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Hello readers,

I’m writing this update on my flight  back from a busy work week in Las Vegas. I have received your many emails and texts informing me that we’d crossed the 101 reviews on Amazon on Monday, and I had every intention of sending the "missing" chapter earlier in the week, but things were hectic and I wanted to do one last read through prior to sending it out. Now is the time, however, and here is your link to YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE (THE PHIL COLLINS VERSION) - the original ending of The Punch Escrow.

A fair warning, many of you will be underwhelmed, as there is a very good reason this chapter was edited out of the book in favor of the published ending. But as so many people ask me about the editing process, I thought this would be a good example of what "we" in "the biz" call "kill your darlings." I truly enjoyed writing the Charlie Jay character, but he came into the story too late, and frankly the this chapter lacked thrills and was too neatly buttoned up. So, I hope you enjoy it, but I understand if you don’t.

In other news, word is out that Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman, the production team behind the live action Beauty and The Beast, as well as The Muppets have now officially been attached to produce The Punch Escrow movie! It’s been a very hard secret to keep, especially since meeting Todd at my Book Soup event in LA. He’s been an incredibly magnanimous and a delight to interact with. I feel lucky to have him and David working with James Bobbin on the film adaptation of my book. I had a chance to speak with Kayti Burt from Den of Geek about it during San Diego Comic Con, if you’re interested in reading a more long winded discussion about the book to movie process.

More soon. Thanks for all your support thus far, and please keep on spreading the word. The book’s success is in your hands now.

Best,
Tal
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    Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for A God in the Shed

    Time’s up.

    If you haven’t voted for the DragonAwards yet, your last chance is nigh. Of course, what I’m hoping is that you’ll vote for A God in the Shed in the Horror Novel category, but obviously you can vote for whatever you want and I encourage you to do so.

    So fill out the form and once you get the email, vote your heart out

    Feel free to encourage others to vote too! The more the merrier?

    Thank you

    JF Dubeau

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      Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for Sunshine is Forever

      Thanks so much for supporting Sunshine is Forever. I hope you enjoyed it. I wanted to ask you to preorder my follow up book—KARID. I really enjoyed my experience with Inkshares, but in order to publish with them again I need to get 750 preorders on KARID, too.

      PREORDER HERE: https://www.inkshares.com/books/karid

      KARID is about two brothers, with powers, who have been in hiding for years. After the elderly are executed and the youth are enslaved, the brothers must come out of hiding to unite a rebellion against an evil dictator. If you like Hunger Games, Ember in the Ashes, Divergent, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, or 1984 you will enjoy the KARID series. 

      PREORDER HERE: https://www.inkshares.com/books/karid

      Pricing during the preorder phase is as follows:

      E-book $10.00 (you will get the E-book before release)

      All paperbacks will be signed and numbered limited editions of the book $20.00

      Preorder 3 paperbacks and get your name at the back of the book plus a signed 27X40in Camouflage poster for your wall $60.00

      Preorder 10 paperbacks and get your name at the back of the book plus a signed 27X40in Camouflage poster and a signed 27X40in Sunshine is Forever poster for your wall $200.00

      The faster I get to 750 preorders, the faster Inkshares can get to work on designing another great book. I hope Sunshine is Forever pleased you and that you will preorder my next book so I can continue my career.

      PREORDER HERE: https://www.inkshares.com/books/karid

      LASTLY, Sunshine is Forever needs ratings on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Please take the time to rate the book on each. The more ratings the books gets, the more visible it will be.

      Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33534889-sunshine-is-forever

      Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sunshine-Forever-Kyle-T-Cowan-ebook/dp/B07426WLMD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503006816&sr=8-1&keywords=sunshine+is+forever

      Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sunshine-is-forever-kyle-t-cowan/1125356968?ean=9781942645627

      Thank you so much for your continued support. You are helping me live my dreams.

      Here is a new interview: https://thebookishking.wordpress.com/2017/08/30/author-interview-kyle-t-cowan/

      Here are some new reviews: 

      http://the-pink-moose.com/sunshine-is-forever/?platform=hootsuite

      http://www.readingwritingandme.com/2017/08/spotlight-new-releases-sunshine-is.html?m=1

      https://laurenscrammedbookshelf.blogspot.com/2017/08/review-sunshine-is-forever-by-kyle-t.html?m=1

      http://www.wherethereadergrows.com/2017/08/cjsreads-review-sunshine-is-forever-by.html?m=1

      Kyle T. Cowan


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        Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for Deus Hex Machina

        Yesterday I got the clearance from editing master extraordinaire Matt Harry to start writing my final draft of Deus Hex Machina. Today I built my new editing scene list to help as a roadmap for what I’ll be doing for the next month. As you can see, most of the book is changing in some way, although a lot of the changes are going to be minor.  I love this part of the process: Getting to dive into the book, polish up the rough edges and round out the wonky corners. It’s like falling in love with the story in a completely new way.

        I’m unsure what happens once I’m done with this draft, so for the moment I’m going to assume that I go into an edit phase like the rest of my cohort. My guess is that such an edit will be very brief because we spent so much time upfront preparing for the 4th draft writing phase. 

        I can’t help but smile to think how far Isidore RAM has come. I am so proud of this little book, I can’t wait for you to get a chance to read it.

        Cheers,

        Amanda

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          Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for Fortunes of the Space Sloth

          Greetings Followers of the Space Sloth, 

          *drum roll please* 

          Fortunes of the Space Sloth is in the Top 50 of the Launch Pad Manuscript Contest! I’m very happy with its performance and the apparent interest in the story. 

          The story was originally finished as part of the Nerdist Space Opera competition nearly 18 months ago. In the time since then I’ve added a couple short stories to the universe. Now that it’s in the Launch Pad competition I’ve been spending more time work on the draft and doing some mental world building. I have to admit I’ve missed the story and characters. It’s fun getting back into it. 

          As part of Inkshares’ partnership with Launch Pad the story is now back in funding mode. However, the timing isn’t great. I’m in the process of trying to wrap up the Quill goal on a separate story. So this will be a completely stress free have fun with the story campaign. Post a review or ask a question about the story. Is there something about the Space Sloth world you’re wondering about? Maybe I’ll post a short story on that topic… 

          PT 

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            Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for The Valentine Saga: Innocence

            Not sure if I’ll manage to give a daily update, or anyone actually wants one, but just wanted to give a shoutout to the new people that pre-ordered my book today. These legends are as follows:

            Alec & Carol Hildreth

            Melissa Ward

            Daze Ward

            Moana Grove

            Alexander Barnes

            Thank you everyone for the fantastic support, I’m hugely grateful.

            In other news, you should all have received a message saying that chapter 2 is now live, so give it a read when you get a chance! 

            Take care,

            Brendon

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              Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for These are my Friends on Politics


              If you followed along last year with my updates on the publication of These Are My Friends on Politics, you’ll recall that the real stars of those updates were the pictures of my 16-year-old dog Nina.

              Last month, she passed away. I haven’t brought it up much because (a) I didn’t feel like it and (b) I didn’t have anything valuable to say about losing a beloved pet beyond the fact that I do not recommend the experience. For those who didn’t know Nina firsthand, I’d rather leave you with something uplifting that characterized her life than simply share some sad news amid the endless bad news that keeps hitting us these days. 

               So I did the reasonable thing and wrote and illustrated and published a book about her instead. It’s nothing extraordinary — look, *you* try making a book in a month in your spare time during one of your busiest work periods of the year — but it conveys much of what made Nina such a big deal in this little corner of the world. And it has some pretty pictures in it. And it’s more funny than sad. And perhaps it’s a nice distraction and reminder that the world isn’t all bad even if we’re threatening to end it with simultaneous nuclear and civil wars. 

               Anyway, it’s available now if you’re interested in taking a look. Thanks for reading, and enjoy. If you have any dog-loving friends whom you think would enjoy this, please pass it on. 

              Amazon (paperback and Kindle): dog.billyok.com/amazon 

              iBooks: dog.billyok.com/ibooks

              Kobo: dog.billyok.com/kobo

              Barnes & Noble: dog.billyok.com/bn

              Indiebound: dog.billyok.com/indiebound

               

               

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