A rogue android prototype joins forces with a human girl in a brewing political war. First in a YA speculative fiction/dystopian duology set in the year 2120.
Happy Thursday Campers!
Lots of great news to share! Today Sunshine is Forever was selected for the “Staff Syndicate,” which added 29 preorders, bringing the total up to 612! ALMOST THERE!
Check out all the cool new badges that have been added to the book page: https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever
Here is what the syndicate had to say about Sunshine is Forever: “The Staff Syndicate is honored to rally behind Kyle’s project this month. He’s a passionate and talented author writing about a fairly taboo, but important, topic in a creative and (darkly) humorous way. It’s a unique and powerful story that has something for everyone. Congrats, Kyle! Let’s use this momentum to bring you through to the finish line!”
The InkShares’ Staff have really rallied behind my book, and I can’t thank them enough!
I’ve posted a FINAL TEASER CHAPTER for your enjoyment here: https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever/book_segments/chapter-11-72be71
I am 138 preorders away from a full publishing deal with InkShares! That is incredible! Let’s finish this campaign off so that I can work on getting this book into your hands! SPREAD THE WORD! Convince a friend to preorder today!
Thank you all so much for the support! ALMOST THERE! Let’s push to the end!
PREORDER NOW: https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever
$20 Signed Copy or $10 E-Book
With love,
Kyle T. Cowan
I debated with myself whether I should do an author spotlight this week or not, since I made that my focus last week, and I don’t want to overwhelm you with information about projects that you’re not directly following. However, I do have one particular project I really want to support.
I’ve already made this book the subject of a previous author spotlight, but it’s worthy of a second one.
You may ask yourself "Evan, why are you, an unmarried, childless man, so invested in a memoir about a woman raising her toddler?" Well, you’d be right to assume that it isn’t my genre of choice. Other than being a gamer as well, I have little to tie myself to the subject matter of Mothering: The Game. However, interestingly, there are quite a few parallels between that book and Tantalus Depths.
Tantalus Depths saw its origins in Geek and Sundry’s Hard Science Fiction competition. It placed in the top ten, but failed to win, and ever since then I’ve been working overtime to see it hit the full funding goal the hard way. One by one I’ve seen every other entrant in that contest either give up or fall short, their campaigns dropping left and right until the only ones left standing are the winners of that contest, and me.
Mothering: The Game saw its origins in Nerdist’s Video Games competition. Regina also managed to claw her way into the top ten, but not quite to the top. Since then, she’s been working hard to try and scrape together the support she needs to make it to the Quill goal the hard way. One by one, the other entrants in her contest gave up or failed, until the only ones left standing are the winners, Alisa King’s "Are You Sure You Want To Quit" (which managed to make it to Quill and deserves your support as well), and Mothering: The Game. Only a few scattered stragglers remain, none of them with more than a couple dozen pre-orders.
I’ve seen a determination and tenacity in Regina’s campaign. She wants to finish it, she wants to hit that goal, and she’s been willing to work hard for it. She’s successfully earned the Break The Bechdel syndicate’s pick, a syndicate that focuses on books with strong female protagonists. Well...the protagonist of Mothering: The Game is Regina. The real Regina. She’s a strong female protagonist in the flesh, and she’s earned all the success she’s seen and much, much more she’s yet to see.
Her writing is personal and meaningful. The relationship between her and her daughter radiates off the page and warms the heart. I’ve backed this book, and I’ve been kicking her butt to keep trying for that goal ever since I first found Mothering: The Game. True, it’s not my genre. That doesn’t stop me from loving this book, though. And even if it did, it could not stop me from seeing the reality that Mothering: The Game is a book that must exist. There is nothing like it on Inkshares, and there are few books like it in existence. Please, please consider playing a part in bringing this book to its goal.
Mothering: The Game has only 14 days remaining in its campaign, and has already been extended once. It needs 47 more orders to reach Quill publication. If I had the cash and Inkshares allowed it, I’d buy all 47 myself.
Raise your mugs, Faoii! We’re back on the leader boards for the Geek and Sundry Contest! And we’ve only been in the battle for 25 days.
Don’t forget--we’re in the top 10, but we need to be in the top 3 to get mass publication. We can do that. We will do that. We’re Faoii. We don’t lose.
Shields up.
Faoii-Tahani