Good evening, Sailors! And a happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day to you all! 

A lot has happened since I last updated you all on the progress of Storm Song. Our dice giveaway is well underway. One week in and we have 61 entries currently for the chance to win the three sets of goodies! Those referral entries are really paying off for some of you... I’m telling you, guys. Find some friends that you can convince to buy this book and you can set yourself up for a nerdy bundle of goodness. The contest ends Sept 30th so get a move on! 

On the news front, there’s been some fun things happening. A lot of you may have already read the latest Inkshares blog with a question answered by those of us in the top 10, but if you haven’t... Check it out here

Also, you can see an interview that I gave to Three If By Space over here and one given to Alastair Luft over here ! Both interviews were amazingly fun to give, and I’m so thankful that I was given the opportunity to talk about the book and my background with both of them. 

The biggest news? WE BROKE 200 READERS! 206 as of the moment I am writing this, which puts us just a breath away from 2nd place. I’m constantly amazed at how wonderful you all are, how you always come through for me, how you go out of your way to find new and creative avenues to help me succeed. Thank you thank you thank you.

Upcoming news! This Thursday at 10pm EST, I am going to be giving a LIVE reading of Chapter 6 on my facebook page STORM SONG . Please like the page to follow more updates, but also come swing by on Thursday night. This will be the only place to find Chapter 6 until the book comes out, so don’t miss your chance to find out what happens next to your favorite fledgling pirate!

Thank you all! I adore each and every one of you!

- Allison

Salutations, friends!   Happy Monday to all, and to new followers, welcome to the Resistance!

Onto to the updates: this weekend I attended The Small Press Expo for the first time and had a blast, and discovered #Inktober.  I’ve never been much of a painter or drawer, but I’m gonna give this produce-one-ink-piece-per-October-day a shot with quotes from Resistance Rising.  If you aren’t already, find me here, on Instagram, as I take up a new challenge, and to see more insights and character quotes, beats and moments from throughout Resistance Rising.

In the present scheme of things, I will be posting more chapters this week!   Also, if you enjoyed the audiobook-style recording of the prologue (take a listen here!), then rejoice, for more is coming, thanks, again, to Audible narrator, Benjamin Cairns.  Chapter One will be available this week...maybe more!

Looking further ahead, I will be on the move in the upcoming days and for those of you in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, I would love to see you!  This coming weekend happens to be jam-packed with events for the book community in this area!  Starting on Friday, September 23rd, I’ll be at Jirani Coffeehouse, located in Manassas, VA, for part of their monthly event, Spilled Ink, at which I - along with other writers and creatives - will be reading our work publicly.  In my case, it will be a segment from Resistance Rising to continue to spread the word.  If you’re in the area, come out, say hello, and have a listen!

Then, there’s The Baltimore Book Festival, The National Book Festival, and Fall For the Book, all of which have rockin guests and panels lined up this year.  I will be attempting to attend as many of those as I can.  Hopefully, so will some of you!

Thank you again for your support and interest.  If you’re still on the fence about this book, I’ll  be following this update with a bit more history about the project, which I hope will convince to make that pre-order!  If you’ve already pre-ordered, you can still help by leaving a review and/or recommending Resistance Rising right here on Inkshares.

Cheers!

Robin C. Farrell
Editor & Writer
DUO Media Productions
robin.c.farrell@gmail.com