Okay! It's Saturday! Update time! We made it!!! THANK YOU!



"Well Rick, now that you've won the contest... what are you going to do now?"

Going to Disney World! (Seriously, going for Halloween. A much needed vacation). 

Many of you made this possible, and I have a lot of work to do in order to get you the best possible book. Thank you very much. I'm really excited for what comes next. Websites, faction stickers: Society of Deus, Unification, or Sons and Daughters? Banners to be made. Books to be finished. Tacos to be had. 

mmmmm... tacos. 

So, it's not over by any measure for me. I still have to keep working on getting this book out there. Just not in the fashion of a rabid squirrel. Everyone should take a moment to log into their Inkshare account and poke around. You can update notifications in the upper right as well to toggle how frequently updates come along. 

You can follow me on Twitter if you haven't @CrankyBolt. (Or here)

I'll keep my updates sparse to preserve the sanctity of your inbox, but I will let you know on events and happenings regarding the book. 

But for now: I begin the editing!

Attention readers, supporters, and followers! 

After careful deliberation, extensive and exhaustive feedback, brainstorming, and discussion, I have made the difficult (but necessary) decision to rework and extensively rewrite the opening section of my novel, The Children of the Forest. The first updated chapter, the prologue, is now live. This choice was not made lightly, but I felt that the book, while strong, needed some punching up in regards to flow, characterization, and most importantly, cohesion. 

Some  of the changes are minor, many are substantial, moving entire characters around, or else changing the arcs of several members of the main cast. My hope is for these changes to create a stronger narrative, and a more engaging opening for my world. If nothing else, anyone who previously read through my work might enjoy seeing the changes, as a chance to view the literary process as it unfolds. 

Even if you've already read through The Children of the Forest, please take a chance on the new opening. I believe it's much better, and I hope you'll agree. If you are one of my many followers who has yet to purchase a copy, please consider lending me your support through a pre-order (or five). I will post additional updates this week to go more in depth about my decision to rework parts of the novel, and I will also explain a little more regarding how much is changing, and how much is staying the same.

I look forward to posting further chapters this week, and hearing everyone's feedback regarding the updates! Thank you for supporting my work, and helping me craft the best experience I can! Have a great weekend everyone!