As promised, a long overdue weekend update.
I’m currently working to get the 2nd issue of my newsletter up and ready to send out by 5/1, and was happy to make my self-imposed deadline by sending out the 1st issue on 4/1 complete with a map sketch, bit of talk about the future of Exile, Magus, a dialogue between two characters which shed a bit of light on two ancient civilizations mentioned in Magus - Melexi and Thirosia, and a darkly comedic short story poking fun at a few tropes. For any of you who are interested in reading that first issue then sign up for the newsletter before 4/30. On 4/30 I’ll send out the April newsletter again to everyone who has signed up after it was sent out. On 5/1 I’ll send out the May newsletter of course.
What about the progress of Exile, Magus? Well, its mainly the super dull background work right now. Polishing, contacting artists, and so on. For any of you wondering if I’ll be making another go of trying to fund on Inkshares, yes I will. I just want to make sure I’ve got a full strategy in place instead of jumping in blind again, so for now I’m focused on the dull background work which is why I’ve been so very quiet as of late. Don’t worry though, I’m still here and I’m still working.
That’s all I’ve got for today, so thanks for your time, have good weekends everybody, and of course keep reading and enjoying!
Hi all!
There are a few thing i would like to talk with you about in the weekend update...
But ! First thing first. This is now your chance to be the lucky guy who will shoot the book to being published as we are standing at the moment (Saturday 6:39 London time) on 249 orders!
*** In fact to get you guys ordering - lucky 250 will have his name featured in the novel as a minor character! so i will have to tweak things around (as i said it is already well written). ***
I will come back to update as soon as this happens!
x
Jonathan
After some recent discussions, I felt the need to post this to the project page and send it as an update.
What this Book is NOT:
First, this is not a book meant to answer all the questions. This world the story takes place in is a complicated place where everything has changed owing to the cataclysmic event. As a result, everything you know about society, religion, politics, genders, gender roles, and much more has changed. Second, this book is not "women can’t go on without men." Having lived for 500 years without them, clearly they can. This book is an exploration of that idea: what would it be like if you take the most basic form of diversity and remove it? And then what might happen if you reintroduce it? How would society react? Third, this is not an anti-feminist diatribe. It is also not a Complementarian manifesto. The idea here is NOT to declare one gender is better than the other, or that they can only exist together if they exist in a specific mold. The idea behind it is to explore what would happen if such an event were to occur, not pass judgment on you or anyone else for how they view or believe on this subject. Finally, this book is not going to tell you what to believe or accept about it. This will have a lot of ambiguity in it ON PURPOSE. This is not to avoid conflict, but to avoid "leading the witness." The narrative is going to have a lot of opportunities to make small and big statements throughout. Places where we can hit you right in the face with something just because we want to. We won’t be doing that. The idea here is to create a setting where all of these preconceived notions we carry into our interactions with each other have all fundamentally been altered or vanished. We all are going to approach this story with differing world views and beliefs. That is fine. The goal of this story is to take you as you are and, on the other end, leave you where you choose to be after contemplating the ideas and possibilities herein.
Including today, we have six days left to fund this project.
Did you enjoy your audio gift of chapters 1-3?
Here’s another gift...
That’s right! Your books have all shipped and are on the way!
I’ll be honest, I need you help. I haven’t done this without you, and we can’t finish strong unless we do it togehter!
AMAZON REVIEWS ARE OPEN! Please leave a starred and written review of the book as you finish! I am shooting for 50-60 reviews on or before publication date of May 3rd. WE GOT THIS! The more reviews the better the viability for the book!
Goodreads is also open for reviews! Just copy and paste the review from Amazon; I won’t tell. Pinky swear.
I do a podcast with JF Dubeau called WriteBrain. It’s about Inkshares and crowdfunded writing and publishing. Check out this article on Examiner.com we did talking about the podcast! Also go and nominate us (url:www.jfdubeau.com/writebrain/) for the Podcast Awards (People’s Choice and Arts categories, and nominate up to 20 other of your favorites podcasts)! Nominations close April 30, so hurry!
Speaking of JF, he’s SOOOO close to funding his 2nd book on the Inkshares platform.
At the time of this update, the project ONLY needs 71 more pre-orders to get FULL FUNDING on Inkshares. I am super jealous, but I think it’s worth your attention and I hope you’ll agree. Check it out:
A God in the Shed by J-F Dubeau is a Fantasy/Horror story set in the forgettably small village of St-Ferdinand, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. The villagers have been hiding a terrible secret for generations, but when their mysterious captive escapes and gets inadvertently trapped in the McKenzy’s backyard shed, it’s up to Venus and her friends to figure out how to dispose of this terrible and malevolent burden; an Old God of hate and death.
You can find out more about this dark and beautiful book, read sample chapters, reviews and pre-order your copy of A God in the Shed by visiting: www.inkshares.com/books/a-god-in-the-shed
You can listen to the prologue as read by Ageless author Paul Inman (that’s me) here: youtu.be/XJw5oZhqtXo
Need more incentive?
•Each pre-order enters you into the ‘I want to kill a reader’ raffle. The winner will have his name and likeness used in the book as a minor character that gets killed off. The author will work with the winner to find the appropriate means of demise to satisfy both the winner and the story.
•Each physical copy of A God in the Shed will be signed and numbered as an exclusive first edition item.
•Free, exclusive A God in the Shed bookmarks will be included with the physical copies and mailed to eBook supporters.
•Orders of three or more copies guarantees your name to appear in the Patrons list printed at the end of the book.
•You get to enjoy the satisfaction and pride at having supported both art and literature.
A God in the Shed is the first part of a trilogy that pushes the line between beauty and horror by telling a story that changes how we look at magic and the world around us. You have a chance of being part of making this book a reality and supporting a new author on his journey.
However, time is running out! The campaign ends April 22nd. Don’t miss out and order today!
www.inkshares.com/books/a-god-in-the-shed
Thanks everyone! We are in the home stretch!
