Two novelists who had twice the fun and half the angst co-writing a supernatural thriller.
I’ve never been so thankful for a Wednesday.
First of all, A Beast Requires is closing in on a 100 backers! So far 93 people have pre-ordered 115 copies of the book, pushing it towards that first hurdle of 250 pre-orders. Yea, it’s pretty damn awesome. What isn’t awesome is that this entire month has gotten away from me. There was a carefully orchestrated schedule of events and a timeline set in place, that went out the window to find a shallow grave in the backyard. Granted my entire backyard is a shallow grave, see as it’s the place where good grass comes to die.
See, I have this job, right? It’s at night, doesn’t pay great, and ever so slightly eats away at your soul. It’s difficult to describe, mostly because of the sort of work they do. Say you’re out at the zoo, and you’re walking through the primate house, unless your zoo doesn’t have a primate house, which would make me sad. But let’s say hypothetical zoo has a hypothetical primate house, full of hypothetical primates. Now there is a spot in this hypothetical primate house, where hypothetical primates fling hypothetical poo. There’s no avoiding the spot, no matter how much you try, and before everyone leaves, they are always pelted with hypothetical poo. My job is to block the exit and ask you which hypothetical poo smells the hypothetical best.
On Monday I gave them my two week notice. On Monday I was offered a much better job. It will take me a few days to adjust to a new work schedule, but it will be much more conducive to updates. With 70 days left in the campaign, there’s a lot to get done, and expect the videos to start returning next week. Thank you all for supporting A Beast Requires. Without knowing it, you’ve all helped keep me sane and helped me to survive the hypothetical house of poo.
- Jay
Polls are open!
As we get into election season, I’d like to offer a complete distraction!
A monkey on a unicycle playing a bagpipe with his... Wait, no, not that. That’s for later.
No, what I offer you is a chance to help determine the face of “Beneath White Clouds.”
But first, a little business:
We start out week 3 with 22 orders - almost 10% of the way to Quill publication. WooHoo! That’s great, but we’ve got work to do yet! Put your name on a copy, and please help spread the word.
Now for the fun stuff. When working on cover art for this book, I couldn’t stop myself at 1. I had to go an make 4 conceptual drafts for the face of Beneath White Clouds.
So, these are drafts, not finalized versions. Now I need your help to figure out which concept I should develop into a final version.
You get to vote! Follow this link to pick your favorite!
Which image grabs you? Which one looks the most like a book you’d want to pick up? Take your pick, then share the poll with your friends. Vote early, vote often, let your voice determine the face of my next book.
Feel free to leave feedback on how you think the art could be improved in the comments at the end of the poll or on Inkshares.
Happy voting!
Everybody is sending out reader updates today and I don’t want to be left out!
Eric Landreneau (author of Beneath White Clouds) reviewed Monkey Business. So check that out here if you’re interested!
And if you guys would consider following my new project Black Cloud, I would be very grateful!
And now just for funsies here are some ridiculous Monkey Business videos. The prices are wrong but who cares? There are sock puppet monkeys. Happy Sunday!
In the mood for something a little more Rockin’?
Or do you just wanna make love down by the fire?
Bye bye!
Hello Air Pirates! I am super excited to announce the new cover design for my high flying adventure novel "Wings of the Pirate". 
I am feeling very honored to have the creative skills and support of my longtime friend and acting collaborator, Clint Beach of Attic Studios #cabeachphotos #atticstudiosproductions. We are currently 36 orders away from being published and coming in for the homestretch. Let’s bring this bird in for a safe landing well beyond the 250 goal and not come crashing in a fiery wreck just short of the beach. Click that green preorder button now (If you don’t have that on your screen -Thank YOU again!) and get a copy ordered for you or for that adventurous spirit in the family.
Thanks!!
Eric H. Heisner
www.leandogproductions.com