Oliver Tooley liked an update for The Bones of the Past

Hello everyone!

I have some exciting news to share today – I just got some possible covers for The Bones of the Past.So I’m looking for some feedback on which cover(s) you like best, and input on what you would change if anything!

Don’t be shy! Reply to this update, Email me at thebonesofthepast@gmail.com, Facebook me @Craig.Munro.Author, or  Tweet me @bonesofthepast !

Thank you all yet again - it’s all coming together!

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    Oliver Tooley liked an update for The Sleeping Man

    Good morning Dreamers,

    Well, a dream of mine has come true, or at least is now guaranteed to come true. We’ve reached the pre-order goal and The Sleeping Man will be a real thing. I don’t have an update as to specifically when, but do know it’s happening and once I know, you’ll know. I have some work to do on the second draft, and then I’ll get some feedback. and then we’ll put this out!

    As a reward to everyone, here’s some spoilers from the last chapter:

    The Sleeping Man awoke from a dream, where he went on some epic journey to some Compendium or something. The lights that woke him came from outside, where he saw a spaceship land and off load a horde of pirate zombies and attractive teenage vampires. He had to do something, The Sleeping Man, or Dave (as it said on his birth certificate), ran to his closet and pulled out a modified machine gun which fired chainsaws. Noting it was surprisingly light, he selected flaming full auto mode and went outside to save the world. 

    The hoard turned as one, except for a zombie in the middle who tripped and is completely unrelated to the story, and started towards Dave. Dave screamed at the approaching wall of death, "Get off my plane!" and pulled the trigger. 

    Chainsaw after chainsaw chewed into the horde and right before he began to actually wonder how this gun was firing flaming chainsaws, the gun clicked on empty. This was it, with only half the horde taken care of, Dave was sure to die. A voice called from the sky, "It’s dangerous to go alone, take this."

    Dave caught the handle of an unknown device and asked, "What is it?"

    "It’s a photon cutlass."

    "Like a lightsabe-"

    "No, we don’t have the rights to that."

    "Got it."

    "Stop pointing it at your face."

    "Who’s even talking right now?"

    "I don’t know, the author stopped identifying the speaker."

    "My name is Emma."

    "Emma please stop, I’m typing everything I"m hearing right now."

    "Daddy, can I have cheesecake for breakfast?"

    "Yes."

    "This is Dave, what the hell is going on?"

    "Shut up, Dave. I could kill you with a thought."

    "Sorry."

    "Daddy? I ate all the cheesecake."

    "Holy shit that was fast."

    "This is Dave, isn’t there still a horde?"

    "No, you killed them all when we were talking."

    "Neat."

    "Yup."

    "So, is that the end?"

    "Yes."

    "Cool."

    THE END

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      Oliver Tooley liked an update for Women Like Us

      Hey! Long time no update. But there’s a couple of cool things I thought you might like to know about since the book was published. First up this nice interview that fellow author Michael Haase did with me for Renderosity Magazine, along with a review. The link is here, and here also is a link to Michael’s upcoming book that you should check out.

      http://renderositymagazine.com/the-art-of-story-interview-with-author-jason-pomerance-cms-759

      https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-madness-of-mr-butler

      Meanwhile, over at Goodreads, something like 1400 people entered a Women Like Us giveaway. The three winners were selected and books have shipped. Two went to England so, like I’ve said, this book travels more than I do (it’s also been to Cabo, and now Scotland!) 

      Women Like Us is on the shelves at Vroman’s in Pasadena, Book Soup and Skylight here in LA -- so cool to see it on shelves. Even better would be if they sell out!! 

      Lastly, a request. As some of you know, Amazon reviews can be key to selling books, and reaching certain numbers of reviews only boosts the book’s profile. So 50 reviews is one great number and 100 even better. We’re currently at 24 on Amazon so if you have read the book and haven’t left a rating/review, please do!! Here’s the link to the page to make it easy. 

      https://www.amazon.com/Women-Like-Us-Jason-Pomerance/dp/1942645104/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1474068105&sr=8-1

      Ok, I think that’s it for now. Thanks everybody for the support of the book. Keep spreading the word!!  

      JP

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        Oliver Tooley liked an update for LOUISIANA BLOOD - A Chandler Travis and Duke  Lanoix mystery

        Hi there followers.  

        I just thought I’d send a quick update to all you fans as I haven’t done one for a while.  At present I’m doing my final edit before handing it off to the folks at INKSHARES.  I’m working with the wonderful Sarah Caughie, alias best selling author Sarah Bryant  you can check out her Amazon page by clicking on her name link.  She’s a great choice for Quill members if you want to sharpen up your work prior to sending it off to Inkshares.  

        I’m aiming for a publication date of early in the new year as I opted to avoid the Christmas (other festivals are available) bun fight and give my work the chance to miss being swamped by cookery books!  Also, it would appear that Inkshares is going through various changes, some of which have impacted on the speed of publishing process.  

        Quill members I have been in touch with are finding it difficult to get a publication date from management, and without that information it would not be possible to mount a synchronised marketing plan...something essential for Quill authors in charge of their own campaigns.                       

        A restructured royalty package also came with the possibility of marketing support for Quill  authors.  So until Inkshares has addressed that situation, and become able to give accurate publication dates, I think it best to use the time for editing Louisiana Blood rather than adding to their burden.  When I see things starting to move, and authors I know being given dates I will hand my novel over to Inkshares for final tweaks.

        On a good note I see that Louisiana Blood is number one in the mystery charts!   I intend to make the follow up, BRUGES BLOOD as big a success!    Thank you all for your support, and anybody that wishes to snap up a copy cheap, go HERE.

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          Oliver Tooley liked an update for Rise

          Rise received its first industry review!  It was posted on Monday, but I just found out about it today.

          "Science fiction makes "Their world exploded" literal in this ensnaring SF mystery set on various fragments ("shells") of a shattered planet that still orbit around its glowing core. Set up by the Ancients, the shells host colonies of humans who depend upon the infallible technology of their ancestors to survive. But it is starting to fail, and Logwyn, a scribe, is sent by her dragon queen to interview four outsiders from different shells and cultures to piece together why. Armed only with a box whose contents she has not dared to view, Logwyn tries to draw the others out and gather up their separate but linked accounts, hoping to understand why the Ancient computers are losing data. Guthrie neatly if straightforwardly weaves together the four stories, letting events repeat without contradiction (no Rashomon here); his worldbuilding is complicated enough, including the characters’ ability to rewrite the "code" of reality, to require some simplicity of plot. Raising more questions with every answer, this volume should intrigue readers enough to look for the sequel."   Publishers Weekly

          So exciting.  In other news, Inkshares is working hard with Amazon and Barnes and Noble to get the kinks in the release worked out.  Rest assured if you have friends that want to order from these two sites, they still can, especially if they’re after the Kindle version.  They can also go in to a Barnes and Noble store and order a copy there if it’s not already on the shelves. (I can’t believe I get to say that now!!)

          Don’t forget to leave your own reviews and ratings on Goodreads and on the kindle version on Amazon.  And I’m still looking for some unique pictures of where people are reading Rise.
           
          Check out who got his copy reserved!


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            Here’s a little excerpt of what I’m editing, with its not to Arthur C. Clarke.

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             Rene sat himself at another console and ran his hands blindly over the controls with accuracy borne of countless repetition.  “So, I hear you’re an engineer.”

            Daedalus shrugged.

            “We definitely need someone like you.”

            “It seems like you need a lot of things, here.”

            “Alors.” Rene screwed up his mouth. “I don’t even know what I’m looking for here. And I wouldn’t trust this shit to find it for me, anyway.”

            He punched up the surveillance from the corridor where Sargas escaped his cell.

            “Look at this,” he called to Daedalus, who brought his attention to the scene of Sargas stepping out of the cell only to be bombarded by weapons fire.

            “Wow,” Daedalus remarked as he watched the energy blasts fail to cause any damage. “What do you suppose that is?”

            “Looks like he’s got some kind of force field … some kind of disparate energy that negates our weapons. But he’s got no tech on him … I mean, he’s naked. Unless it’s up his ass or something.”

            Rene was not far off, although the technology wasn’t located in only one place within Sargas’ body. The Von Neumann nanomachines in his blood self-replicated and could be secreted through his pores, coating his skin, then activated via nervous response to act as fractal camouflage that effectively rendered him invisible.

            “Some kind of massive kinetic discharge is all I can guess,” Rene continued. “EM interference. I don’t know. That … or magic.”

            “Psh… Magic,” Daedalus scoffed.

            “What’s the difference, really?" asked Rene. "Like telepathy is easier to get your head around? It’s all magic; it’s all incomprehensible shit that defies explanation. The word is just the catch-all for ‘I don’t know how the fuck he did it—’ Holy shit! Look!” Rene pointed at the screen as Sargas metamorphosed into the fierce, naked alien creature.

            “How do you suppose he did that?” asked Daedalus.

            Rene shrugged. “Je ne sais pas. Maybe some kind of camouflage that let’s him project different appearances.” Again, his inference was correct; the nanomachines could also transmit a holographic image of whatever the host desired to project.

            “Do you know who that is?” Daedalus asked.

            “It’s the same guy as before, just … different.”

            “No. That ... whatever it is … looks just like Darek Marseh.”

            “The red Emperor …” Rene said, unconvinced. “You think he’s masquerading as a, uh, well-hung human male?”

            “All I know is that thing looks like every representation of Marseh I’ve ever seen or heard of. The drawings, the word-of-mouth accounts.”

            Rene sighed and got up from the console. “So, what now?” 

            Daedalus asked. “Let’s go find His Royal Highness.”
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              Oliver Tooley liked an update for Welcome to Deadland

              5 until 5,000!!!

               

              That’s my mantra for today. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Matthew Isaac Sobin and the members of the GREAT SCIFI for the 21st CENTURY and BEYOND SYNDICATE for selecting Welcome to Deadland as their September book!

              My request for reviews and the raffle for the Welcome to Deadland short story and postcard set is still ongoing with several ways to enter!

              1. Order a copy of Welcome to Deadland through Inkshares. 

               2. Recommend Welcome to Deadland to a friend, and when they purchase a copy, you will both be entered. 

               3. Rate/Review Welcome to Deadland on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. Each site you post a rating or review will count as one entry, by doing so on all three sites you will receive three entries. If you rate AND review the book, you will earn an extra entry. 

               4. Tweet me or post to Welcome to Deadland’s Facebook page fun pictures of your copy of the book or fan art from the story!

              If you haven’t ordered a copy yet, or need a copy for a friend, today would be an awesome time to place an order and help us cross that 5,000 line!

              Thank you all,

              Zac

               

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