Liam Dynes commented on Rockets

Hello Rocket Men and Women,

Well, it looks like this is the end of this particular chapter.

My Inkshares campaign is in its final hours and, well, let's just say that things could have gone better.

The Sword and Laser contest wrapped up a few weeks ago, and by the arrival of the deadline, Rockets had fallen well out of the running. The momentum of the contest outstripped my ability to keep up, which meant that I needed to meet my full goal of 1000 books to secure publishing with Inkshares. 

This, sadly, has not occurred.

But this isn't the end of the road for Rockets. I hope to get back into the swing of writing again soon now that summer is here and my major annual conference at work is also behind me.

I still intend to complete the book and get it into each of your hands, God willing and the creek don't rise, in some not-too-distant future.

To that end, I've archived the contact info you each submitted when placing a pre-order, and when I have Rockets-related news - be it completing a draft, putting some or all up for sale online, or securing publishing - I will let you know. If you would prefer I not, just email me at Liam dot Dynes @ gmail dot com, and I'll remove you from my list.

Last of all, but certainly not least, thank you all again, very much, for the vote of confidence you placed in me with your pre-order. While this wasn't the result I had hoped for, your support and your interest in my work was hugely uplifting.

I hope to someday make good on that support, and to share the world of Rockets with all of you.

So long for now,

Liam

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    Liam Dynes commented on Rockets

    Hello Rockets supporters!

    Life, as it often does, has popped up in some major ways the last couple of weeks. Ramping up to a major conference at work and attempting to clear the backyard of jungle weeds - not to mention still having a two-and-a-half-year-old around - are proving to be some pretty substantial tasks taking up a lot of my time.

    That said, there's still a book up in my brain somewhere, fighting to get out, and a wealth of lovely supporters like yourselves to keep up to date.

    At present, I'm working to make up some lost ground in the Inkshares/Sword & Laser collection contest. As many of you probably know, the top five genre projects on Inkshares by May 31 receive automatic publishing. 

    While maintaining a pretty solid position in the top three for a couple weeks, I've since fallen behind to 7th place. 

    Now, most of you have already done your part, but any additional support, such as sharing the project with friends, family or co-workers who might be interested, would be hugely appreciated.

    And I don't know if you've checked back on Inkshares lately, but most of you should have received some extra credit to spend on the site - either just for signing up, or for purchasing a book in the S&L contest. If any of you felt like throwing that credit my way and grabbing another copy to pass along to a friend, that would be fantastic! Every little bit helps.

    Also, you can earn even more credit by clicking the "Recommend" button below the sample chapter on my page! So there are lots of ways you can continue to contribute to the cause!

    I've got a bit more Rockets-related news that I'm hoping to share in the next week or two, which will help both get word out about the book and add a bit more value to your purchase.

    Once again, thanks so much for your support so far.

    Liam
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      Liam Dynes commented on Rockets

      Greetings, Rockets supporters!

      Small update today, where I have uploaded a new snippet to the Rockets campaign page, where we see Mas a little later in her adventure.

      This particular piece finds her and Caladan heading south to meet with the mysterious buyer, and we also find out just what it is she is offering in trade for her trip to the moon.

      This excerpt is also the piece that was featured on sci-fi community site SFSignal as part of the early promotional work for the Sword & Laser collection contest.

      So, I hope you enjoy this new passage, and thanks again for supporting Rockets! If you have any friends or family who would enjoy the book, please share it and tell them why you're excited! We're approaching 100 copies sold, and it would be great to hit that milestone before the weekend.

      Thanks again!

      Liam

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        Liam Dynes commented on Rockets

        Hello Rockets Supporters!

        Just a quick update now that we're entering week two of the campaign!

        Currently I'm hanging around in the top five entrants in the Sword & Laser collection contest running here on Inkshares, but I could always use a boost. So if you have any family, friends or co-workers that might enjoy the book, please don't hesitate to pass it along!

        In other exciting news, a new, previously-unseen excerpt from a little later in the book was just featured on SFSignal to help drive awareness of the S&L contest.

        So if you were curious to see a little bit more of Mas' adventure, and find out just what exactly she is carrying in those suitcases, click the link below to check it out!

        http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/04/read-excerpt-rockets-liam-dynes/

        Thanks again so much for your support so far!

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          Hello lovely supporters of Abomination! It's been a while so here's a quick update on where we're at. In the next day or two I'll be approving the final copy-edit and page layout for the book's hardback and paperback editions. We're also finalizing a beautiful map of medieval England that will be going in the front of the book, it's been illustrated by the super-talented Jonathan Roberts of Fantastic Maps, who created the official Westeros maps for George RR Martin!

          Once all that is finalized the whole thing will be off to the printer! Right now we're targeting a print launch date of July 30 - that's the date your pre-ordered print copy should arrive in the mail, and also the date you'll be able to walk into a bookstore and buy it. The digital copy should be available before then (hopefully late June/early July) so whether you ordered a print or digital copy you'll be receiving that via email in advance of the print copy and then you can finally start reading! All very exciting!

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