Greetings Jackolytes,
Fantastic news! I recently received an email telling me the weight of the Inkshares CEO Syndicate was being thrown behind Sync City - to this syndicate, a heartfelt thank you! Personally, the CEO Syndicate support is tremendously gratifying, but the real part of me knows this would not have been possible without the initial support of more than 100+ readers. You people put the crowd into crowdfunding and your support has been invaluable - a heartfelt thank you to you all as well. There have also been a number of people who have jumped on the back of the Jack Trevayne ride and pushed me along.
To Joe Asphahani, author of world building The Animal in Man www.inkshares.com/books/the-animal-in-man-7699 thanks for kicking me in the ass, getting me moving and offering me encouragement.
To Billy O’Keefe, author of the hilarious These Are My friends on Politics www.inkshares.com/books/these-are-my-friends-on-politics-0985?referral code=fd744cal thanks for showing me the crowdfunding ropes and putting up with my emails.
To Mike Donald, author of the Jack the Ripper-based Louisiana Blood www.inkshares.com/books/louisiana-blood-a-chandler-travis-and-duke-lanoix-mystery?referral code+2c27906f thanks for the positive emails and recommendations.
To Mike Haase, author of the exciting space opera The Madness of Mr. Butler www.inkshares.com/books/the-madness-of-mr-butler?referralcode code=26dce7a3 and William Schiele, author of the thrilling Tears of the Assassin www.inkshares.com/books/tears-of-the-assassin?referral code=f7d54200 thank you for your ongoing support.
If you are looking for a good read, then follow the above links, these authors know how to write!
Finally, the job is far from done. Jack is astride his ride and revving, but more pre-orders are needed. If you can bring others on board: friends, family, co-workers, that would be great. Feel free to click on the following link and re-pre-order or, better yet, bring some new folks into the Sync City fold: www.inkshares.com/books/sync-city?referral code=9f560b73 And if you are following me, but have yet to pre-order, it would be fantastic if you could do so. If you have any questions regarding Sync City, drop me an email at blooryan@gmail.com
Thanks again.
Peter
IT’S OVER 100!
We crossed the 100 mark today, folks, and the orders are still streaming in. This is fantastic progress, and I could only be slightly happier with the results.
The reality is that we are still 50 unique pre-orders away from third place. Because this is a contest, and as we gain support, so do other people. We’ve had 10 every day for a few days now because you’re amazing. Help me make 10 happen in total today for another sample excerpt tomorrow.
So now, as time is quickly running out, I need to know: are you in my crew? We have 5 days left, which makes this mission critical. Today will you commit to sending the order link and a personal recommendation to one more person?
Now, onto so much news!
First! It’s just been confirmed that The Traveller’s Cup will be mentioned on the Sci-Fi Geeks Club Tonight! Thanks to my friend and promo pal JF Dubeau (author of The Life Engineered, which you should immediately check out), we’ve managed to get the folks at Galactic Netcast to feature this humble space book. You can check that out tonight at 9:45pm EST right here: http://gncasts.com/category/thescifigeeksclub/
For a Spacey Special Offer: The person who orders the 125th copy will receive a super space collection of three short stories in the same universe after the release. These will be first-edition, otherwise unpublished stories!
Of course, other prizes are still available. If you refer three people to pre-order this week you’ll get:
All of these items will be delivered physically to you after the release date, complete with a spacey thank you note. If you refer by word of mouth, that counts too. Just send me an email or message telling me how you know the person.
Your next hard-earned sample excerpt will be available tonight, so stay tuned for that! If you liked the last one, or if you didn’t, please leave a comment or a review on the main page. Since the book isn’t yet published, I still have time to make changes. That’s the beauty of crowd-funding a novel; we’re on this ship together!
And with that I leave you the doodle of the day.
"Space crew, what does the Inkshares say about our pre-order count?"
"...It’s over 100?"
Your slightly overzealous space zealot,
-AC
Will you guys get out pitchforks if I update twice in one day?
See, I realized I left out a few things. You can skip this one but I promise I made it special for you.
1. The Sample Excerpt is coming right up! It’s here and ready for you. I just wanted to preface it by letting you know where in the story we are. I’ve gone back to the original chronological order, so you’ll be reading from Damaus getting left in a room with the Contessa. dundundun!
2. More Contest FAQ. I know we did this awhile ago, but I probably left out some details, and a lot of you have joined the crew since then.
This contest is important because it’s a publishing deal, but it’s also more than a publishing deal (that’s the quick spiel I give for busy folks). But you, my dedicated backers, deserve more info.
The truth is, this partnership with Nerdist and Inkshares won’t only publish my book, but will give me a solid publishing house to edit, revise, and distribute my book. They have the power to put me in book stores and libraries, which is something I would never expect to accomplish through self-publishing. When I say these guys can make me a professional author, I really mean it.
And you should know that despite all the hard work they’re willing to do for the top three winners, as an author I still make a significant amount of the profit back. Not that the money is so important, but it helps when you want to treat something like a job!
And the usual disclaimer that if for some reason I don’t win this contest, and don’t meet the Inkshares funding goals after that, you will be refunded your contributions.
3. Video Update! Some of you may not be aware but my other side gig is music. I used to do some embarrassing acoustic videos and now get to work on things more exciting than that. Regardless, some people have found the video format works for them, so if you’d like it you can view it here.
4. Doodle! It was pointed out to me that I didn’t include a doodle of the day. I guess this is a thing now. This has been me since last night when we jumped into 6th.
