Dear readers,

I was a guest on the WriteBrain podcast! Episode 12 of JF Dubeau and Paul Inman's popular podcast aired yesterday and for the first time they had a guest. I was honored to be their first.

Come and listen here on JF's site, where we talk about writing, publishing, some of the fun we all have as authors on Inkshares, and even ... murder confessions!

And while you're there, be sure to check out JF's work. You can pre-order The Life Engineered on Amazon right now. (Here's a link for that: http://www.amazon.com/The-Life-Engineered-J-F-Dubeau)

JF is also still funding his book, A God in the Shed, so if you're into a story about an ancient trans-dimensional god in your backyard shed, check it out and please show your support!

Hey there wonderful people 

I have an announcement to make. I've decided to follow in the footsteps of other fellow Inkshares authers and start a series of preorder raffles!!

For every 50 preorders sold I will raffle off a prize of a lovely fleece blanket with my cool beans cover art on it. I will post a picture of the prize as soon as I can. 

Well well look at that. There are already 50 copies sold. That means I have the first of hopefully many raffles to do. I will post the lucky winner soon. 

Thank you all for your continuing support and don't forget to preorder for your chance to win a lovely price. 

Kelsey Rae Barthel 

So earlier today I was asked by Cara Weston (if you haven't checked out her book, you should...--->;;;;;;;;;;;;; She Is The End ) if I had some idea of who would play the characters in Ghosts of War if it was turned into a movie or TV show. The answer is yes...yes I do.

So here we are, the main characters of Ghosts of War (and a few supporting ones) if it were to become a watchable thing (like...maybe a 10 episode Netflix series...yeah...that sounds nice.)

A few fun facts: 

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan was originally Cole way back in the beginning, until I decided he needed to be younger. 
• I may or may not have written Whil T'Qar specifically for Wil Wheaton... 
• I only 'cast' Gregor, Tobias and Kira in the last 6 months, and now I can't see anyone else being them. 
• Actually that's a lie, I recast Gregor, he was originally Anton Yelchin, but then JJ's Star Trek's happened and it felt a bit on the nose.
• The Oren casting will be obscure for most everyone, but guys, trust me...lol.
• You might have noticed that Whil, Martiss and Sharma are all new. I haven't yet formally introduced them but rest assured they have key parts to play in this book and the next two as well.

Until next time...