Another real kid review:

My daughter read the Chapters you posted. Here is her review: I really like this book so far. The story, setting and characters are quite interesting. Also, the author, Mr. Leone, uses alot of humorous figurative language,which I really enjoy. I just finished reading Chapter Three, and I’m surprised that Milo is so scared of the bullies that he doesn’t think twice before going into the orb that is in the forest to hide until he finds out that he doesn’t know how get out...but then the orb lets him out. Why? I can’t help but to be curious... about what is gonna happen next. I really want to read more! Please finish writing the book ASAP!!! = Danika age 10

Thanks Danika! So glad you liked it.

Followers of the Space Sloth,

In my full time job I’m a professor and this is Spring Break.  I was supposed to catch up on some grading today.  Yeah, not so much.  Instead I did do some writing and I updated my Inkshares page.

There is now a list of links which include the Wormhole videos and the book’s Facebook page.  But best of all, there is now a new promotional video for the book.  It came off a little darker than I intended but it’s a step in the right direction. 

A little insight into the video, each image shown was specifically chosen because it relates to a portion of the story.

Keep following and spreading the word.  Feedback is always welcome.  Thanks for the support!

I’ve got a deal in the very beginning, baby steps; if you haven’t yet reviewed One Murder More on Amazon could today be the day? It might help to move that deal along! You don’t have to have purchased it on Amazon to review it there. 

Log in as you would to buy anything on Amazon, enter my name or One Murder More in the search bar (or use link below), scroll down to "leave a review" & choose a star total. That’s it! 

You can leave a phrase or sentence e.g., "Looking forward to the next one", "Loved Camper the dog!", but it’s not necessary. 

If you gave the book to a friend or family member and are comfortable passing along this request to them to review it, that would be awesome, too. 

Thank you for all of your kindnesses and support! 

Kris

ps cranking on Maren Book 2 now, woo-hoo!

http://www.amazon.com/One-Murder-More-Kris-Calvin-ebook/product-reviews/B00VJQQW60

Wow, guys! Wow, wow, wow. 

Would you believe we went up 10 pre-orders in a day? I knew you could make it happen. So as promised, by tomorrow you’ll have a brand new sample chapter! 

The level of encouragement I’m seeing from you all is astounding. It reminds me why I started this book in the first place: to reach people like you with a wacky idea for a space opera. 

Now for the important news...

This is officially the last week of the Nerdist Space Opera Contest! Next Tuesday the contest will close, and that means that whichever authors have books in the top three will be set up with a publication deal. 

If we aren’t there it means we’ll have to work a lot harder in the future to make sure this book sees the light of day. I don’t know about you guys, but I’d rather finish this now so I can make sure the book goes to market in this collection.

Again, this is referral week! I’ll reiterate what that means for the newcomers and folks who don’t read the bottoms of every email:

If you refer three people to pre-order this week you’ll get: 

•  A signed first-edition draft version of the book complete with random scribbles of frustration
  
  
• A collection of sketches of characters and setting, 10 in total, as a bound art-book
  
  
• A pack of 10 Traveller’s Cup bookmarks

• A custom Traveller’s Cup mug so you can enjoy your hot caffeinated beverage of choice with your new book

All of these items will be delivered physically to you after the release date, complete with a spacey thank you note. If you refer by word of mouth, that counts too. Just send me an email or message telling me how you know the person. 

So with that out of the way, I again want to say a space-sized thank you to you. You belong in this crew because of your dedication to our mission: to make more space books and send them to the worlds beyond. 

Your Overworked But Determined Space Captain Whose Blood is Now Caffeine,
-AC

Two quick notes.

1. We have officially moved to the Draft Stage and need to start building a community of Readers and potential Backers! (previously, this group has been almost exclusively made up of Inkshares authors interested in submitting an entry for possible inclusion in the anthology)

2. We have a temporary cover! (check it out)