When technology allows man’s inner nature to be holographicaly projected as animal features, humanity has divided between Predator and Prey. When the penal ship Proper is marooned on a distant planet, the galaxy’s most savage must work together.
Hahaha.
Dear Readers,
Greetings, Travellers!
Let me start by wishing you the best possible Monday. This weekend has been filled with your encouragement, which I needed to curb my panic at the approaching Nerdist deadline.
Here’s the link to the contest and where we stand: https://www.inkshares.com/contests/nerdist-space-opera-contest
We’re doing well. If we double our pre-orders we’ll hit 3rd. And coming in 3rd still means a publishing contract, so I need your help to make sure that happens. Last week I issued the word of mouth challenge, and a lot of you must have responded because the orders spiked a lot.
This week I’m looking at referrals. 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.
Up, up, and away!
-AC
Physical copies have begun to ship! You’ll get a notification in your email - so check it obsessively.
"An unlikely band of heroes—some of whom are trying to kill one another—must gather together in order to save their world from the return of an ancient menace in an excellent, irreverent mix of sword-and-sorcery fantasy and SF. Adams’s flippant tone recalls Terry Pratchett, taking the skewering of tropes down a very dark path as he establishes a fantasy world built from the ashes of a technological one." -- Publisher’s Weekly
I added my first ever concept of Orin on the book page! I painted it years ago, Hope you like it! Also I would like to happily announce that over the course of 7 days we have amassed 46 Pre-Orders! Unfortunately I started the race late but will continue to spread the word. Thanks for your support and over the next 8 days I aim to reach a top 3 spot in the contest!
This is it. The final day.
I’d like to thank everyone who supported Transilience.
This campaign has afforded me an opportunity to meet some very generous souls. Not only with their money. But their time. And their advice.
I have learned a great deal over the past three months. About myself. About my novel. About how to move forward.
In the short term, the plan is to try and hoodwink an agency or a publisher into picking up Transilience. In the long term, I will always keep my options open. I will continue to lurk on this site. Perhaps another contest will come along for which Transilience is ideally suited.
I have no idea what life on Inkshares is like after a campaign, but I am fairly confident I can keep Transilience up here as a draft.
I will also devote more time to my blog, Skid Rogue Haven. If you have enjoyed my updates here, perhaps you will enjoy whatever it is that appears on the pages of that site. :)
Thank you again, one and all. Due to the nature of our collective acquaintances, I can only ever use words to describe my gratitude, and I fear words alone can not do the feeling justice. You are all wonderful people.
Cheers,
Kev
We are sitting pretty at 173 orders for Deus Hex Machina, which I am super happy about. But with well over 500 orders to go for full publication, it’s time to get creative.
