Thanks everyone for your support. Only a couple days left. Just uploaded 4th chapter. Please enjoy and pre-order! :) Gracias!

Greetings again.  As we near the end of the Space Opera contest I hope you all have had a chance to look at some the books at the top of the competition.  There are some interesting ideas and good books on the list. 

I wanted to make sure you all knew that “Fortunes of the Space Sloth” is not going away with the end of the contest.  There are 59 days left to reach the pre-order goal and the crew will be pushing on with their adventure.

Based on my progress this weekend I have high hopes that the full first draft will be completed by this time next week (unless the Space Sloth crew gets into some mess they haven’t told me about yet).  At that point I’ll be shifting to refining some parts of the narrative and really starting some outreach.  I hope you all stick around for the rest of the adventure.

And as always, I thank you for your support.

We have a spiffing new letterhead. Marvellous, isn’t it?

One more week before the pre-order sales campaign goes live. It’s so exciting I spent the last six hours failing to type this up. I did manage, however, to upload another Peterkin short mystery onto Wattpad: "The Thirteenth Rule", which is set just a little later than the stories I’ve uploaded so far. 1931, to be exact. It’s also less of a whodunnit and more of a whydunnit. Enjoy.

I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about JF Dubeau’s second novel, "A God in the Shed". Honestly, I think this beats his first novel. I’ve described it elsewhere as "a little bit Lovecraft, a little bit Twin Peaks", and I’m not sure I can sum it up better than that. The characters felt real and distinct from the moment I met them, and the world appropriately familiar. If you haven’t picked this up yet, I suggest you do so.

I’d also like to mention "Judith", by Zack Budryk, which just caught my eye today. It sold me within the first four paragraphs, with the easy flow of its prose and the way the personality of the viewpoint character is deftly and effortlessly conveyed. This will be a novel well worth getting, I think.

And that’s the news for this week. When next I post an update, it will be to announce the opening of the pre-order sales campaign. Until then, ladies and gentlemen!

Thank you fans of Tears of the Assassin. We are one month into the campaign with 178 pre-orders.  I am ecstatic to have received such generous support from so many people. Your faith in my book is exciting and gratifying. I sincerely thank you.  For those who are following but have not yet ordered, I look forward to earning your support. 

Every big project needs achievable segments. So let’s reach the goal of 250 pre-orders by March 27th.  To reach this goal we need more people being introduced to this book.  Please reach out to your friends and family and let them know about this exciting and compelling novel which has been described as: "Gritty and real, the writing is fast paced and suspenseful." as well as: "If you like your fiction dark and a little hard-boiled, you will love Tears of the Assassin."  

There are now 6 Chapters you can read on my Inkshares webpage. Here’s the link, send it to everyone and let them know that they can help get this cool story published. 

https://www.inkshares.com/books/tears-of-the-assassin?referral_code=f7d54200

Thank you very much,  

Bill Brewer (William Schiele)

 P.S. As always, I am happy to pre-order swap with Inkshares authors.

Greetings Jackolytes,

Two words. Inkshares syndicates. A question. What do you know about them?

There are currently nine Inkshares syndicates backing authors from a wide variety of backgrounds. Each month these syndicates back a book to try and turn an author’s dreams into reality. They really do make a difference.

Go check them out and see if it’s something you can be a part of. You can find them at www.inkshares.com/syndicates  There’s something there for everyone!

Cheers,

Peter