you have not received a refund by 2/20/19. Please email michael.haase@writingbloc.com with any needs or questions.
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