James Rasile sent an update for Cape’s Side Bay

Hello Cape’s Side faithful!

Wow. Wow. Wow. What a weekend THAT was! We passed the coveted 250 mark of pre-orders, meaning that Cape’s Side Bay WILL be a published book!

But... that is no reason to stop. Light-publishing is an accomplishment and I couldn’t be happier about reaching it and in such a short period of time. 

So now the question becomes, "can we reach 750 and full-publishing?" It will not be easy and will take a lot of work. We’ve all gotten this far, why not take Cape’s Side further? It will be published after all, so why not bring it to its full potential and achieve full-publishing?

We wouldn’t be at 250 without the help of a lot of people. Some iparticular were been critical to the success of Cape’s Side and, frankly, I doubt I would be this far without them.

Last week Ferd Crotte, author of Mission 51 sent out an update informing his followers of Cape’s Side Bay. His book is in the middle of funding and is something you should definitely check out!

Christopher Johnson’s book Seven Days Dead just became a staff pick and is an excellent zombie tale. Trust me it’s on you’re gonna want to read! He also sent an update regarding Cape’s Side.

Evan Graham, who’s book was in the Geek % Sundry contest finishing 5th, Tantalus Depths, is cruising with 84 days left, check it out and bring it to Quill!

Don’t miss out on Project Human by Tabi Card (Cape’s Side Bay cover desinger) big news coming for it soon! She has a few more Cape’s Side "tricks" up her sleeves!

Joni Dee, author of the Wolf Shall Dwell is helping me out with editing the book. The chapters uploaded are all drafts, and hopefully in the coming months I can clean them up and upload them again! 

We’ve received 38 recommendations so far. Unbelievable! I’m so happy that so many of you believe in the book. It’s truly amazing.

I just want to give two final shouts out before this bloated update comes to an end! When I first posted Cape’s Side Bay as a draft from idea I had no idea how things would work out, I had no idea when I was going to go into pre-orders, but I knew I had a book written. After the first weekend I had no idea if anyone would like it, or even care about it!

Stephen Carignan (who I am sure most authors on here are familiar with!) gave Cape’s Side a fantastic review, the first review! It made me feel good about the book, and the future of it. His comments were the type I needed when setting this up. It’s easy to get lost in the shuffle of inkshares, and seeing others acknowledge your work is critical. Stephen has a book taking pre-orders now, The Sleeping Man, and it’s amazing! Check it out you will kick yourself if you don’t!

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Alexander Barnes, co-author of the Amaranth Chronicles: Deviant Rising, he gave Cape’s Side it’s first comment, and he said he was intrigued... and that was a big deal because, again, it peaked an interest in a reader I had never met. The Amaranth Chronicles is excellent, go for the artwork, stay for the book!

Finally...

It takes a lot of nerve for an individual with no real fanbase to crowd fund, to ask for their money to support a project that they have no reason to believe in. All of these people and MORE (much much more, they will be given their due I promise!) helped get this book this far. 

So there’s a long way to go for full-publishing still, but it’s nice to be where we are!

Keep spreading the word and let’s make this the best version of Cape’s Side Bay that we can!

Talk soon, enjoy your day!

James

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    Hey Everyone,

    You can follow the link below to hear my interview with EMZT Radio about the project. It begins around the 48 minute mark.

    http://emztradio.podbean.com/

    And while you are at it, go and follow them on Twitter. They are great people.

    Thanks,

    Rob

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      Greetings Jackolytes,

      Jack Trevayne is a big fan of western Canada, but Jack Trevayne is no fan of a job half-done. The wildfires may have left Fort McMurray, but there’s a hell of a lot of work to do before the citizens can move back home. Up until May 31st, every time you pre-order a Sync City paperback or e-book, I will donate $5 dollars to the Red Cross in support of these efforts. Why May 31st? Up until that date the Canadian Government is matching donations to the Red Cross, so each pre-order of Sync City will generate a $10 donation. Share the love and help bring the people home!

      Cheers,

      Peter

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        James Rasile liked the forum thread, How many followers should a book have before I take the next step with it?
        IMHO @Jesse West your initial pool of followers should not be your deciding factor, aka, they will be there if you launch now, or in three months. The #1 most important question of when to launch, is "Are you ready to market the heck out of your book NOW?" This will take a HUGE part of your life for the next 1-3 months, and if you are ready to invest that time, then GO FOR IT! If not, then keep planning and wait until you are in a place when you can push your book, and push it HARD. 

        As always if you have any questions, let me know! 
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          You kind of have to figure that the majority of your followers on inkshares aren’t even going to be people who have an actual interest in your book at all, but rather people looking to connect and get followers for their own projects. That’s kind of the nature of the beast around here. Not to say you won’t have followers who are genuinely interested, because you certainly will, but they’re going to be the minority. You won’t start to see real engagement until your campaign takes off.
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            As @Evan Graham said, you will have to bring your own followers, and might as well do this when they can actually "buy" your book to save them time. The random followers on Inkshares don’t really mean much until you take off, and even then you will be bringing the vast majority of your own orders from outside of Inkshares. 
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              Tell everyone you know about it in real life, individually contact every friend you have on facebook and twitter, email everyone on your contact list...just generally bug the heck out of everyone you’ve ever known.
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                Wow, thank you all for the support. I’ve received a lot of great words of encouragement over the last few days. Tonight’s a writing night, as are all nights from here until the book is complete.

                In tonight’s writing, Jonathan will be delving deeper into the tangled conspiracy behind his death.

                There’s now a Facebook page for Upload. Be sure to like it for more updates!

                Again, thank you for all your support!

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