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: 

•  A signed first-edition draft version of the book complete with random scribbles of frustration
  
  
• A collection of sketches of characters and setting, 10 in total, as a bound art-book
  
  
• A pack of 10 Traveller’s Cup bookmarks

• A custom Traveller’s Cup mug so you can enjoy your hot caffeinated beverage of choice with your new book

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.

Guys, you are rocking this. 

Thanks to you we’ve gone back up to 7th and are currently standing at 72 readers. This is miles ahead of where we were a few days ago. Thank you so much for your support. 

While we didn’t get 10 in a day like I was hoping for, we got a lot overall. I have your weekly chapter excerpt coming hot off the press momentarily. Don’t mind the spam; it’s all in the name of spaaaaace. The new excerpt is jumping ahead in time a little, giving you a glimpse at what awaits the crew beyond their home system.

That said, we are really running out of time. I need your orders now if you’re a follower who hasn’t placed one yet. 

And if you have ordered, let’s wrap up this word of mouth week by telling our significant other, best friend, or colleague about the book and letting them know where they can order it. If everyone who’s ordered a copy gets one more person in on this we’ll be in great shape to win the Nerdist deal.

Because while I’m sure all us space-nerds are excited about the project, it’s a story intended as a "first foray" into science-fiction. I’ve described it to you a myriad of ways, so let me give you a comment from one of our own:

It’s like The Goblet of Fire meets Hunger Games with a main character who doesn’t appear to be an underdog for once. I find that to be a nice change. (Thanks, Rebecca!)

So if you’ve been holding out to the end, now is the time to pitch your $10 for an e-book, tell your friend to do the same, and spam your social channels incessantly. 

Your Innocuously Insatiable Interplanetary Space Captain Suffering From Incurable Imposter Syndrome,
-AC

Hey there wonderful people, 

I am over the moon and having a wonderful day. We are currently at 126 orders which means...WE’RE HALF WAY TO QUILL!!!! WOOT WOOT!!!!

We now half 69 days to sell 124 copies of Beyond the Code and I believe we can do this. Please pre-order if you want to help me make this caffeine induced dream a caffeine induced reality. To all those who have helped me get this far you will forever be my favourite people and I am working tirelessly to get you the best product I can.

Have a fantastic weekend.