It still hasn’t quite sunk in yet, but as of today I am a published author.
Almost a year after I first started pestering people with buymybookbuymybookifyou’rereallymyfriendyou’llbymybook harassment, it’s finally out. If you’re reading this, you’ve already gotten your copy (I hope!), but now they’re available online at Amazon, B&N and others, and at dozens of independent bookstores all around the country.
Thank you so much.
The amount of effort that goes into publishing a book is truly awe inspiring. My editors Kiele Raymond and Michael Trudeau transformed some mediocre writing into the polished manuscript you received this past month. I’m beyond over-the-moon about the cover Elyse Lyons produced for me, and Emily Zach and the rest of the production team at Girl Friday was professional 100%.
Meanwhile, at Inkshares, my marketing manager Avalon has been working overtime getting me interviews, reviews, and my books in stores, while newly appointed CEO Adam Gomolin has been in overdrive on the derivative properties side.
And then there are the Nerdist folks, who not only sponsored the contest in the first place, making this whole thing possible, but who also treated me like a real Author when I visited them at Comic Con in San Diego.
Thank you all for your tireless work to make this project as successful as possible.
Now, some news:
Monday night I was featured on The 207, a Portland and Bangor local features show on NBC. The boys from Bull Moose were extremely kind in their promotion of my novel.
Today I woke up to a Bangor Daily News review, which was similarly positive.
I’m also looking at scheduling book signing events around the Bangor area over the next several weeks. Check out my Facebook page to stay current!
Lastly, in case you missed it, I’ve got a Comic Con recap on my blog, which you can find here.
So that’s pretty much it.
I can say thank you enough
Dave
PS: Leave reviews!!!!!!!!!!111
Hey everybody! I didn’t expect to be saying this for at least another 3-4 months, but Exile, Magus is live and in funding mode! When I saw the G&S contest announcement, it was too good of an opportunity for me to pass up. I’m now in that somewhat panicky "I wasn’t ready for this" first day of campaign launch mode. Its both an incredibly nervous and highly energized feeling. I’ve already gotten a pretty good start, so now its just up to me to keep up the momentum. I’m hoping you’ll join me in that endeavor as well. That’s all I’ve got for now, expect to hear from me every Tuesday or Thursday from now until the end of this contest with updates on our progress as well as other fun "things" I’ve been doing my best to save up to share with you all.
It’s the FINAL COUNTDOWN (cue musical number)!!!
I’m working on a final polish for my piece and I’ll be posting a synopsis for one highly populous race in the world of Borehole Bazaar each day as a last, final bid to generate extra momentum. I’ve already funded, so this is just for encouraging folks who would LOVE to get a copy of this work. It’s a fascinating, engaging read. I promise ;)
To get things started, allow me to post a link for the first two. These can also be found at the beginning of each of the first five chapters, though this is a cleaner format without that pesky story separating them!
Normally, I’d post my weekly short story. This week, however, the tale was not cute enough. Hopefully, Inspiration will bite me and I’ll be able to get one out to y’all tomorrow or Thursday!
OH! The short story collections are all finished. They are, of course, each uniquely hand-painted by myself. There was an issue with the bindings but they should be hitting the mail in a few days at the most. To all the raffle winners; I’m working as fast as I can!
Have a great day y’all and know, without even an iota of doubt, that your dreams are worth chasing. Thanks for being AWESOME!!!
It’s been an interesting year, and with all the progress that I’ve made, I now find myself back at the beginning. I loved being a part of the Nerdist contest. I was able to connect and ultimately friend some outstanding writers, discover some amazing books, and push myself harder than I ever thought possible. It was a rollercoaster of tears; tears of joy, tears of frustration, and tears of sorrow. And yea, I didn’t make it, but in my mind I didn’t ultimately fail.
I won.
I became a better writer.
A year later and it’s a brand new day. Geek & Sundry are running a contest for fantasy stories, and I just so happen to have one ready. Why this contest? Because Felicia Day is one of my spirit animals, and I won’t let my previous failure define who I am as a writer.
So many of you supported me last time around, and here I am hat in hand, asking if you’d consider supporting me once again. Because even through A Beast Requires didn’t make its goal, your support pushed me to keep on editing and revising. It pushed me to get better, to be better, and I think you’ll all be happy with what I’ve accomplished.
Once again, for just $10 you get the chance to back me, and get a sparkling edition of A Beast Requires as an ebook. There’s also a dead tree edition… I mean paperback, for $20, which will come with that fabulous, one of a kind, new book smell.
It’s going to be a long campaign, and I know I’m going to have to push it if I want to stay in the top ten of Geek and Sundry’s Fantasy Contest. With your help, I can do this. With your help, we can see A Beast Requires in print, and I can so totally shove it in the faces of all the dudes who picked on me in high school.
So once again it’s time to #feedthebeast
Let’s do this.