G’day team! I realise pre-orders have stagnated somewhat so I just wanted to give you all a quick bell to let you know the campaign is still on track.  I had factored in this quiet period.  Twitter messages, passive promotion, and other low-reward tasks are still underway while I’m busy with prac.  In two weeks I will begin engaging with my most promising source of support, which is still largely untapped  

Hi guys,

I’m sure you’re all gearing up for a lovely summer. Just wanted to share a little update...

I recently went through the manuscript for THE LOVE FOOL again and confirmed the formatting (the font, margins, etc.) was set to industry standards. This final formatted version was sent back to Inkshares and now we’re back to waiting some more. Being this is my first time going through the venture of publishing, I’m learning that waiting seems to be one of the pains of the process. Ha!

We did not make the summer release cycle, but I’m hoping for the next season. Of course, I will update you on the release date as soon as it is confirmed.

In the meantime, I encourage you all to follow and engage on The Love Fool’sFacebook page. There you will find tips and insights on Rome, as well as any updates that I can offer. And don’t hesitate to post a comment. I’d love to hear from you all.

You can also follow me on my Instagram or Twitter (both @LorenzoMagnus) or read my blog updates on my website www.Magnusmade.com.

I look forward to engaging with you. In the meantime, stay patient – the book is coming.

 Your wonderfully awesome and humble author,

Lorenzo Petruzziello

Hello all 93 of my followers! I hope you are having a great weekend.

42 of you have already preordered - thank you! If the rest of you preorder, we will have a little breathing room for the rest of the competition. There are 15 days left, FIFTEEN, and we have slipped to 6th place after holding onto 2nd or 3rd from the beginning.

Time is running out. We need at least 8 preorders to reclaim 3rd, and the other contestants are continuing to add to their numbers. Please preorder now if you can, or share the project with friends and talk to them about preordering their own copy!

There is some good news: I just made a book trailer! Click the banner above, or any other link in the update, and check it out on the book page. I hope you enjoy it! You can also like me on Facebook, and share the pinned video with your friends to help spread the word.

Thank you so much! Have a good rest of the weekend -
Jane-Holly

Hello dear followers!

We have slipped down to 7th place! Backwards momentum isn’t good. SO, an incentive for you to order, and order now:

If I get 9 preorders in the next 24 hours, I will record myself reading the first chapter of Mutants: Uprising, swears and all. I don’t normally swear all that much, so this could be a disaster. A disaster you’ll want to hear!

Preorder here. Just $10 for an ebook and my undying gratitude!

If you’re interested in Spotify playlists, here’s the one I listen to when I’m writing this story.

Have a great Sunday! I’m off to see Wonder Woman again and get empowered.
~Jane-Holly

18 days to go!

We are still tied for third place in the Nerdist contest, which is GOOD.

One preorder will put us into third by ourselves. This is BETTER.

Five preorders will place Mutants: Uprising into second place. This is BEST.

If you have already preordered: Thank you! I have an additional favor to ask you. Spread the word about Mutants: Uprising to your friends and get them to preorder as well! Anyone who likes the X-Men movies, or superheroes in general, will enjoy this book. 

As the contest draws closer to the end, the competition is heating up. I don’t need 750 preorders to get a full publishing contract from Inkshares and put this book in your hands, I only need to remain in the top 3 of the contest, and you can make this happen!

Thank you!
~~ Jane-Holly

What people are saying about Mutants: Uprising -

"Such a cool concept with unique execution, in 2nd person. Meissner is an engaging, creative author and I’ve no doubt that Mutants: Uprising will be a brilliant read." - J. Graham-Jones, author of 1000 Faces and Witherfist

"A brilliant concept promising inventive action, compelling characters and an exciting new world, with a unique 2nd-person narrative style. An automatic buy, for me." - Evan Graham, author of Proteus and Tantalus Depths

"X-Men is the obvious link, but the story also kind of strikes me as bring like a mutant version of True Blood. 2nd person POV is a novelty, and in this case well-written. Bought my copy, look forward to reading the finished piece." - Chris Picone, author of Kanimbla

"X-Men and Lovecraft. Two of my fave things in one book, also with a rather unique writing style, makind it stand out from other books I’ve read trying to do the same. Interesting and looking forward to seeing where this ends up!" - Anniken Haga, author of Artificial Generation

Good morning, Readers and Followers! 

The start of a new week. So many new followers for "Enter The Phoenix" I wanted to thank you all for keeping up with my journey and helping where you can with the Nerdist contest for Sci-Fi.

I wanted to give you all an update about the story. Almost 10 years ago I wrote the rough outline on a bus after doing something really stupid. I won’t go into details but I committed a crime. It wasn’t anything serious and no one other than me was hurt (emotionally). I paid for that crime and in many ways still paying for it. I was sad and depressed so I started writing. Much like all my stories it started in an odd place and grew from there.

Originally "Enter The Phoenix" was suppose to take place entirely in space, then when it reached it’s original climax when it was a short story i went further. Then it took another turn involving magic and time travel. Before I knew it it was all over the place. After six months of reworking the story I realized they all worked with the my Villain Autolycus. After those few months I started to rework the story and had to give it a proper start.

What I have posted now is the fourth version of the novel. I do have two others that better clarify what happens. You may be wondering why I don’t post those. Well, they are not typed out so to speak. I work an a typewriter first then I rewrite on the computer. This happens a few times. Not always but still it’s my process.

My main problem is not story format or story telling process, it’s more minor structure and word usage. I like many people suffer from dyslexia I’v managed it before. While I know the difference from "Too" and "To" "There" and "Their" my brain doesn’t always write them down that way when needed. Same with structure as you can tell from my rant. I’ve had three people help me especially when it comes to my short stories. However they don’t feel they can handle a novel.

I hope some of you can look past this and see that I just need help from an editor. That is the real reason I’ve entered into the contest. I may never win, but at least it will get my story out into the world.

So as of now I have the prologue and the first two chapters. I am editing an audio recording for the third because that’s where things start to get interesting. If I do not compete it by Friday I will post the written format that day instead.

Thank you all again for your support in my journey.

Joshua L. Covarrubio

G’day everybody! 

I’m back again with a slightly pre-emptive week 3 update.  You’ll notice the number of copies sold hasn’t moved much in the last week (from 94 to 97, I believe, although I did receive ), but never fear!  Kanimbla is still on track for success.  

The focus for this part of the campaign has been on reaching out to some of my long-shot prospects (twitter followers, etc), while I spend the rest of my time distributing flyers and business cards, etc, to try and generate some passive sales while I continue campaigning over the next few weeks.  

At 97 sales, Kanimbla is currently 39% of the way to the Quill publication goal.  If you’ve already bought a book, thank you!  If you can keep spreading the word, that would be great.  And if you haven’t, what’s holding you back?  Flick me a message and let me know!

Cheers!