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Hi all:

A new chapter is available. I hope you're enjoying it. And again, if you like what you've seen/read so far, please tell your friends, coworkers, and complete strangers.

https://www.inkshares.com/projects/son-of-ivan-the-anhaga-series-book-1--7601

Thank you!

M.

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    Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for The Great Unlife

    Hey, all. I've had a pretty busy week so I've been woefully quiet. I figured I'd send out a quick update now that I have a bit of free time and the Nerdist contest is over.

    I discovered Inkshares for the first time well into the contest, so I never bothered to enter The Great Unlife. I knew it was going to be a nasty uphill battle as it was, and coming in that late pretty much guaranteed I wouldn't make the top ten, much less the top five. So I've been primarily focused on reaching out to potential readers in hopes of making that 750 pre-order goal, or better yet the 1000. 

    Having already published the book through Amazon, I know well the satisfaction and awe of holding my work in my hands. It's a glorious feeling. It's not quite so glorious watching it languish largely unread on Amazon and CreateSpace. Without the means (and aptitude, I might add) of marketing the book properly, it hasn't exactly seen the level of success that would give me free reign to write full time, as much as I would love to do so. There are a little over five hundred copies of The Great Unlife in the wild, which feels pretty amazing, let me tell you. But it's a tale that deserves to be read by more, and so I brought it to Inkshares to hopefully take advantage of the site's marketing and editing teams.

    Do I think I can hit the goal that will let me do so? Honestly, I don't think so. Not this time, anyway. I'm a massive introvert, and for all the same reasons I haven't been able to increase the book's exposure on Amazon it isn't catching fire here either. But! Other than my friends and family that came to support my work here after having already supported it elsewhere, a large number of you have probably never read it or were aware of its existence. And that's progress! And while it would be great if everyone (and all their readers and followers!) picked up a copy, just having The Great Unlife on peoples' minds is pretty damn cool by itself, and hopefully will one day lead to a purchase.

    So, what's next? Well, I hope to continue working with the Inkshares community to promote this funding campaign. I've met some amazing authors and readers in the few weeks I've been here! I have a new cover image in mind that I hope to make reality sometime over the next couple weeks, something a little more exciting than the beautiful, but not exactly thrilling, cover I've had for it since the book was unleashed last year. I also plan to put the book back up for sale on CreateSpace once this current campaign ends. While I hope to start a new campaign soon after, I may take some time to focus on my other project here, Kananaskis On Foot . I've been steadily planning that book out, and I hope to have more information and a chapter or two sometime in October.

    Alas, this is turning into quite the novel by itself, so I shall bid you farewell for the moment. Again, I can't thank you all enough for your support, and I can't wait to get The Great Unlife into your hands.

    M.
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      Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for Itchy Pig

      Hi there,

      I am so excited to share with you our official Itchy Pig cover!  Everything is moving along wonderfully!  The process has been amazing and so rewarding.  We have officially approved the font, layout and design.  Soon we will begin official marketing. I hope you enjoy the cover, it is also posted on our website too.  My favorite part of the cover besides the awesome illustration is the font.  Do you see something super cute about the letter "y" in the title? he-he

      Thank you for all your support and feedback.  We couldn't have done this without you!

      Have a pretty day,

      Nicole 

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        Brian and Michelle Guthrie commented on The Catcher's Trap
        Don't give up on this process!  Get the digital contract then keep on pushing to reach 1000 once you've got that in the bag.
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          The Aftermath...

          It took me a couple of hours to move from the corner of my couch where I usually sit when I am depressed. “One book, you lost by one book.” I kept telling myself while wondering whose fault that was. Was it me for not moving fast enough? For not asking enough people? For skipping doors in my neighborhood? Or was it that friend who said she was pre-ordering 3 weeks ago and after 5 reminders never did?

          If I have learned anything from 50 years of Doctor Who, is that there are moments fixed in time that cannot be changed no matter what we do. I believe this was one of them. I was not meant to win The Nerdist contest, and I have to live with that.

          Yesterday’s urgency and  later on grief made me miss something magical happening around me. A chain of people from all over the world; from Eugene –Oregon-  to Sydney; and from Hamden to the Chilean Atacama Desert, spent a day fighting shoulder to shoulder with me to help me win.

          My phone was ringing the whole day with messages and texts from friends who decided to turn yesterday into a global “get out the vote” day for The Catcher’s Trap.

           It certainly felt like an election day. By noon –Eastern Time- I knew it was going to come down to 1 or 2 books. I was hopeful, though; orders were pouring, and an entire contingency from the University of Utah had joined the campaign mid-morning. In the opposite side of the globe, my massive Chilean family worked as a team trying to figure out a website written in a language unfamiliar to them.

          At 2:58 I knew I had fallen short. I watched the seconds fly away as a landslide of rage and sadness overcame me. For the next two hours, I obsessed over the failure.

          Today I feel nothing but blessed. The universe decided that the best way to show me how many people care about me was making me lose one of the most important campaigns I’ve ever run. Well played universe; I get it, I totally get it.

          The Catcher’s Trap will become a reality one day. I am not sure when, though. I am really close to the 750 copies needed for an electronic run of the book, but I am not sure I will go that road.  I need an actual book, one that I can sign and personally deliver to that core group of people who yesterday put their lives on hold, just to support a friend’s silly dream.

          Thank you all for your support. I promise I’ll be in touch.  

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