Happy Friday! Just wanted to start off by thanking, Andrew Baird, RH Webster, Christopher Leone, Billy O’keefe, Abigail Burton and Autumn Gass
for their purchases in the last couple of days. You guys are Amazing!
As usual we’ve released another two chapters this morning. "Chapter 23: If Everyone Knew They Could Change The World." is a personal favorite chapter of mine and one that we get comments about a lot. We find Cade and Tarja meeting and the scene hints at a long standing relationship between the two. This chapter is also very special as it marks the end of the build up of our story. I don’t want to spoil anything but from here on out we cash in on the character’s we’ve established and the story becomes a real roller-coaster. Check it out and let us know what you think!!!
Cheers, fellow readers and authors!
This is how I look now. This is the Madness of Mr. Haase. I am getting up far too early for my own good in order to finish and polish Mr. Butler, update Mr. Butler’s diary, and try to learn how to market and network (both actions bring me waaaay outside of my comfort zone).
Why am I bugging you with another update? To say thank you. Cheers! (Just clink your coffee or other spirit-enhancing drink against your screen and cheers with me.) I am honored to be a part of such a unique and wonderful event such as this contest. I am getting up in the wee hours of the morning while my wife and daughter are still dreaming their own original tales and tapping away at my keyboard in order to update content for you...more chapters, more diary entries, and more interaction coming your way soon. I hope you enjoy it all.
Don’t be afraid to contact me for any reason. I love the potential inkshares provides for connecting with one another.
And if you’re an author on here looking for another reader, give me a holler at madmrbutler@gmail.com and I’d be happy to arrange a pre-order trade. Or just pitch me your book...or just chat with me. You can also find me on twitter @sleepyheadwilly.
I hope everyone has a great day, or at least a better hair-day than me.
Love to all,
-Michael.
What a contest! Such great books! Such great authors! What a great place inkshares is!
Thank you for all of the support, it is such an honor to be in the top five out of 77 (thus far) novels! Take some time to peruse those books that don’t get as much vision as us in the top 10. There are some great stories coming in, and everyone deserves a chance. I’d like to believe that good writing and good story will give us our three winners come March 15th. There are plenty of stories not getting as much attention on here because they are less visible. I will be making recommendations soon.
Regarding Mr. Butler:
Chapter 3 has been uploaded! More characters, the story opens in a new direction, and action continues. I will continue to upload chapters as I think they are ready. Feel free to comment, critique, and start a conversation with me. Let me know if you have any questions. Here are the parts of the unedited story for the ease of clicking:
Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, and now...Chapter 3!
Also, there is a new entry in The Diary of Mr. Butler, which you can access and read by clicking here. For those of you who are new followers (good to meet you, and thanks for following!), thediaryofmrbutler.wordpress.com is where I am posting supplemental material for the novel. I use the blog to post entries from the journal Mr. Butler kept prior to the events chronicled in The Madness of Mr. Butler. As always, it is not necessary to read the diary in order to understand the novel; the blog is meant to be an open and free "thank you" for following my story. I hope it enhances your experience with my novel.
Thank you for reading, and thank you for any and all feedback!
And since I don’t seem to have gotten any sort of negative feedback about it so far, if you’re an author and could use an extra pre-order, feel free to email me at madmrbutler@gmail.com and we can arrange a pre-order trade! Maybe you have some extra credits gathering dust...let me know!
Happy reading!
Happy writing!
Have a great day everyone!
Peace and love,
-Michael.
Fans of "The Children of the Forest" will no doubt be excited to see activity on the page once again. Yes, there is still life in this project, despite my extended break from Inkshares. I apologize for the long drought of inactivity, but other projects have taken my attention away from updating readers and followers like I would have otherwise liked to continue doing.
That being said, the wait was almost certainly worth it. In your inbox, readers will find 5 new chapters available for their consumption. A lot of serious development has been occurring behind the scenes on the book. I’d like to suggest that current backers along with all of my many followers who’ve yet to pre-order a copy, head over to the book’s page and check out all of my changes and updates. There are new rewards for current and future backers, which includes collectible art and pins, booklets, and more!
Finally, the bell is tolling for the funding campaign. While the book is still some ways away from Quill, I do believe that with one serious rally, the book could very well reach its funding goal. I’ve managed to accrue a considerable amount of credits as well, so I’m more than happy to trade pre-orders with anyone currently working on getting their own work funded.
So go over to the book’s page, check out the new synopsis, chapters, and purchase-rewards, and then grab yourself a copy of this book! I’ve also taken the liberty of adding one of the reward pieces that come with pre-ordering the book, hope everyone enjoys ~

- Artwork of Queen Regnant Silas Des’tra.
P.S.
A welcome to all the new authors currently embroiled in their battle for the newest contest, Inkshare’s "Space Opera" venture! I’ve loved a lot of what I’ve glimpsed so far, and I can’t wait to back a few of the projects!

Merry Thursday!
My spirits are soaring today, and it’s thanks to you. We jumped into 7th place overnight. I can’t thank you guys enough. Each vote counts. With all of you backing this book, it’s going to be unstoppable. If you still haven’t placed an order, why not help me bump it up to 6th today?
I’m doing an AMA on Twitter tomorrow using the hashtag #TheTravellersCup. It will be from 8:30-10:30am EST. This is an opportunity for you to ask questions about the book and about me as a writer, which I’ll do my best to answer in 140 characters or less. Everyone who asks a question will be put in a draw to name a space dragon!
In other news I’ve been working on a few sketches to depict some scenes and characters from the book. I get that you might want to leave that up to your imagination, but if you’re interested you can find a sketch of Westalyn Chi Soha here: http://bit.ly/21bj2Cf
Thanks again for your continued support. I’m looking forward to taking your questions tomorrow!
From the distant realms of chaos,
-AC
My Pinterest board for Project Human is open for public viewing...
Hello readers!
Most welcome news in the email inbox!! As you can see, Women Like Us’ status has changed from funding to in production, with the publish date pending. When I know more about that exact date, I will let you all know again, but thanks to all supporters most heartily for helping to make this book happen. It truly means a lot to me. Now for a little much needed rest before getting into the production process, but can’t wait to hold this book in my hands, and I hope you all can’t as well!