I have entered THE UNDEAD ROYAL into the 2020 All-Genre Manuscript Contest! Please check me out and support!

Aloha All,

I have  good news to share with you!  Inkshares has begun to ship the paperbacks of Lost in the Fog!

I haven’t received my author copies in the mail yet, but I’ve heard from some friends who have gotten their pre-orders.  That makes me incredibly happy!  Both you and I will be getting our paperbacks of Lost in Fog very soon!  

The post offices around the globe are doing yeoman’s work, so we’ll just need to be patient while they do their jobs.  Given all the delays I’ve read about due to a variety of reasons, please give them some time to deliver the packages.  If you haven’t received your copies within the next 2 weeks, please let me know.

There’s no way I can properly thank you all for your support!  I’m also incredibly grateful for your patience in this Rip Van Winkle-esque process that is publishing a book.  This wouldn’t have been possible without you.   I sincerely hope you enjoy Lost in the Fog. 

I’ll end this update with the first professional review I’ve ever received.  It’s from Kirkus, who have been trusted evaluators of books since 1933.  I’m so grateful they loved it:

“Ostrowski, a former resident of both Boston and San Francisco, thoroughly knows the territory the intriguing characters roam. The places range from a hidden foodie gem in Boston’s North End to where the steep slope of Powell Street meets Sutter in the San Francisco fog . . . humor weaves throughout the smoothly written story.   For example, Camden says his wine has an intense black cherry taste “with a hint of clowns on a bright summer day.”

But the mood can change quickly.  The tension rises in this enjoyable tale as unhappy clients attack, often fatally.  Thriller enthusiasts will want to add this well-sculpted heist drama to their collections." – Kirkus Reviews

 -Michael 

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Hello, 

I hope you are all doing well. I just want to give a quick update on my memoir, When Force Meets Fate. It will be published in January, and you may have noticed that it now has a beautiful new cover. We’ve also added a foreword by my friend, Stephanie Land, who wrote a New York Times bestseller. 

In the next six weeks or so, we should have the audiobook available for preorder, which will be released in January along with the print book. 

In the meantime, if you’d like to read a sample, you can download it here: https://BookHip.com/RKAQRZ

If you’d like to help build some buzz for the book, you can leave a review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55035267-when-force-meets-fate

These early reviews will be instrumental to the success of book when it is released. And lastly, if you really want to help out, tell your friends and family about the book, or even better, order them a copy on Amazon or any major bookseller: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/195030115X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1600969391&sr=8-3

Thank you so much for supporting my book. It’s almost here. So close. I’ll be in touch with another update as soon as the audiobook is finished. 

Jamison 

Dear Friends, I just found out that my novel Wild Conviction is the Break the Bechdel with Strong Female Characters Syndicate Pick for October 2020! I am very excited and honored! And, as always, I am so thankful for your support. 

Howdy, folks. As things continue to move along with Bane of All Things (BoAT), I have something new for you – the first look at the next book in the series, The Crucible Tree (TCT).

Please check it out at https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-crucible-tree and be sure to click that FOLLOW button!

Now, this second book is in “Draft Mode.” I am not yet taking pre-orders. That will come later – like when BoAT is actually available and headed your way. And as I said in my last update, that is likely next summer as we wait for the world of book retail and promotion to return to some semblance of normal.

In the meantime, I continue to work away and keep the dream alive, eager to share more of this story. At the link above, you will find sample chapters to read. These have been carefully selected to A) avoid spoilers for Bane of All Things, and, B) avoid as much as possible dropping you into the middle of something with no clue what’s going on. 

So, please check it out, give it a comment on the REVIEWS tab, and click that FOLLOW button. The more reviews and followers TCT has, even in Draft Mode, the more attention it will draw from other users on the Inkshares platform.

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Now, it may have been many moons since you last logged into your Inkshares account, and you have to be logged in to follow or post a review. If you have any issue, it can usually be fixed with a password reset – click the FORGOT PASSWORD link.

This is obvious and easy to do on a desktop. But if you are visiting on a mobile device – tablet or smartphone – you may have log-in issues such as being told your password is wrong or your email is already in use. Even if it’s not obvious, the real issue, and the fix, is again to request a password reset.

If you still have a problem, you can contact hello@inkshares.com for support.

That’s all for now. As always, thank you again for your continued patience and support!

Stay safe and be kind.

-       Leo