After a busy week of business travel, I’m back! We’re just (2) pre-orders shy of 50%. That’s halfway to my dream of becoming a published author! Remember, per your request, I will also post a handful of new chapters once this happens and get our heroes to Meird, the quirky Kingdom of Dreams.

In other news, my promo schwag is in! Yes, those are the bookmarks on the left with the knight with the flaming sword hilt. And the book cover promo cards on the right. I can’t wait until these are boxes of my actual published books arriving-what a great teaser! And Yes, I will ship this schwag and more to my backers if my book gets published! For now they will go with me to Austin Comic Con next weekend, and San Antonio in October. Let me know if anyone else is attending these. I also could use advice how to work a Con without an actual physical book to handout. Let’s see if I can recruit a celeb to help. ;-)

So to recap where we are: 

• We just need  (2) orders to get halfway to the promised land! Please keep the orders coming. I will release several chapters as promised when this happens. (For you Inksharians with credits from your syndicates and etc. this is a great time to commit.) 

• We are under 30 backers to go before I will hold the next drawing for new limited edition artwork!

• The long awaited trailer is in its final stages of being planned and will happen soon. Looking more and more like a Halloween theme! 

• The awesome Teen Reads Syndicate here on Inkshares has nominated my book for possible October backing. Join them to support me and chime in!

Thanks! 

Kevin

Hello my Knightmares! 

We are 13 days away from the end of my campaign, and we are currently sitting at 262 orders! Thirteen has always been my favorite number (see Vexed for more about my writing and the number 13) and I wanted to again THANK EVERYONE who ordered a copy of THE KNIGHTMARES. You helped make this dream come true, and as I wait for the next 13 days to expire, I am feeling a mixture of elation and relief. Thank you, again!

Remember, if you order between now and the end of the campaign, you are eligible for the free swag I am giving away. Bookmarks, posters and t-shirts!

Please check out these other authors who are nearing the end of their campaign and need your help!!

Mothering: The Game - by Regina McMenomy Ph.D. - What happens when a long time gamer becomes a first time mom? Motherhood becomes the most engaging game she’s played. MOTHERING HAS JUST 12 DAYS LEFT!!

Sunshine is Forever - by Kyle T. Cowan - A fiction novel for anyone who’s ever been depressed, or knows someone who suffers from depression. Sunshine is Forever is full of life lessons, but it is ultimately a story about a teenager learning to take responsibility for his mistakes.

The Delicate Art of Soulripping - by Sara - When you die your soul doesn’t just leave your body. There’s a process: ripping, reaping, replacing.

Remember to follow me on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/GAFinocc

Journey Over Destination

’Destination: journey’s end,’ - This isn’t a definition, but a synonym. One I found too coinciding not to quote.

Good morning all.

Just a quick update on the progress of the book campaign.  We have 57 days left until November 14, and we’re sitting at 169 orders of the necessary 250 to publish.  We’re ahead of pace to make our goal, which is the good news.  The slightly more nerve-wracking news is we’re ahead by one book.  So it looks like this is going to be a tight race.  If you haven’t ordered yet, or are interested in ordering a second copy, or want to donate an eBook preorder to help the book get published, I can’t tell you how much I’d appreciate it.  But I’d try.

The book itself is in the middle of its seventh and hopefully final draft.  I’ve sent the manuscript out to a few fellow authors who have read it and said some very positive things about it.  I’m toying with an idea to make the story a little tighter, and hopefully once that’s in, I’ll be finished and the book will be ready for the long process of getting released via Inkshares.  And once it gets through that, it’ll be in all of your hands.

So thank you all for the support you’ve shown so far.  We’ve got a little less than two months to pull together and push to the end.  With the love you guys have shown so far, I don’t have any doubt it’s possible.  Only 81 to go.

Keep circulating the link.  http://www.inkshares.com/books/blue-water

If you haven’t yet, check out the first four chapters as well at bluewaternovel.com

Thank you all again.

Joseph

Update time! So I’ve got some more news and some more artwork for everyone!

It’s been brought to my attention recently that my book is pretty damn Metal and brutal.

I’m okay with this. :) To celebrate this, I’ve got some new artwork from Phil Rood and his favorite character in the book Gabriel DeAngelo. 

I present you with some unnecessary violence!

Just a quick update and some math: we are now up to 620 orders with just 32 days left to reach 750. That works out to about 4 orders a day. Since the last update, 11 days ago, there have been 46 new orders which is right on pace. Thanks y’all!

These last orders are going to be the hardest, so please do share this book around and encourage your friends to support this project. I’ve created a facebook event you can invite friends to here: https://www.facebook.com/events/336202026717097/

We are almost there! Onward!

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

Quick milestone update: We’ve crossed the 50% to Quill marker, that means we’re over halfway to guaranteed publication! Since the campaign really only started in earnest in September, this is not too shabby.

So as promised, I have uploaded new chapters upon reader request. Six new chapters all told. A quick little tidbit about this: Kingdom of Dreams has been four years (parts of it much longer than that) in the making. The manuscript has seen its share of professional editors, agent feedback, conferences, reading groups, and general friend critiques (and too many weeping and moaning sessions) during that time. It also finished as a finalist in a national first chapter contest--and it wasn’t even the current prologue, that one’s being used for another book!-and also placed as a finalist in a debut novel writing contest. So to reiterate: this project took quite a lot of maturing to reach where it is today and nearly all of the material is written. And I still think it could be improved by leaps and bounds. Like Oscar Wilde once said: "Books are never finished, They are merely abandoned." 

• New goals: along with the new original art and goofy poetry giveaway at 100 backers, I’ll also release a new chapter or two. Or I may just start pulling random bits from the book as what’s the point of purchasing if you just read the whole thing online? Let me know your thoughts and thanks so much for giving us a real shot at publication. 

Let’s keep it going!

Best Wishes,

Kevin

Okay, Faoii! Listen up!

We are gaining renown! I’ve seen talk of our army all across inkshares and facebook this week, and I specifically want to direct your attention to what Faoli-Joey had to say about The Last Faoii on his forum post about the contest. Please give your attention to our esteemed brother: 

"Tahani Nelson and her book, The Last Faoii, have resurfaced in the Top 10 and I’m shocked it’s taken this long. Ms. Nelson has returned with a vengeance as she has not only made her way back into the Top 10, but already jumped to 7th place! I’ve spoken about Ms. Nelson’s video on The Story So Far before, if you haven’t seen it yet - you need to! She’s running one of the most entertaining campaigns over on her page and she’s rallying her troops effectively and the results are obvious. Now that The Last Faoii is back in the Top 10, you should go check out the page again. Normally I’d break it down for you, but I’m trying to keep up a theme here!

Which brings me to Kaiya. Kai is a Faoii, which is basically the warriors of Ms. Nelson’s world. She’s somewhat mischievous and a bit too laid back for her peers, but that’s a big part of her charm. Her adorable and hilarious banter and interactions with her shield-sister, Mollie, should be enough incentive to go read The Last Faoii(It’s amazing) but if it’s not, you should go for the atmosphere. Kai is a part of something big, something huge and you feel that immediately in the first chapter. Ms. Nelson’s unique phrasing and terms are easy to pick up and once you’ve entered her fantasy world, you learn to appreciate her enthusiasm in her comments section a lot more. Go follow Kaiya and her adventure, the action will hold your interest and the loveable characters will keep you invested for the whole journey!

Faoii-Joey, out!"
 
Our army is growing Faoii. People know who we are-- they know of our fight. But we still need soldiers on the field. Direct others to our barracks-- show them where to pick up a blade. Help me make this army into something truly formidable. Let them hear us. 

Dismissed.

Faoii-Tahani 

Good morning/afternoon/evening!