Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for The Devil You Don’t

September 12, 2017

Hello! Wanted to send out a quick update with some excellent news: The Devil You Don’t was just named to the Launchpad Top 25 List! Needless to say, I’m over the moon about this.

Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered a copy so far. I’m at 21 pre-orders right now (which puts me in a tie with two others for 5th/6th/7th place). We have a few weeks to go, but if you’re on the fence about pre-ordering, now would be an awesome time. 

I have Chapter 3 ready to share -- and once we hit 30 pre-orders, I’ll put that up!

I’ll update again soon!

Best,
Susan
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    Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for How to Get Run Over by a Truck

    Dear Sweethearts, 

    I hope that you all are doing well! I wanted to send you a very short, but really exciting update: this past week How to Get Run Over by a Truck was in the Top 20 best selling non-fiction books on Amazon last week! We made it to #17 - which is nothing short of incredible! Especially almost a year after the book was first published!!! 

    Thank you for believing that this book would be successful, even when no one in the publishing world did. You have put this book into the hands (and ears!) of so many people!!! You are an amazing, generous and kind person. Words can’t express how grateful I am for your support then, and now! 

    Heart,

    Katie 

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      Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for When I’m 64

      Good Morning Readers and Happy Tuesday,

      This update has been in the works for a long time now, but the wait is over!  Today is the day!  I am pleased to announce that When I’m 64 has been scheduled for production and will be released on March 27th, 2018.  There are many small deadlines that myself, along with the team at Inkshares will be targeting, so this date is subject to change but we will do everything in our power to have this book in your hands on or before that date. 

      Over the past 11 months, I have been working in the wings to ready the book for print.  The developmental edit was hugely helpful and has resulted in a polished manuscript that is ready for the copyeditors to refine.  The cover is a gorgeous visual representation of this story that means so much to me, and is ready to be tweaked to fit the final pour from production. And lastly, the photos that bring the story to life have been lovingly selected and are ready for inclusion within the manuscript. 

      There is a lot of work that will need to get done between today and the publication date, but I am eagerly looking forward to all of it.  I will send along important updates as we get closer to the release, but in the interim please feel free to share the link with anyone you think is looking for a good read, has a book club or happens to run a library ;).

       As always, thank you for your support!

      Lauren

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        Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for Sunshine is Forever

        IMPORTANT UPDATE! PLEASE READ!

        First off, I really want to thank all of you for your support. I am so excited about the way the book turned out and I hope you are, too. I just had a book signing at Bookworks in Albuquerque over the weekend and it went amazing. Thank you for coming! My next signing will be at The Tattered Cover in Denver on September 23rd at 2PM. Please join me!
        https://www.facebook.com/events/1540639139320569/


        KARID update: After some soul searching, I have decided not to publish with Inkshares again for the time being. I don’t see crowdfunding as something I want to do with the next four years of my life, and if I give up the rights to my series that is what will end up happening. This is not to say I won’t consider Inkshares in the future, but for now, it is not a good fit. Thank you for understanding and thank you to all those who preordered KARID right away.

        REVIEWS: Please rate the book on Amazon and Goodreads-it takes you two seconds and it helps me tremendously. 

        PURCHASE ORDERS: Unfortunately my book is one of the few Inkshares titles that hasn’t received a big purchase order out of the gate. Here’s how you can help: 1. Rate the book on Amazon and Goodreads. 2. Go to your local bookstore and tell them they should order some copies. 3. Go to your local Barnes and Noble and request they carry the book. I really do need your help on this-SIF is the type of book that will spread word of mouth!

        AUDIO BOOK DEAL: I can finally announce that SIF will be an audio book! We have penned a deal with Audible and it should be out sometime in November.

        That’s it for now! Thank you for the love and support! 

        Kyle T. Cowan



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          Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for Mushroom and Anchovy

          Greetings, adventurers!

          I’d be remiss if I didn’t update in the wake of exciting news! 

          Guys... we did it. With just 2 days left in the campaign, we hit the 250 mark. Mushroom and Anchovy is FUNDED at the Quill level!

          I’m at a loss for words, but the only two that come to mind are THANK YOU. I couldn’t have done this without everyone reading this e-mail. I’m so grateful for everything. 

          Can I just say that I’m really feeling the Inkshares community love right now? You guys are awesome. Even if I don’t do another crowdfunding campaign in the near future, I’m gonna be sticking around. What a supportive group of fellow authors--a group of very talented people. I’ve learned so much from you all. 

          If you want the chance at a $50 Amazon gift card, you still have time! I’m not closing the contest until the official end of the campaign--which is Monday. So, I will not count any preorders after 11:59 PM on Sunday (Sept. 10th) in the Amazon gift card draw. You’re automatically entered by preordering, but you can pick up some bonus entries. Take a look at the pinned post on my Facebook page for more details. 

          Now, if you don’t mind, I’m going to be taking the next couple days off! I’ll get back to you all with the winner of the draw next week. I’m throwing in two ebook copies of my first book, novella Hub City Survival. It’s nothing like Mushroom and Anchovy, but hopefully the winners will enjoy it anyway!

          That’s it from me for now, guys. This has been a real adventure. Thank you all for helping my biggest goal of this year come to fruition!

          May your adventures be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting,

          K. M. Cooper

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            Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for A Friend for Otter

            Dear Readers,

            It has been too long! Sylvia and I are just dropping a short note here to assure you that we haven’t forgotten about you. Not only have we not forgotten about you and our immense gratitude for your support, but we are excited to say that we are closer than ever to bringing you the story of our dear friend Otter. The book continues to progress, and we are still hopeful that you will see it in its entirety some time this year. 

            From the beginning, Sylvia and I knew that completing a collaborative novel alongside her studying and my working would be a serious time commitment and a challenge―and it certainly has been! But what we didn’t realize was how the extra time spent developing this world and these characters would bring them so far into our own world, where we have been pleased to grow close to Otter and Imbria’s other inhabitants. They have truly become like family to us. In fact, even as we work to bring you this story, we have had ample time to wonder about what will come after "The End" for Otter and her friends. And while we need to complete the task at hand before we get too far ahead of ourselves, we are increasingly convinced that Otter’s story will not end with the final chapter of this book.

            We ultimately hope you will find A Friend for Otter to be worth the wait. But we also hope that, once you have read it, you will be hungrier for even more of her adventures.

            So thank you, thank you, thank you for all the love and support you have given us in this process. And thank you again for bearing with us as we work to bring you the very best tale we can craft. We could not be doing this without you, and we hope you are as happy with the final result as we are with where it is right now.

            Sincerely,

            Sylvia and Jesse

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              Clockwork Charlie
              Charlie just wants to work on cars in peace. Until a stranger arrives with news about her father’s death. He says she has a Gift, and she’s needed in a war that’s been hidden from the world for ages. Charlene has to find the truth-and make a choice.
              Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for APEX

              Hello Dear Readers,

              Progress! I have been working through the storyboard for APEX with Inkshares, which has taken several iterations, but we’re getting very close to a final version. Then, I’ll get the green light to proceed with rewriting the manuscript. 

              It’s been an interesting and enlightening journey. I started this novel about nine years ago, then abandoned it at about one third done when my personal life became a chaotic mess for a while. When I tried to pick up the story again a few years later, I found that I couldn’t, that I’d lost my motivation and discipline to write daily, so I applied to the Stanford Online Writing Certificate program. It’s a two year, intensive program on fiction novel writing, which taught me a ton about the craft of writing. In the process of taking these classes, however, my book was heavily influenced by what I was learning and the opinions of my instructors and peers and thus changed dramatically (including POV characters, backstory, and motivations).

              Now, with the help of Inkshares, all of that influence has been stripped away and I’m back to a version that is strikingly similar to my original story. I don’t regret a single tangent that I went on, as each taught me something valuable, and the overall quality of my book has improved from everything I’ve learned, but it does make me laugh to realize, "Huh, this is what I intended to write back in 2009!" Being in Stanford’s program is what allowed me to finish my manuscript and improved me as a writer overall, but I now know my own instincts for storytelling are what I should follow when I write.

              When I’m given the go ahead, I’ll be excited to dive in and get this story written in its new, old version!

              Cheers, Debbie
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                Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for The Punch Escrow
                Hello readers,

                I’m writing this update on my flight  back from a busy work week in Las Vegas. I have received your many emails and texts informing me that we’d crossed the 101 reviews on Amazon on Monday, and I had every intention of sending the "missing" chapter earlier in the week, but things were hectic and I wanted to do one last read through prior to sending it out. Now is the time, however, and here is your link to YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE (THE PHIL COLLINS VERSION) - the original ending of The Punch Escrow.

                A fair warning, many of you will be underwhelmed, as there is a very good reason this chapter was edited out of the book in favor of the published ending. But as so many people ask me about the editing process, I thought this would be a good example of what "we" in "the biz" call "kill your darlings." I truly enjoyed writing the Charlie Jay character, but he came into the story too late, and frankly the this chapter lacked thrills and was too neatly buttoned up. So, I hope you enjoy it, but I understand if you don’t.

                In other news, word is out that Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman, the production team behind the live action Beauty and The Beast, as well as The Muppets have now officially been attached to produce The Punch Escrow movie! It’s been a very hard secret to keep, especially since meeting Todd at my Book Soup event in LA. He’s been an incredibly magnanimous and a delight to interact with. I feel lucky to have him and David working with James Bobbin on the film adaptation of my book. I had a chance to speak with Kayti Burt from Den of Geek about it during San Diego Comic Con, if you’re interested in reading a more long winded discussion about the book to movie process.

                More soon. Thanks for all your support thus far, and please keep on spreading the word. The book’s success is in your hands now.

                Best,
                Tal
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                  Jane-Holly Meissner liked the forum thread, ATTN Quill Authors re: cover design
                  As many of you know, we are currently entering Quill books into production with more vigor than we’ve been able to in the past several months. We look forward to working with each of you! In the meantime, I want to ensure that you have access to helpful resources for creating a successful book, starting with cover design.

                  Although cover design isn’t offered through the Quill imprint, we’ve negotiated a pretty fantastic (and very affordable per industry standards) cover design package for Quill authors with our friends at CoverKitchen. CoverKitchen is a small team of incredible designers who are as flexible and energetic as they are creative and talented. Of note, they have designed the Sunshine is Forever, The Haida Gwaii Lesson, and the Life Happens covers, and we are soon to release their newest work on Inkshares with the Everything is Normal cover. They’ve also created some wonderful science fiction, fantasy, and action/adventure covers you can find in their online portfolio.

                  Below you can find a break-down of the comprehensive service package for Quill authors for a total of $600, including full cover design, and creation of design elements for marketing and social media purposes. 

                  If you’re interested in getting in touch with them to discuss a potential collaboration I’m happy to assist! You should also feel free to reach out directly to them at info@coverkitchen.com. Be sure to let them know you are a Quill author!

                  Happy Friday!

                  CoverKitchen Book Cover Design Package: Paperback/Hardcover + eBook

                  Included:

                  – Entire spread design of the print version (cover, spine and back cover), all images and original illustrations, text correction rounds, barcode placement, spine width adjustment and delivery of ready-to-print Adobe Indesign final artwork based on the specs provided by the printer as well as ready-to-print PDF.

                  – Low and high-resolution JPGs of the cover.

                  – eBook cover master file based on the specs of the distribution platform and reading device.

                  – 3D mockup of your book in PNG format (transparent background) for promotional purposes leading up to book release.

                  – Separate elements from the cover and back cover in JPG and PNG formats, optimized for use on banners across your social media platforms, website and other marketing materials.


                  Process:

                  – Briefing: CoverKitchen provides a creative brief template for you to fill in with their assistance. A comprehensive and efficient brief ensures that the creative process leads to a successful cover. This is helpful not only for the designer to better understand your book, particularly its tone of voice and mood, but also for you to sort out and prioritize the concepts and elements that will shape the cover of your book.

                  – Besides stock imagery, CoverKitchen often uses in-house illustration, which allows creative leeway and solid conceptualization. The use of original illustrations provides more value and uniqueness to the covers.

                  – Proposals and timing: CoverKitchen usually submits 3 or 4 different concepts within a week of receiving the creative brief. During this first round, it is advisable to narrow down the choices to one or two. Afterwards, they allow up to 3 revisions of the chosen cover. However, their designers are reasonable and flexible; a small tweak does not count as a new iteration.


                  Payment:

                  – Total cost for this package is $600 USD. CoverKitchen waives retainer requirements for Quill authors! Based on their experience, the completion of a cover final artwork, including the back cover text, spine adjustment and barcode, might take a considerable amount of time, sometimes months, depending on the publisher and the stage of your interior book design. Hence, a full payment following the approval of the cover spread design is always preferable.

                  – CoverKitchen accepts PayPal payments and wire transfers. An excellent way to make international transfers while avoiding hefty bank fees is by using https://transferwise.com or https://www.ofx.com/en-us. Both provide an easy and reliable way to send money online.

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