Tony Valdez liked an update for Women Like Us

Hey all:

As part of the campaign to get Women Like Us to its publish goal, some of you might be aware there was a contest that involved one our dogs, Derric of the Beagle Freedom Project. Derric spent the first five years of his life caged up in a lab, and during this time, before Beagle Freedom Project secured his release, he was known by the numbers and letters tattooed in his ear -- BCT-8. Some others who have fostered and adopted these dogs have gotten tattoos of their own that somehow incorporate the beagle’s tattoo as a way of honoring the dog, and I’ve always loved that idea. I’ve said this before but it bears repeating: I consider Derric to be so very brave and courageous. Seriously, how many of us could survive being caged up pretty much our entire lives and still emerge to become the happy, sweet little man we have today. Anyway, Victoria Weaver, also a BFP adopter, won the contest, which allowed her to chime in on the tattoo design and placement on my person. So here it is, folks!  

All hail The Beagle Freedom Tat! Thank you Derrek (!) at Broken Art Tattoos in Silver Lake. This, by the way, takes car of the last of the Women Like Us contest loose ends! News about publication date should be coming soon, so stay tuned!

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    Tony Valdez liked an update for Exile, Magus

    Exactly 1 week from today my first newsletter will be sent out, so sign up for it here if you haven’t already!  On the 1st of each month I’ll be sending out a new one with an update on the current progress of getting Exile, Magus in shape for another run.  In addition I’ll be including other exclusive content and sneak peeks such as maps, articles describing background information on my world and its peoples, short stories, and artwork once I can afford to start the commissioning of such.

    On the artwork front I’ve compiled a list of artists I’m most interested in doing each of the 15 pieces of artwork I want for the book, but I also know there’s always the possibility of talent hiding under my nose that I don’t even know about.  With that in mind, if any of you are yourselves artists, whether that is with drawing, painting, digital, or any other still-visual media I’m leaving out then feel free to contact me if you would be interested in trying to get a bit of side-work making a piece for the book.  Even if I don’t hire you for Exile, Magus once I’ve gotten this book out and start looking at really getting Exile, Hunted ready for publication I’ll need new art for it (18 new pieces actually if memory serves).  For now though my focus is entirely on Exile, Magus’ art though.  Contact me here on Inkshares, via Facebook or Twitter, or fully direct by email (redtom.mythmaker@gmail.com) if you’re interested.

    That’s all I’ve got for now.  Thanks for your time, and hope to see you on the newsletter roster soon.  Enjoy yourselves and keep reading!

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      Tony Valdez liked an update for The Animal in Man

      [No Easter Bunnies were harmed in the writing of this update] [...but there might be a hollowed-out bunny-human ribcage or two in the latest scene I wrote for “The Animal in Man.” No joke… Happy Easter.]


      Good day, animals. **

      Just a quick update to let all The Animal in Man’s followers know that its author is still alive and semi-well (wife just passed her flu to me, I suspect). Some of you have messaged me directly, wondering when the book will be released. Well, I cannot say for certain, and I hesitate to confirm anything, but by my best guesstimate you will have the completed story at your fingertips no sooner than late-2016. (In the meantime, there are PLENTY of other books on inkshares to blow your mind!) I might have mentioned this in a previous update… when I got back into writing it, I revitalized my outline and discovered that this story is much more massive than I realized.

      “Why not cut it into a trilogy then, Joe?” Good question! The reason I won’t do so is because it’s ONE complete story, an epic adventure that ramps up quickly and never slows down, start to finish, all within about two week’s time (I think). It is, however, diced up into three parts… Maybe three and a half.

      Some of the characters you’ll meet along the way, besides our heroic and cunning fox Maxan, include:

      • A white wolf wizard (seen in chapter 1)
      • His apprentices, twin squirrels
      • An octopus samurai (guess how many swords)
      • A one-winged eagle preacher
      • A rhino who charges through buildings
      • A grey horned owl sorcerer who never blinks
      • A thousand-year old [senile?] snapping turtle
      • A grizzly bear wasted away by poison

      And more… I promise this is not going to be a cutesy tale of anthropomorphic, cuddly snugglemongers. No. It’s a tale about killers. Because in case we’ve forgotten… Animals are killers.

      Are we any better?

      Peace to you and yours this holiday.


      ** (My mom was wondering why I’m calling her an animal with every update... Kind of awkward... When I call you animals, please know that I do so with the utmost endearment, and remember that the question of whether or not mankind is any better than animal-kind is one of the central questions driving the story. Animals are also capable of love, I believe, and I do so love each and every one of you.Thank you for your support and attention.

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        Tony Valdez liked an update for Lucky

        Dear Readers,

        THE BIG NEWS: I am participating in a live Google+ Hangout on Saturday, March 26, at 3pm Eastern time (1pm Mountain time). I am excited to be joining Elayna Mae Darcy for a live version of her "Women Slaying Sci-Fi" blog series, along with Inkshares authors AC Weston and Amanda Orneck.

        If you’re interested in joining us, follow the event on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/611136085710105/

        Join us to ask questions about sci-fi, our creative processes, our favorite colors...you get the idea. :)

        Still working on editing Chapter 8! I’m hoping to get it up this weekend for your viewing pleasure. However, Raiders of the Lost Ark is showing at my local cinema this weekend so I can’t promise that 1980s action movies won’t get in the way...!

        As always, feel free to reach out on Twitter (@RH_Webster) or Facebook (www.facebook.com/RHWebster.ScienceFiction) with any comments, questions, or just to chat.

        Have a wonderful weekend! Hope to see you at the hangout!

        - Webster
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          Tony Valdez liked an update for The Life Engineered

          Greetings again dear sentients!

          This week I want to talk to you guys about books. Obviously I want to slip in a quick reminder to go review The Life Engineered on Amazon and Goodreads and also to pre-order A God in the Shed (my next book on Inkshares should it fund), but I mostly want to point you to the books of three friends and acquaintances that I think you should look at.

          Since you’re into Science Fiction, obviously, I want to first point you to my friend A.C. Baldwin’s currently funding project; The Traveller’s Cup. A.C. (Amanda) is a skilled and hard working writer with a vivid imagination framed by a solid logical outlook. A perfect combination for a Science Fiction author and it shows in her work.

          Another Science Fiction project that deserves your attention, especially if you’re into having your mind blown by outlandish ideas that challenge how you see the future, is Pilot X by Tom Merritt. Tom tackles the often misused trope of Time Travel in this broadly imaginative and well thought out book about civilization living with time travel as a matter of fact. True to form, it is a very analytical and in depth exploration of the themes and their impact on society.

          Finally, a few people have compared The Life Engineered to a murder mystery of sorts. However, if you want a true murder mystery I highly recommend Christopher Huang’s Murder at the Veteran’s Club. Christopher is an incredibly talented writer that has a classic voice to his prose fitting of the time period and themes of his book.


          Check out these three books and please, browse around the Inkshares catalogue. There’s a lot of great work in there and the selection is growing daily.

          Cheers,
          JF
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            Tony Valdez liked an update for Champions of the Third Planet

            Hello Champions!

            I’m extremely happy to report that Champions of the Third Planet been selected for the Nerdist Collection!  I know what you’re thinking -- "But Chris, you’re the coolest guy I know! How could YOU of all people be associated with the word ’nerd’ in any way, shape, or form? This is creating a cognitive dissonance in me that is personally shattering. I don’t know what’s real anymore."

            But it’s true! I’m now a soldier in the NERDIST EMPIRE. I don’t have a rank yet. Hoping for "berserker."

            Now back to writing!

            --Chris

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