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Tony Valdez liked an update for The Bully Book

Playing the game...

I'm getting quite creative in trying to attract the attention of publishers, and so I came up with an idea that just might work.

When my first book came out in 2012, the publisher had me work with a PR company and I ended up writing some columns in newspapers and had stories all over the place. As a result, I got to know one of the head PR people at the company.

Now, for my 2nd book - the one the publisher didn't promote as the imprint it owned was closing - I had no contact with this person, and had forgotten about them completely. But today, I decided to take a chance.

I contacted this person at the PR company directly, instead of going through the publisher, and asked if they remembered me.Fortunately they did, and after I explained that I was taking a chance venturing out on my own (no use saying bad things about a publisher, even if justified, as it's a small world, and unpleasant words ultimately hurt those hurling them) and they were very happy to read my latest work, and happy to see what they can do to help me out.

They are doing this at no cost. These people are pretty busy, so to take the time to read my work is not done on a whim.

So, let's see what happens.

But who knows, by the time they get back to me, things might be flying along here on inkshares just fine.

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Tony Valdez liked an update for Trekonomics

Dear backers, readers and friends of Trekonomics,

This is the cover of Trekonomics.

All my gratitude goes to Jennifer Bostic for her amazing design, and to John Powers for his sculpture. Please note that this is not the final design. There will be a few last-minutes tweaks.

As you may guess from the cover, Prof. Brad DeLong, the great economist and Star Trek fan extraordinaire, is honoring Trekonomics with an original foreword.

Let us know what you think! Your feedback is most appreciated.

In the meantime, with all my thanks,

Live Long, and Prosper,

Manu

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Tony Valdez liked an update for She Is the End

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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Tony Valdez liked an update for It's All Fun and Games

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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Tony Valdez liked an update for Women Like Us

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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Tony Valdez followed Seeking the Elephant

The Bruja

Maggi Lopez, a mother, and a witch looks back on her life, crossing magic-laden, ghost-infested, post-apocalyptic America in a riveting journey of redemption, sacrifice, and ancient gods.

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Sci Fi, Fantasy, Historical events, and a splash of mystery is what intrigues me. What about you?

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After discovering an artifact, five highly skilled individuals embark on a mission to end the ultimate Galactic War.

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