Hello everyone!! Just wanted to let you know that for 10 bucks a month (or two lattes) you can help indie authors get their book published (and you get a copy of each book too!) With encouragement from some of the wonderful people at Inkshares and the backbone of the entire community, John Robin, I've decided to launch a syndicate that will search out and support stories with a strong female leads. If you can't contribute, please spread the word! I'm thinking of it as a great way to read more every month in a unique Book Club sort of way. 

Much love xx

Break the Bechdel with Strong Female Characters Syndicate

We're not dead!

Happy Hump Day! In the spirit of distraction and fun, I'd like to share a couple of recommendations for other Inkshares projects that are currently funding. This may become a bi-monthly thing (two books, twice a month), provided I remember to continue doing it. ;)

BTW - If you haven't visited the site since ordering Seven Shards, I invite you to log back in and see if you have any free credits on your account. And if you do, I encourage you to spend them!

Onto the recommendations!

First up is Exile, Magus by Thomas J. Arnold. This is a true fantasy book for fantasy lovers. If you're at all intrigued, act fast because its funding window ends in two days! 

“First in a series following a dwarven magus entering a world he grew up only hearing of. As he strives to find a place amid countless dangers (and at least one too many gnomes) his naivete in life and love may bring more danger than any foe could.”

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Women Like Us by Jason Pomerance, a fictional tale of family and food. Be sure to check out the recipes Jason's been sharing towards the bottom of his page!

“A down and dirty chef and her starchy ex-mother-in-law must bond when a crisis threatens a member of the family.”

That's it for January. More recommendations are due to land early next month!

Hola all, thanks for the support. If nothing comes out of it, at least I am motivated to finish this thing!! i am thinking about uploading chapter 3+4, then immediately chapter 1 or 3 from the second half of the book, where things are a bit more advanced... Liked? Cons? Pros? 

Boulderoleros!

I made a new map this week.  These are the Islands of Ma'i.  

The two big ones in the middle are the Islands of the Gods.  The four slightly smaller islands around the two central ones are the Islands of the Titans and all the other islands are the Islands of Spirits.  They're home to a people similar to ancient polynesians as well as a strange group of animals that seem to have a strange effect on local weather.

A long time ago, there were the Keima'i people.  One day, they were visited by a messenger from the gods.  He said "Some bad stuff is about to go down here.  You guys should split while you can." but most of the people were like "Get outta town, you knucklehead!"  Not long after, the islands were not so much invaded and occupied, but there was already a war happening among the Immortals and it spread to the Islands of Ma'i.  No one who stayed survived (or did they?).  The Immortals took the islands and the Keima'i who survived sailed the sea for a long time before finally discovering land on the southern coasts of Yhur.  There they were met by a new set of immortals bedecked in gold, astride giant animals.  These strange beings agreed to let the Keima'i people live in there sweet-ass jungle kingdom provided they paid their rent: human blood.  It wasn't the best set up, but the alternative was to go back to the emptiness of the vast ocean.  So the Keima'i people stayed.  Don't forget to pre-order your copy of Tale of Boulderoth today!  We've got just over two months left!  "The time has come." the walrus said.  "Goo goo g'joob."

Love and thanks as always.

Earth, sea, empire.

-NDF

Hello everybody! 

I don't have much time so I'll be keeping this brief, although I have a lot to talk about! The S&L contest is over, and unfortunately The Children of the Forest did not take one of the top 3 places. I'm still very proud that the novel managed to hold onto 5th. With the contest finished, the grind goes on. 

I decided to bring in an outside pair of eyes to help detail the opening parts of the book, and thankfully, the ever-incredible John Robin took the time to help edit and offer constructive criticism and advice for the book. I've updated Chapters 1-5 to reflect the changes to the story, and I'm quite happy with the results. John Robin is of course the author of "Blood Dawn," which is also funding on Inkshares, and if you haven't yet, you should immediately check out his work. It's fantastic. 

Looking ahead, I've restructured the rewards and information for The Children of the Forest, and anticipate the outline provided on the book's Inkshares page will be the model I hold to for the remainder of its funding duration. Due to a combination of critical and fan feedback, I truly believe in the story and characters more than ever, and intend to fight and claw my way to the 750 sales required to see a full publishing deal realized. 

This is the point where I'd like to implore anyone who has followed me or look my work previously (and this goes double for those of you who have passed on pre-ordering) to give the book another chance. The chapters have been cleaned up or else "fixed" and they all read amazingly-well. Further still, I've added more rewards and services to give early-backers extra incentives to pre-order. 

Lastly, I just want to let everyone know that the Amazon prize drawing is still scheduled to take place. Due to unforeseen developments I was not able to find the time to enter all of your information into a random generator. I will be taking care of this tonight or tomorrow, at which time the winner's name will be announced! 

I guess that's it for now, so until next time, everyone be safe and enjoy the updates! ~

Hello everyone!