Fernando Crôtte liked an update for Tantalus Depths

A new countdown has begun....


All things considered, I’m not really worried at all. This is about where we were at the 30-day mark before we lost the false pre-orders and got the extension, if I remember correctly. We’re more or less on schedule. That’s still a lot of orders to bring in, so definitely keep spreading the word!

After quite a long hiatus, I’ve resumed the Friday vlogging process! this time I talk in a little more detail about the hardships and obstacles the campaign has faced, and how I’ve worked through them. Hopefully my experience can help some of you as you deal with your own unforeseen setbacks!

 

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    Fernando Crôtte liked an update for She Is the End
    Hello friends!

    The air is getting chillier, the leaves show a hint of change, and I just lit my first blackberry cider candle. Could it be... fall?

    TIME FOR FALLCON!! Er, I mean, MSP Fall Comicon, October 8th at the MN State Fairgrounds!!


    (last year, when I had no idea what I was doing)

    I have secured a table for the second year in a row, and though I don’t have a physical copy of my book to offer for sale (like I’d hope I would by now) I might have my manuscript in to Inkshares by then! So we’re going to take that as a win.

    I’ll be selling various art prints, handing out more of the free coloring book pages we created during the first Nerdist Inkshares contest, and perhaps even selling print copies of other Inkshares books. Stop by and say hi if you’re in the area!

    ALSO:



    There’s a new indie bookstore coming to Minneapolis called Milkweed Books, and they’re crowdfunding their opening on Kickstarter. They will be stocking their shelves and super-cool gallery entirely with independently published books... which could be a match made in heaven for Inkshares authors, no?

    So here’s what I’m proposing: if you’re an Inkshares author, go back this project and leave a comment saying you’re an Inkshares author who loves indie bookstores. If you’re not an author, go back it anyway and let them know you’d like to see Inkshares books on their shelves. We crowdfunded people have to stick together, so let’s show support!

    They reached their goal while I was typing this message, so there’s no doubt about the project being successful. We all know opening a new business can be precarious, and the more backer funds the better. The project closes in 9 days, so go check it out now!

    :)
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      Fernando Crôtte liked an update for Ageless

      Hey gang. Long time no see...chat...whatever.

      If you didn’t know, I enjoy doing this writing thing...like a lot... 

      (Did you know Ageless was the first in a trilogy? If you read it, you probably picked up on the fact that there could be more. SPOILER - there is more! Follow Timeless here!)

      But, I need your HELP to continue doing this writing thing. (Hint - REVIEW AGELESS on AMAZON and GOODREADS)

      I put together the following (very) tentative & (very) ambitious production schedule covering the next few years. See anything you like? I hope so! Let me know what you think. 

      @PaulInmanSC on Twitter & Instagram

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        Fernando Crôtte commented on Children of the Dire: The Renegade Blade
        Hello Katerina,

        I am glad to see your numbers of followers and recommendations steadily growing! That will SO help when you finally decide to start funding!

        I have a question for you: Did you produceThe Winterlands map that you show in your last update? If so, did you use a specific program? I LOVE it! I would love to produce several simple maps for my Mission 51, and would love them to have the quality your map does.

        Thank you!
        And good luck with Children of the Dire! I know many of us are looking forward to reading t someday!

        Peace!

        Ferd.
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          Fernando Crôtte followed Blue Water
          Blue Water
          A little girl with a stuffed rabbit. The inescapable nightmares, whether awake or asleep. The words she keeps hearing like a song stuck in her head. For Emily Hunter, the time to discover the key to her madness has finally come.
          Fernando Crôtte liked an update for Fae Child


          Two updates in one day? It’s for a good reason, I promise! The Rite of Passage Syndicate has selected Fae Child as it’s pick for September. We’ve been updated with a badge, and everything!

          The syndicate says: "Fae Child is exactly everything the Rites of Passage Syndicate hopes to accomplish here on Inkshares.com. Meissner has crafted a winner!"

          Thank you so much to the Rite of Passage Syndicate! This means a great deal to me. Onward and upward!

          Jane-Holly

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            Fernando Crôtte liked an update for Single Version

            Tomorrow is the day these critters come skitter-scuttling to your front step. SINGLE VERSION officially publishes 9/13. TOMORROW.


            For all of you expecting paperbacks, they’ll be shipping any day now. If you ordered an e-book, you should be getting it today.

            When it reaches your beautiful eyeballs, take it on the train with you so everyone can see Susie Kirkwood’s breathtaking cover design, and when a stranger asks you, "That book looks so attractive and yet...repulsive," you can say, "First of all, that wasn’t a question. And second of all, this is SINGLE VERSION. It’s part sci-fi, part horror, part cyberpunk, and it is creeping me the fuck out. Please, stranger, would you check my back for roaches. See any? None? I feel them there. No? Great. I LOVE READING!!"

            I can’t believe this day is finally here. Thank you everyone for your belief and support. I truly hope you dig the story and that it resonates with you. And if it does, please tell someone about it. Write a review on Amazon or Goodreads. Toss it up on your blogs, your Facebooks, your Instas. Pitch it to your book club. Any help spreading the word is wonderful, appreciated help.

            And I’ve got another project in the works...more on that very soon.

            In the meantime...please enjoy SINGLE VERSION.

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              Fernando Crôtte commented on Fae Child
              Woohoo!!! Congratulations!!! :D
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                Fernando Crôtte liked an update for The Spark Internal

                Hello everyone! 
                Thought it was about time for my first update after a good weekend. :)
                I made some edits to the prologue last week and put up Chapter 1 at the end of the week. The response from these was great with three recommendations. I couldn’t stop grinning knowing people were loving what I was almost to nervous to post (seriously was siting at  the computer hovering over the button to post for like an hour). Since then followers went up from about 11 to 23! I was even trending on the front page (dont know what it takes to do that but it was cool anyway :P).  While still no where near the goal and only two order it was fantastic to get a response like that in about a day or two. Since then I’ve used the feedback to make some needed edits,  including some additions that expand certain parts a little, to both chapter 1 and the prologue. Check those out if you haven’t already.

                Please continue to help me make this dream come true and share this around as much as you can!


                I also have a question for you all. What is it that prompts you to go from following to actually ordering? With my followers growing but order not really changing I want to know what I can do to entice you further. Is it simply you want to see more chapters before you decide (chapter 2 coming soon btw)? Do you want to know more about the characters? Whatever it is let me know so we can start getting the ball rolling. 


                As always thank you all of you for your kind words and support really keeps me going in my writing.
                -Jacob


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                  Fernando Crôtte recommended Fae Child
                  What a delight! From what I have read so far, this is the kind of story I would have read to my children when they were young, back when I learned to love YA lit, which I still do. I look forward to seeing where Jane-Holly's story goes! :-)
                  Fae Child
                  A child slips through a portal into the land of the Fae and traverses the Otherworld with the help of a young elf, while her parents are left to deal with the changeling that was left in her place.
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