Devourer of Worlds, I have the bone structure and the chi flow of a Kung Fu genius.
Hey Team Shaping Fate,
Happy almost weekend! It's been an amazing week. This project has gotten some new readers, new backers, but probably coolest of all, I'm making some new friends. A lot of contests can feel kind of like the Hunger Games, but the participants and readers here have been so supportive. For example, fellow author A.C. Weston. (We double initial authors have to stick together) Check out this excerpt from one of her recent updates:
"Anyway, I realized something pretty darn significant, people: it's possible, if an author were smart and inclined, for that author to trade pre-orders with every person in this contest - each person gets one new order, but in return, whoever does this methodically would receive potentially HUNDREDS of orders in return.
It's not cheating. Not at all!
It's just an ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT STRATEGY. Guys!!
There are 270 of us in this contest, and if one person pre-orders every book, that's (realistically) only 5 books they'll have to actually pay for... but if everyone pre-orders back, that's 269 pre-orders for a single person themselves. That would put you in first place!
But what if we all did it? Well, everyone would have more pre-orders and everyone would be elevated. We wouldn't all win, no, but that's not the point. It would be great for everyone's self-esteem - and what if we had a 200-way tie for 3rd place or something?!?! Wouldn't that be cool? It would be CRAZY.
So, hey Inkshares Nerdist competition authors: let's all do it.
Go and trade pre-orders. With. Everyone."
Not only is that pretty awesome of her to explain to everybody, but it's true. And I started doing just that, and guess what, I've gotten a few more backers already. So, participants, spread the love! Readers, thanks as always for your support. If you can't back a ton of projects, maybe leave a nice word about what you read or what you're hoping to see.
Here's A.C.'s link for her project "She Is the End."
Have a great weekend!
-V.R.
(This is a reply to Andrew) Full jaeger name: Hodor Hodor? Hodor Fist? Ho Dor? (I think everyone should come up with what their book's jaeger would be, and what the co-pilots would be. A spent a lot of time figuring out mine!)
Lindsey Buroker promoted my project on twitter! Look!
Lindsey is a YA author who has written several fantasy series and is an important voice in the self-publishing community. She has been an incredible resource and source of inspiration for me, and I highly recommend her blog.
On the off chance that she might see my message and have the time, I emailed her and asked her to check out my page on Inkshares... and she promoted me! Ahhh!! No pre-orders have come of it, but that's okay. It's still exciting!
I also made a recommendation for the Inkshares blog Week Two Top Ten article, which is cool because maybe then you'll all go pre-order Drift. DO IT.
In other news, I think episode III will be up on Saturday because it's a mess and I have to fix it. Balance competing motivations, they say! BUILD TENSION, they say! How do I write BETTER?? Sheesh.
Anyway,