Hello, Superspies!

This week’s issue of the Avalon Chronicler has been delayed unfortunately due to real life commitments, but we shall resume our regular schedule of world building next week with TWO new issues (and two new pieces of microfiction)! 

Now, I’m sitting on 60 or so days left in the campaign and we are still quite a ways away from Quill. I ask all of you who have already taken the leap of faith on my retro sci-fi spy story to get the word out and help bring in more readers! There’s an audience out there that wants this book and together we’ll find them! And again, thank you from the bottom of my heart to you who have already pre-ordered, it’s because of you that I soldier on in hopes of expanding the Avalon Fanbase (yes, I’m making that a thing, right here, right now). 

Have a great weekend and for all the mothers, enjoy your special day! 

Jason

@atomicboywonder

So Geek N Sundry is running a contest related to Hard Science, and there is one week left in this contest. While everyone knows I’m a rabid occult fan, I grew up wanted to be a Dinosaur Scientist! (That’s the technical term I used btw). There is a book in the contest called "We Clocked The T-Rex." by Ronald D Valle. It’s about using CRISPR gene editing to engage in the first DE-Extinction event to save the world from climate change. It involves a T-Rex. 

If you want to add to the stress levels of every author in the contest. Go here and check out his book: https://www.inkshares.com/books/we-clocked-the-t-rex?referral_code=ea707ed3

He’s currently in 4th place, and the top 3 win. I like seeing these contests have some momentum behind them and competition is a good thing. 

Speaking of saving the world... but using Magic.

The Seventh Age was inspired from many sources, and truth is pretty damn strange. If you don’t know about Jack Parsons from the Jet Propulsion Lab, he was a known practitioner of Thelma and a fan of the Ordo Templi Orientus by Aleister Crowley. While Jack Parsons would become an integral figure to the future of space exploration, there are many accounts of occult parties and rituals conducted at his home to bring supernatural entities into this world. 

In real life. 

My setting of the Seventh Age uses true stories and occult organizations like this. In my updates, I’m going to start revealing the awesome and occult organizations that exist in the real world that inspired me. In honor of the Hard Science contest... Jack Parsons is a dedicated scientist with both feet firmly in the occult. Neat!

In other fun news. 

This is Jameson Stone (Author of Runes of the Apprentice), Alexander Barnes (Co-Author of The Amaranth Chronicles, Myself representing "The Metal", and Joseph Asphahani (Author of The Animal in Man). We met up last night at The Bottom Lounge in Chicago when people were in town. We did what authors do: We drank. It was fun. More people should meet up. 

Now, I’m off to join Team Iron Man and actually go see this Civil War movie :). I know this update is more of a blog post, but I haven’t done one like this before and if you kinda like it, let me know!

PM Me, Email Me: CrankyBolt@gmail.com, Twitter: @CrankyBolt, Facebook: /CrankyBolt. Any game server out there: CrankyBolt. 

Notice the theme?

Hello all!

A heartfelt THANK YOU to all who have supported The Pirates of Montana!! I’m going to release the next chapter on Monday, so stay tuned!! 

The Geek & Sundry contest is almost done, so if you haven’t already, please consider pre-ordering the book!! I promise you will hug it and squeeze it and call it George!! 

While its not May 4th any more, I felt that my love of all things Jane Austen and Sci-fi demanded that I post this:

May the Firth be with you

Hello people of inkshares!

A big heartfelt thank you. I’m so pleased with the way things are going with Cape’s Side, and it’s all because of you. I cannot stop smiling, and that’s awesome!

As of this writing we are 4 orders shy of 150 which would bring us 100 away from Quill! 

The weekend is FINALLY here! We should celebrate, I think a pre-order party is a good idea! Let’s all recommend Cape’s Side Bay to a friend, family, loved one, or perfect stranger.

Some of you are reading this update thinking “I don’t know about pre-ordering…” And I get it. I’ve been there. Been there several times. Let me tell you there are at least a dozen books I wished I backed when I had a chance here on Inkshares, but I didn’t for one reason or another. Don’t miss out on pre-ordering Cape’s Side because you aren’t sure, it’s a risk, but I’m willing to bet in the grand scheme of things it’s a small risk, and one you’ll be happy you took once said and done.

OK, that’s all. Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend.

- James

I’m gonna go watch Gremlins 2: The New Batch just because.

Also pre-order Scribbles: A Collection of Words by Tabi Card. 8 days remaining 97 orders to go!

62 days left for To Live and Die in Avalon by Jason Chestnut. This book is awesome and you need to check it out.

Christopher Huang’s Murder at the Veterans Club is 14 away from Quill as of writing this. It’s fantastic.

So many good ones!!!