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HI EVERYONE

I CAN’T HANDLE ALL OF THE AMAZING STUFF HAPPENING RIGHT NOW

There’s so much. Too much! 

She Is the End progress - I expect to send the manuscript to my beta readers on March 12th! I know, I’m behind schedule... but just trust me on this - you want my book to be the best it can be.

(And it’s going to be pretty awesome.)


Blood Dawn Risk - John Robin made a game for Blood Dawn! Read his announcement about it here.

Those of us who have bought 3+ books will be playing as houses trying to defeat the dragons hiding in his map. We have to take over territories and fight the dragons, and we gain troops by getting people to pre-order his book! I am the Lady of House Vastaron.

The dragons represent each person who has bought 7+ copies of Blood Dawn.

I... AM ALSO A DRAGON!!!

So, if you want to help me dominate this fictional land as the Lady of House Vastaron, OR if you want to become my dragonchild, stay tuned. I will let you know when and how to swear loyalty to me.

(I am also such a fan of Blood Dawn that I made a lil fan video for John Robin which will be debuting soon...)



The Life Engineered by JF Dubeau - HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!!

If you like robots with feelings, and especially if themes of family and motherhood speak to you... but you also like it when things EXPLODE in SPACE, you need to go buy this book. Buy it on Amazon today! TODAY!

I got this book in the mail from Inkshares a few weeks ago and guys, it’s so beautiful. And it’s not just beautiful on the outside, it’s really good. It’s fun and exciting and I love how all the creative ideas are grounded in a very straightforward, sincere story. It’s exciting and optimistic and so very satisfying. I highly recommend it.

Elan Samuel recommends it on his blog, the Warbler, too!

And finally...


Lucky by RH Webster:

This book is pinging my next-big-thing radar. We love our space westerns and our space fantasies, but do we understand how much we’re going to love an awesome SPACE TRUCKERS STORY?? I really, really want to see this one finish in the top 3 of the current Nerdist contest. Pre-order this book!

...Until next time...


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    Dreams, dreams, dreams, etc., etc., etc.

    You’ve read and/or heard my pitch, and maybe it can be too general at times. Luckily, Jamison Stone, author of Rune of the Apprentice (coming in November) and Inkshares extraordinaire, allowed me to write a guest post on his blog. I am honored he asked, and you can read it here:

    http://apotheosisstudios.com/blog/2016/3/1/the-inhabitants-an-unremembered-life-guest-post-by-michael-sebby

    There’s a lot of material there that would never fit on my Inkshares page, and it’s probably the most specific I’ve ever been about what has driven my writing. I hope you enjoy.

    Happy dreams to you all.

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      It’s Super Tuesday in the United States and I would highly encourage everyone who is able to take a long lunch break, go to your polling place, cast your vote, and then go eat a delicious cheeseburger (or your comfort food of choice). Once having eaten the cheeseburger, come back to Inkshares and let’s discuss something more fun - editing! I am setting aside Tuesday evenings to be Editing Days, in which I find a local coffee shop (with donuts), I camp out, and I work on making Lucky the best that she can be. What are your thoughts? What would make you back this project without hesitation, if you haven’t already? Feel free to reach out and connect and to share with your friends, your family, maybe even random folks on the street:

      www.facebook.com/RHWebster.ScienceFiction 

      Hope to hear from you!

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        Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for The Life Engineered

        Today is launch day... more importantly; today is Rate & Review day.

        So why should you take your precious time and write a review for The Life Engineered on Amazon? Because reviews are incredibly important to the visibility of a book and visibility is what helps a novel get into the hands of readers who will appreciate it and thus increase the chances that it will be a success.

        Amazon’s system relies on certain milestones being reached before including certain books onto various levels of their platform. What the numbers are and how they impact visibility is a moving target, but what we’re aiming for is between 50 and 70 reviews. You can read more about why reviews are important in this awesome blog post on the subject, but trust me; reviews are extremely important. YOUR review is extremely important.

        Here’s what you need to do:

        1. Read the book
        2. Go to the Amazon page for The Life Engineered
        3. Scroll down to Customer Reviews and click on the ’Write a customer review’ button
        4. Pick a rating between 1 and 5 stars (preferably 5, but I’m biased)
        5. Write a review. This can be as in depth as you want, but if you don’t have the time or inclination, even just writing "I liked it!" is enough.
        6. Submit the review and bask in the satisfaction of a job well done.

        That’s it. That’s all you need to do. Congratulations; you’ve changed my life.

        Oh! Hey, today’s the day of my Sword & Laser interview. You might want to leave me a question about The Life Engineered on their Goodreads thread for that very purpose!

        Thank you.

        J-F Dubeau


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          One week left in Transilience’s funding campaign and I have been mysteriously quiet for the past two weeks. What’s going on, Kev?

          What’s going on, indeed!

          Before I progress any further, allow me to thank Zack, Christopher, Dom, Billy, and Peter for their support of my novel. You guys rock and I appreciate you taking a chance on my book! 

          For those of you not named Zack, Christopher, Dom, Billy or Peter, I encourage you to check out their Inkshare pages. For those of you named Zack, Christopher, Dom, Billy, or Peter but not the same Zack, Christopher, Dom, Billy, or Peter with a hyperlink...same thing goes for you. Check out their pages, and their work. You can do your part for a fellow Zack, Christopher, Dom, Billy and Peter.

          Before I progress any further...wait a second....this is starting to sound oddly familiar. Hmm...perhaps you’re right. I guess I’m going for an aside before I launch into an update whose content has not been fully formed in my mind.

          My plan, you see, is to fill this update with hyperlinks. I really have no idea why but it seems like fun to me. If this update is not replete with hyperlinks, my plan has failed. In either case, you will either applaud my efforts or vow never to visit this page again.

          The funding campaign for Transilience has one week left. Eight days...I mean seven days until it ends. I need 187 orders to make the Quill goal. That’s eBook publication with a print run for everyone who has ordered a paperback. (The Beatles twice in one paragraph? Really? *shrugs*)

          Where was I??

          Oh yeah! One. Eight. Seven.

          One week = Eight Days...er... Seven Days.

          Perhaps it’s a sign.

          As many of you already know. 187 is also police code for murder. They even incorporated the number into a television show featuring my former hometown, Detroit. Pity it only lasted a season.

          Another coincidence? Transilience is also about murder. Murder for a belief. Murder for a profit. You know...daily life.

          Seven days to accomplish a Herculean task. 187 Orders. Perhaps if I could amass a seven nation army of supporters, I can reach 250 by the Eleventh hour.

          The obvious solution is to trade pre-orders. Trade them like I’ve never traded them before. Which, ironically, would be any point in the span of time before the moment I traded my first pre-order with another author.

          That’s right. I haven’t swapped pre-orders. I’m not a swapper and it may cost me my chance of publication through Inkshares. However, here is why. NB: Some of you have heard this already.

          (climbs atop his soapbox).

          To me, it’s gaming the system. Perhaps the creators of Inkshares created the credit system for the purpose of trading pre-orders to achieve a goal. However, I’d like to think they did it to encourage others to find new authors, and new works of fiction that excite them. And, in turn, support said fledgling author. Not exchanging orders simply for the sake of achieving an end.

          I want people to order Transilience because they are excited about it. Because it’s good fiction. Because it’s relevant. Not because of a sense of obligation.

          Am I a fool for sticking to a principle when it might cost me my dream? Probably. After all, we live in a world where - yep here it comes - the winner takes it all. But at what cost? Our dignity? Our chance - sweet Lord brace yourselves - to say, I may have failed but I did it my way? It matters to me.

          It’s important here (for me anyway) to point out that I’m not judging anyone who does trade orders. I am simply expressing my opinion. Not trying to inveigh against any one thing. I’d like to think I am engaging in one of the greatest aspects of living in a pluralistic society - another point-of-view. More and more, we are criticized for feeling differently when we should embrace as many perspectives as possible. Isn’t that true democracy?

          (Steps down from Soapbox).

          True story. Heading into this update, I had no idea what I was going to write. I’m not sure I’ve actually said anything relevant. I’m also not certain I’ve used enough hyperlinks to qualify for ’replete’. I may have alienated many of my peers on this site. But in a paragraph fully engaged in modal verbs, who can say for certain. Right?

          I can safely say that I need a shitload of orders between now and next Monday to make the Quill goal. I think it can happen. I know it can happen. I’ve spent much of my life feeling like an underdog (I wonder how many of you expected that link??) and the reward is that much sweeter when I succeed.

          So for those of you who have ordered Transilience, I am eternally grateful, and keep spreading the word about it. For those of you who haven’t ordered it, time is running out. Order soon! 

          It has already been named Thriller Night Syndicate’s Book of the Month, why not make it your own personal Book of the Month??

          Thanks for reading along!
          Cheers!
          Kev


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            Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for The Life Engineered

            Greetings sentients,

            This is the very last day before the official release of The Life Engineered. It’s an exciting but important time for the book’s release and would like to recruit you in helping make this as good an event as possible.

            However, as your time is precious and you likely receive several of these updates every week, I’m compiled all you need to know in a tidy bullet list:

            1. Most of you should have received your copies of the The Life Engineered by now and, if you’ve read it and enjoyed it, then it would be of tremendous help to the success of the book if you could write a short review and rate it on Amazon and/or Goodreads. Even something as simple as “I liked it.” with a five star rating can do wonders to get The Life Engineered in front of more readers.
            2. Tomorrow, I will be a guest on the Sword & Laser podcast with Tom and Veronica and YOU can participate by submitting questions for the interview on the Sword & Laser Goodreads forum.
            3. So far I’ve received three photos of copies of The Life Engineered in the ‘wild’. If you see The Life Engineered at your local book store, take a photo and tweet it to me @jfdubeau. Add the hashtag #scifiBook.
            4. Keep an eye on my Facebook page for information on the various media mentioning The Life Engineered as well as any appearances and interviews I might be doing in the following day (including an interview on Beyond the Playlist with J. Hammond C, a review on Examiner.com, an interview on Examiner.com, etc.)
            5. If you live in the Montreal area, you can join me for the official book launch party at Argo Bookshop at 7PM EST on March 3rd. I’d love to see you there.

            As always, thank you for your support. This has been a great ride so far and I hope it can keep going for a long while. Next step: the sequel!

            Regards, JF

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              Hey everyone,

              I’m absolutely swamped with work today, so this update will be very short. I just wanted to send out one of my finished works, which will available to backers who purchased enough copies to qualify for "Wolf-Rider" or "Alethian" status. 

              ~ Silas Des’tra is the princess  of the Men’kai tribes, and one of the primary protagonists within "The Children of the Forest." Driven by her fierce loyalty to her people, and her fear of Alethia’s encroachment upon their lands, Silas turns to ancient and forbidden magic to save her world. ~

              I’ve really enjoyed developing her character so far, and it’s a real treat to be able to see a finished product of the character I’ve envisioned for so long. That’s all for now, but I promise there will be a more extensive (and substantial) update on the near-horizon. Look for more chapters, additional artwork, and even a surprise or two within the next couple days! 

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                The Inhabitants. Inkshares. The creative process. Kevin Smith. DeGrassi.

                These are topics discussed in the inaugural episode of The Showdown, a new podcast hosted by my brother-in-law, Mark Fideler, and his friend, Ben Bohall. They graciously offered to interview me for their maiden voyage about three weeks ago, and I was very honored.

                It can be streamed on Soundcloud by clicking the link below:

                https://soundcloud.com/theshowdown123/the-showdown-episode-1-mike-shebby

                I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed participating.

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