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Hey all!  Over the weekend we passed the 200 pre-order mark, which I consider a milestone, and I most heartily thank everybody who has supported "Women Like Us."  As of right now we're at 206, so any followers who haven't ordered, come on and join in!  

Now onto hopefully the last raffle in this campaign. If you haven't been following (or paying attention, and if that's the case we need to talk!) in this raffle the winner will help select the design and placement of a tattoo on my person* that will honor Derric of the Beagle Freedom Project, who has numbers and letters tattooed in his ear. The ear tattoo was the way these dogs were identified when they were in labs, so for five years Derric went by BCT-8 and did not have a name.  Somehow Derric's tattoo will be incorporated into my design, and again I am doing this as a way of honoring Derric's bravery -- he survived five years of being caged up and subjected to who knows what. And yet he has emerged as a fun, playful little clown. Could we all say the same?  Always remember when publish goal reached, 10% of book sales will go to the Beagle Freedom Project.

So...onto the raffle.  I will be in touch with the winner and we'll figure out how to get this done.  Here, watch:

https://youtu.be/12umOlxOiUI

Thanks, all. And again if you haven't pre-ordered, now's the time, and if you have, no harm in another copy!

*Fine print: there are some restrictions on tattoo placement!!  

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    C. Brennecke commented on It's All Fun and Games
    Gasp! It's GORGEOUS! Love, love, love, love, love!
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      We have a cover!!!!!!

      Hi Everyone!  After several months of working like dogs, revising, re-revising, and tweaking, the design crew is ready for the big reveal.  Here it is!


      Well I'm just tickled pink by it.  So cool, so cool, so very cool.

      In other news, here's a quick update on where things stand:

      The manuscript is currently with the copy editor, hammering out all those last pesky commas and such.  That should be wrapping up in the next couple weeks.  Once I've gone through and checked out all the comments it goes into book format, and another couple sets of eyes make sure the conversion from doc file to publishing file didn't muck up any of the formatting and stuff.  Then off to the printer!

      The file is scheduled to get sent to the printer mid-April, with the ebook going live by early July and the finished book hitting bookstores August 2.  Backers should, in theory, be getting their copies well in advance of that August date - the late date has something to do with book store purchasing cycles and whatnot.  

      So there we have it!  Thank you again for all your support!  Since the project went live the price has gone up somewhat from what you paid, but if you know someone who would like a copy, the $5 credit for new Inkshares users is still live.  And if they use your referral link you'll earn $15 in credit (only once per project), which you can use to order or pre-order other great books from the site.

      Cheers
      Dave
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        Hello, friends new and old! I didn't send an update last week because I'm trying to finish editing my book (yikes) and it is a slow (gosh) and steady (sheesh) process (no).  It's going to be great! (SOB SOB.)

        I keep accidentally offering to help with other stuff, though. It's a great way to procrastinate! (ARGH!)

        FIRST, I will now raffle off the original panel for the graphic novel page I'm doing for Amanda Orneck's Deus Hex Machina...

        The winner is....

        Matt Kaye! Congratulations!

        SECOND, you need to all watch Amanda's promo video for DHM because there's an ALTERNATE REALITY GAME you HAVE TO PLAY. It is SO FUN, and by fun I mean super-frustrating but very satisfying to finish. Joe Terzieva and I worked on it separately, then when we both got stuck we worked on it together for part of a day and we FIGURED IT OUT!

        You have to follow the clues and search through the shadowy reaches of the internet to save a scientist who has been sucked into the Grid!!! Go! DO IT!

        THIRD, I joined a syndicate! Janna Grace created one for Strong Female Characters (strongly-written characters, not just tough characters, of course) and you know how much I love those. I just had to join. Check it out!!

        FOURTH, if you are interested in any sort of, shall we say, tabletop gaming... stay tuned. John Robin, Joe Terzieva and I are working on something for Blood Dawn that you might want to be a part of....

        FIFTH, JF Dubeau's The Life Engineered is being released March 1st!! If you haven't bought his book yet, that's actually a good thing - because we're doing an Amazon order drive on the day of the launch! This will hopefully get his book to debut on a top 10 list and get him more exposure, which is always good.

        His book has already been mentioned on io9.com and it's getting really good reviews, so if you like robots, give it a chance and ORDER IT ON MARCH 1st!

        SIXTH, AND FINALLY, I am going into deep editing mode for the next month. I will be doing little "Writer's Log" updates periodically, but otherwise I'll be going internet-silent until I finish my manuscript.

        (We'll see how that goes.)


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          Hey Wonderful, possibly blizzardful people,

          The Sword and Laser Contest: The Sequel has ended and there are three new soon-to-be published authors in the world. Congratulations to The Last Machine in the Solar System by Matthew Isaac Sobin, Bones of the Past by Craig Munro, and officially joining us in The Sword and Laser Collection, The Animal in Man by Joseph Asphahani.

          Remember just because the contest is over doesn't mean there aren't plenty of deserving books trying to get published, so head over to the submission page and support an aspiring author before it was cool, like the hipster that you are.

          As for An Unattractive Vampire, it moves on. I have made final approvals to both the cover and interior, so it is off to the printers. Soon, oh so soon, you will each receive your warm, pulpy copy that you can touch and smell and lick...and...uh...read...because, haha, who does those other things? Am I right? Haha. Anyway, the publishing date is March 15, less than two months away and believe me, there will be publicity. I will update you as I start showing up on podcasts and news sites near you. Until then, enjoy this relative calm before the storm. Unless you're on the East Coast, in which case, just enjoy the storm.
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