Dave Barrett liked an update for I Think You Dropped This

All, thank you for the support. Things have been progressing well...

I just got my 10th preorder (Thanks to Scott Early... I hope you don't mind the name drop) and that feels pretty amazing! I hope this trend keeps going. I hope the audience for my book finds it, or that it finds it audience. You all have been great with the support and well wishing and preorders and pretending that my jokes are funny.

To commemorate this milestone I've updated the cover for I Think You Dropped This. The original was meant to have been drawn by Becca, the second focal character you're introduced to. The new one has my is more of a cover than an illustration based out of my design aesthetic. For those of you that don't know I'm a designer, but prefer writing.

Please help get the word out, I'm so very grateful.

Also, thanks Dave for pointing out about the confirmation subject line for my book. That made me laugh almost too hard. I hope many more get the opportunity for the laugh.

Cheers!

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Dave Barrett liked an update for U-Turn at Next Synapse

Wow, inkshares has updated the listing to include the top 15 spots and I am only three spots away from grappling onto that 15th rung. There is also now a Facebook Page for my book: https://www.facebook.com/uturnscifinovel Like! the page if you have not done so already, and be sure to recommend the book to anyone and everyone you can think of. If there are any passages you particular like on the Excerpt or other chapters, let Inkshares know. There are amazing writers and some spectacular novels out there, so I feel overwhelmed to be flying around with them. It is amazing. Let's see if we can get this thing really off the ground, and if you have not pre-ordered yet, then I encourage you to do so.

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Dave Barrett liked an update for She Is the End

The Nerdist Inkshares Top 10 article is out! The Nerdist Inkshares Top 10 article is out! Life is not a meaningless lie!

Just kidding. Still, though! It's nice.

DID YOU KNOW that there's an Inkshares book close to reaching 1,000 pre-orders? THIS IS EXCITING. Trekonomics! Go pre-order it!!!

And... hey... want a hint of the secret cool thing we're doing because we obviously have a ton of spare time? You know you do...

Aaaand now you know whether or not Cara can keep a secret. (She cannot.)

Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered! To those who have not: reconsider!

And have a wonderful weekend, either way. :)

Cara

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Dave Barrett liked an update for Ghosts of War

Hey guys,

Just a quick note to let you all know that there was a featured interview with me on the blog of fellow Inkshares author John Robin.

World Builders - Paul Robinson

There's some questions there that I have answered with varying degrees of success as well as an excerpt and an exclusive about the title of the sequel to Ghosts of War.

Also if epic fantasy is your kind of thing you should check out John Robin's book Blood Dawn, which is also on Inkshares.

Check out Blood Dawn here

Oh and before I forget, Ghosts of War passed 200 followers overnight and sold a couple more copies as well. If you haven't yet grabbed a copy, I really hope you'll consider doing so, there's a little under 3 weeks remaining in the Nerdist competition and every order gets Ghosts that little bit closer to the top 5.

If you have any referral credits hanging around you can put those towards the cost of the book, further reducing the commitment.

I can't do this without all of you (yes...you).

Until next time.

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Dave Barrett commented on A Fierce Love of the Country

HI Nathalie! Just saw this now from the follower message. This is what I've been doing: Harassing everyone I know, over and over and over. It's only 5 bucks. It's only 5 bucks. C'mon, it's only 5 bucks. Eventually people break down and do it. Will you get 1000 orders that way? Of course not, unless you know a ridiculous amount of people. But it can at the very least start to give you some confidence. Those people can share your project, and maybe get a couple more people.

The 1000 preorder hurdle is massive, for sure. And even if you don't hit the goal, you'll have created some buzz, and you can send an update to your followers saying that the project here didn't work, but you can find the novel over at Amazon and give the link.

Those are my 2 cents. I'm lucky that I'm in the Nerdist competition, so my hurdle isn't 1000 preorders, it's to be in the top 5 at the end of September. But I think the philosophy is solid.

Good luck!

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Dave Barrett commented on It's All Fun and Games

Happy Satupdaturday everyone!

What a week it's been. 77 new supporters since last week, catapulting us not only into the top five, but we're now tied for number 3, with more than 35 supporters separating us from dropping out of "Guaranteed Publishing Contract" world. If I might offer you a brief look into my thoughts...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j6xm7e5bJo

As always, there are folks who are following the project but haven't yet preordered. What are you waiting for? Howard wants you to!

What else to report? Well I've got a new cover. Is it a great cover? Eh. Is it better than the stock photo cover I had been using? Everyone says so, so yay. Among the services provided by Inkshares is cover design, so the finished product will look different. At least in the meanwhile I've got some color.

I have uploaded the next chapter in It's All Fun and Games. We are going to learn some secrets about some of the characters, and maybe create a little tension (beyond the fact that one of them is dead). Check out the project page to read it!

Many of you have been kind to share my project and no doubt have received Inkshares credits in return. What to spend those credits on? Well you can obviously buy more copies of my book. Duh.

Seriously, though, there are some really nice books here on Inkshares that are already in production and you don't have to wait for. I'm about 20% into Abomination, a Historical Fantasy about black magic in the dark ages. That's worth a read. There are a couple children's books that are great - The Cat's Pajamas by Daniel Wallace and Monday at Jelly Roll Dog Park by Jennifer Schreiber. Christopher, my 8 y/o gave two thumbs up to each.

Lastly, there's this guy: https://www.inkshares.com/projects/trekonomics?referral_code=c7056649 His book on the Economics of Star Trek has only 19 copies to sell before he hits his 1,000 preorder goal and the book moves into production. Give Manu a little love (and a little money).

Last item for my fellow Inkshares authors who have so graciously supported my project. There is a group on Goodreads that John Robin set up for us to communicate, strategize, commiserate, etc. You can find it here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/171196-inkshares-writers

Well that's it, everyone! Thanks again for your continued support of my project. This really does mean the world to me!

Dave

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