Howdy Team Pirates!

I hope you had an amazing weekend!!

I just wanted to write to say, THANK YOU ALL for your ongoing support of the book. It means so much to me, my family, and my friends. Your interest, support, feedback, and your encouragement is the best part of this process, although I do love the writing part! Again, I thank you all. I feel beyond humbled.  

I’ve posted Chapter 5, as I wanted to introduce you all to  Sean Oliphant. He is based on an old paleo boss of mine. 10 points to anyone who guesses who!

I’ll leave you with a reminder of, arguably, the most selfless act ever committed. Not really, but still.

Thanks to an enormous outpouring of support over the past two days, Tantalus Depths is rapidly becoming the dark horse of Geek and Sundry’s Hard Sci-Fi competition!. We are now solidly in fifth place and are soaring steadily ahead into the vast gap between fifth and fourth. Keep the support coming! Share with your friends and family, bring in everyone you know. There’s a long way to go yet, but we’re making tremendous progress!

Greetings followers of the Space Sloth,

We have reached the T-90 day mark and the start of the summer push for support. My plan was to have all the grading and semester work done by now but I have about two more days of grading left. Multiple choice tests always seem like such a good idea at the END of the semester.  Please be patient as I resist the urge to have a nervous breakdown.

Writing "Fortunes of the Space Sloth" has been an adventure. The story reveals new pieces of itself to me every day and I’m eager to share more. I just know you’ve been dying to get answers to questions like...

Who is Buttercup? And what is her real name? Why is she running around with a nuclear weapon as an accessory?

What was Sebastian’s upbringing like? How is Spacer culture organized? And why IS he such as ass?

And why should they really be keeping a closer eye on Jocko?

These questions, and many others, will be answered in Fortunes of the Space Sloth! (insert your own echo effect fade out)

PT

First, I want to say thank you for your interest in my book, and for all of the positive feedback. I really appreciate it. The Seventh Aspect was mentioned on last night’s Drinkshares: Last Call livestream! So, I want to thank Drinkshares host Rebekka Leber (@RebekkaLeber) for her kind words and for “calling me out.” 

The first two chapters will be posted the week of May 29th as a submission for DraftFest taking place May 30th – June 5th. 

DraftFest is being co-hosted by Drinkshares: Last Call and the Inkshares staff. This is a GREAT opportunity to get feedback on your drafts from members of the Inkshares community. Submit your draft by tweeting @DrinksharesLC with your book title and a link to your book’s Inkshares page, including #amdrafting. 

Have you ever wondered why the “Men in Black” wear black in the first place? 

Stay tuned!

P.H. 

There’s been a pleasant flood of new followers here and some purchases (!) so I just wanted to say welcome to all the new people and ’yo’ to all the old people.