Hello everyone!

Status Report: We are 19 pre-orders from making Quill with 67 days left for funding! 154 Unique Readers and still in 7th place! 

Last week was a bit of a crazy week for me as far as the day job goes. I wasn’t able to make my usual reader updates on Monday and Friday, but too be honest there wasn’t much going on in the campaign.

We are still running the really cool editing promotion. For more information check it out here. We are also still running the cover design promotion.

I have a reading treat for you guys. It’s a little short I wrote called Atone, just a little peek at something that happened five and a half years prior to the events in The Living God, written so not to really have any spoilers. 

Thanks guys and have a great week!! 

WE DID IT, FAOII! WE REACHED QUILL!

Good evening everyone!

I have lots of news to share!

The copy editor finished working through my manuscript a week early, so I’m once again in full editing mode looking over proposed fixes and changes... Probably for the next two weeks. This round is looking at smaller stuff, so it’s more about improving word flow and fixing any remaining grammar mistakes, but also includes catching content that’s out of place or inconsistent. I can already say I’m very happy with the editor’s work and the manuscript is steadily improving even further!

In other news... The designer has come back with the final round of covers! We only have two to choose from this time. He’s incorporated the feedback I gave him and I think the end results are even stronger than before. 

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Happy Friday everyone!

Status Report: 152 Unique Readers and still in 7th place! We are 21 pre-orders from making Quill and 77 days left for funding!

So, in honor of this milestone I’m collaborating with a good friend on a new promotion! Don’t worry current supporters, you’re included in this.

Kathy: I have 5 years professional copy/content editing experience. 

What are the perks? Check them out below!

Current supporter special:  Free Editing Consult

• Detailed review of a 2K (~4 page) excerpt of your choice
  
• Copy edit with changes tracked
  
• Summary feedback on the most common technical issues and content observations

New or existing supporters who order 5 copies or more:  Free Extended Edit (5 available)

• Detailed review of a 10K (~20 page) excerpt of your choice ($150 value)
  
• Copy edit with changes tracked
  
• Summary feedback on the most common technical issues and content observations

New or existing supporters who order 10 copies:  Free Super-Reader Edit (10 available)

• Detailed review of up to 30K (~60 page) manuscript ($500 Value)
  
• Copy edit with changes tracked
  
• Content editing comments flagged in document
  
• 30-minute phone consult PR 1-page summary feedback
  
• Your book or campaign promoted in Kaytalin’s Reader Update
  

If you are a current supporter and are interested in any of the above promotions DM  or email me and I will get you in contact with Kathy! 

I was hoping to have a little short story from an adventure that is not in the book written up, but I’ve been battling some serious fatigue this week. Hopefully sometime this weekend I can get to that!

On another note, The Living God still has 77 days left to campaign and part of me really wants to shoot for that 750 goal. The other part of me realizes how impossible that seems. If The Living God could reach 750 pre-orders it would go on to mass publishing and be sold in bookstores around the world. But, I’m a practical woman. It has taken a lot of effort to get this close to the 250 goal and I’ve pretty much tapped out my willing network. Even if the book did not reach 750, it would still go into light publication. When I started this I had no intention of attempting the 750. To be honest, I was doubtful that I could reach the 250. I’m an introvert and I’ve always harbored huge anxiety over money and asking people for it. I entered Inkshares for the contest. But, I knew the likelihood of winning so I also aimed for that 250 mark. Light publishing was always my main objective at heart. I welcome any feedback or advice for those who have shot for that 750 mark, even if you missed.   

Good lord...I don’t even have words...

We did it. We finally did it.

After campaigning day and night since March...after losing literally hundreds of orders in the credit abuse scandall....after extending the campaign a whole two extra months...We’ve done it. We’ve reached the full publishing goal of 750 copies.

Tantalus Depths is a book now. It’s an honest to God book with a full publication deal. It’s happening.

It took 461 people and six syndicates to make this happen. Of particular note is the Idosyncraticate Syndicate, which swooped in out of absolutely nowhere and pushed us over the final line. Thank you all, from the depths of my heart. I love you all for this.

I’ll have more words soon, when I can process them. For now, I can only say: thank you.

My life changed forever today. I owe that to you.

Look at us go!
 

That’s sixteen in one day! a bit short of my target, but only just barely. With just three days left to earn 60 more pre-orders, we need to shoot for no less than twenty a day. That can be anywhere from twenty new readers buying one copy each, ten people buying two, or two people buying ten. I’ll take whatever I can get!

It should be noted, however, that the success we’ve seen today isn’t even all mine. Tantalus Depths has had yet another honor bestowed on it!

That’s right! We’ve been backed by another syndicate! This time we’ve received the great honor of being October’s pick for the Rite of Passage Syndicate: a newer syndicate that specializes in supporting first-time authors. Their support has really helped keep this campaign on track in its most crucial hour. All the thanks for today goes to these heroes!

Let’s not let up now, though. There are a few minutes left on today’s clock to reach our original target of 19 orders. Heck, getting a head start on tomorrow would be fantastic as well. Either way, we need to scrape together 60 more orders by the weekend, so keep pushing! The end is in sight.

Hello everyone 
The contest is nearly its end which means so too is my own campaign. We only have a few orders which means I won’t be making it HOWEVER if we can gather up some steam I can go ahead and extend it. I only want to extend if I can get momentum going. So please check out the newer chapters if you haven’t yet and if you haven’t ordered yet please do so. Also if everyone can recommend and share this around to get some attention that would be fantastic. 

In other news Chapter 3 is being worked on and should be posted soon. Introduces some of my personal favorite characters so I hope you all will enjoy them.

Thanks again,
Jacob

Guess what?

As of right now, we have officially passed the point we were at two months ago when we lost all the false pre-orders. Tantalus Depths’s pre-order count is now 674: the highest it’s ever been.
We are officially exploring unexplored territory now, which, at the heart of things, is what this book is all about.
I’ve taken off the next three days from work. I’m pushing every single responsibility in my life out of the way and focusing entirely on finding new pre-orders. I will eat, sleep, and breathe this campaign.
To get 76 orders in four days is 19 a day. It’s almost impossible. Almost. I’m not a fan of the concept of impossibility. I aim to conquer it.

Meanwhile, enjoy this gallery of past updates: this time focusing on the vehicles and equipment used by the crew on Tantalus 13. Click any picture to be taken to the original update where it was featured.