Hi all,

153 orders ago (!!) I’ve announced a raffle in which the winner would get a minor character in his name. A few things have happened since:
(1) We are nearly at 500 orders which is 2/3 of the road to full Inkshares - amazing stuff, really am speechless.
(2) I have since added a short chapter, in which this character will briefly feature.
(3) And now I have a winner.

The raffle was supervised by my lovely wife Yael, who’s both an Israeli Advocate and an English Solicitor, so any complaints please email her... And now, without further ado:

Edo is going to be a low grade Israeli Mossad Analyst, but to know the details of this minor character, you will have to wait for the book.

I am still trying to get orders through the charity for children with disabilities (Norwood) referral link. I will donate more than the sum received from the orders this I promise. But please, the order rate for this cause is relatively low, so if you can spare another eBook, or have Inkshares credits - you can use this link to help (https://goo.gl/3bTKYB).

I’ll leave you with a yearning for more... 

Untill next time,

Nice weekend!

Jon D

Support for Tantalus Depths is surging again! We’re now at 213 pre-orders and climbing rapidly. I have no doubts whatsoever we’ll hit Quill soon, probably within the next week. Remember, if we get there by the 5th, I’m giving everyone a free short story right then and there. 37 pre-orders in two and a half days is a bit of a long shot, but it can be done if everyone really pushes for it!

I’m in the process of figuring out a more consistent kind of update schedule, delivering certain kinds of updates on certain days. I’ll have more on that later today once I get it worked out.

Also! It’s come to my attention that I don’t think I actually linked this here on inkshares back when I first posted it (naturally, I posted it everywhere else, but forgot to put it in the one place it matters most).

Back when the Geek and Sundry Hard Science Fiction competition was in its latter days, some of the top entrants were asked by Inkshares what their dream movie cast would be for their books. I wasn’t asked, but I took it upon myself to come up with a cast anyway. If you’d like to see my personal cast picks for a big-screen adaptation of Tantalus Depths, and get a bit more information on some characters you haven’t seen much from yet, you can check them out on Tantalus Depths’ blog here!
 

Hey, and Happy Friday!

Somebody went to the Women Like Us Amazon page and ordered 5 copies yesterday! Here, take a look:

Not sure who did that, but I would thank that person most heartily. Okay, sure, not 500 orders, but you gotta start somewhere, right?

Production of the book continues toward that July 26th publish date, which is extremely exciting. In fact cover design is mostly complete, and there will be two blurbs on the back . Here’s a preview:

"If you have parents, if you have kids, if you have a heart, Women Like Us is the book for you. It’s like a great recipe for life."

This is from author Charles Dickinson, who wrote a novel called The Widows’ Adventures. I fell in love with this book from page one, and hopefully one day soon there’s going to be a movie version of it (full disclosure: I adapted the book and will co-produce the movie), but do yourself a favor if you love to read and get a copy. You too, I bet, will fall in love with Ina and Helene, two ladies who go on a kind of road-trip you haven’t seen before. Or look into one of Charles’ other books like A Shortcut in Time, or A Family in Time. Here’s a link to The Widows’ Adventures:

https://www.amazon.com/Widows-Adventures-Novel-Charles-Dickinson-ebook/dp/B00MEJYS0S?ie=UTF8&keywords=Charles%20Dickinson&qid=1464962085&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3

Here’s the second blurb:

"Women Like Us is a wonderful and true examination of deep, real human emotion." 

This one comes from Joseph Asphahani, whose novel The Animal In Man, a Sword & Laser contest winner, is coming soon from Inkshares. If you haven’t pre-ordered a copy, consider doing so. Here’s a link:

https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-animal-in-man-7699

Speaking of other Inkshares books, there’s a Father’s Day sale going on -- there’s 50-75% off some cool books, so check that out. I can especially recommend director Jake Bender’s wonderful The Elephant in the Room, and Landon Crutcher’s Monkey Business, which is a super trippy head-trip of a book!

So that’s it for now. Stay tuned as publish day approaches because there will be more news to share about the book.  And, as always, thanks everybody for the support.

Hey there,

Hello everybody,

Just wanted to follow up on the e-mail you should have received earlier from Inkshares letting you know that The Battle Within has reached its funding goal. I’m still a little in shock that this has actually happened, so I’ll try not to go on a long rambling note, but I wanted to get in touch with everyone who’s supported this project as soon as possible to say thanks.

This dream couldn’t have happened without all of you. Many of you will know my personal background that lead me to this point in my life, but for those who don’t, let’s just say that for me, it definitely embodies Frost’s ’road less traveled.’ Thanks to all of you, that road has become a bit less daunting and I am humbled at the support. From here on out, my focus will be on working with Inkshares to make sure you get the best story I can possibly deliver - I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Very Respectfully,

Alastair Luft

Hey everyone!