Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for The Punch Escrow

Hi everyone,

This weekend I had an amazing event at Austin’s Book People. Each book store I’ve visited thus far has exemplified the unique literary flare of its city, and Book People did not disappoint. The highlight, for me, was receiving a watermelon carving of The Punch Escrow’s cover. I sent it to M.S. Corley, the cover designer, and he and I agreed that we should have shipped all the books with watermelon rind covers in lieu of foil. Unfortunately, this was not a stock option offered by our printer.

Many of you have been asking me about the "secret" chapter. I am very close to releasing it to you. I have every intention of keeping my word that, as soon as we hit  101 reviews on Amazon, I will send a special out-of-band reader update containing the "secret" chapter. In the mean time, with the help of my friend and 22nd century legal expert Jay Wolman, I’m taking this opportunity to "clean up" some of the future legalese. There are 727 of you on this distribution, only 26 of you who haven’t yet need to post a review on Amazon, and the "secret" chapter is yours!Also! More exciting movie news is forthcoming this week. I am sworn to secrecy (sorry for being so clandestine lately), but the news should be public on the early side of the week (I hope!).  

Peas,

Tal

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    Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for Ghosts of War

    Hey everyone, 

    This is just a quick little pre-update of sorts. You see, Ghosts of War is right on the tippy top precipice of being ready for submission to Inkshares. You’ve no doubt noticed that in the past I’ve been at this point before, or close to it in some capacity, and that I also tend to only put general, wishy-washy type of deadlines on things. And that hasn’t worked so well. Y’know, this sort of thing: 

     

    Well. This is different (no, really). Because on Monday the 28th of August 2017, I, Paul Robinson, will be handing Ghosts of War over to Inkshares. 

    No if’s, and’s or but’s (heh…butts). 

    It’s happening. 

    I’m telling everyone. 

    So it has to happen. 

    I’d look like a right wally if I missed the big red deadline wouldn’t I? 

    MONDAY 28TH OF AUGUST 2017 

    (Okay, so I couldn’t make it red. Or overly big...use your imagination)

    Anywho, I’ll see you then with the good news.  


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      Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for Sunshine is Forever

      Happy Friday!

      More reviews are pouring in! 

      School Library Journal calls Sunshine is Forever "Darkly comedic...perfectly paced."

      Starry Magazine did a full write up on the book that you can read here:
      http://starrymag.com/sunshine-is-forever/

      Be sure to rate the book on Goodreads as soon as you’re done! 
      https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33534889-sunshine-is-forever

      Thank you so much for your support!

      Kyle T. Cowan
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        Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for Fortunes of the Space Sloth

        Greetings followers of the Space Sloth. As promised here is an update on the manuscript’s status in the Launch Pad Manuscript Competition. 

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        Fortunes of the Space Sloth has been selected for the Top 75 of the competition! The full announcement can be found here. The competition is tough. There are several names you may recognize and several books I’ve supported myself on Inkshares. It’s an exciting process and I look forward to what will happen next.

        PT

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          Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for Tears of the Assassin

          Dear Faithful Followers of the reluctant assassin David Diegert, 

           Recently Tears of the Assassin was read by the Kirkus Review. You can read the whole review through the link, but here’s a juicy sentence in which they sum up their reaction to the story. 

           A whirlwind debut, packed with excitement, espionage, and an increasingly dangerous main character who never lets up. - Kirkus Review

           Kirkus Review of Tears of the Assassin: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/william-schiele/tears-assassin/

          For all my readers who’ve completed Tears of the Assassin, I’m writing the sequel as fast as I can.  You will soon see how David’s life takes an unexpected turn requiring him to rely on his skills, while his sense of purpose is torn. 

          As always, I appreciate your support. 

          Sincerely, 

          Bill Brewer (William Schiele)

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            Matthew Isaac Sobin liked an update for It’s All Fun and Games

            Hi Gamers!

            I’ve got a couple pieces of information to share with you, both about It’s All Fun and Games and its sequel, More Fun and Games

            1) It’s All Fun and Games has been nominated for a Dragon Award at this year’s DragonCon!
             

            DC is a huge convention, and pulling off a win could be massive. You can register to vote at awards.dragoncon.org. There’s no cost, and takes about 3 minutes total (your ballot may not come for a day or two). If you can share this with even one or two people (or share in your networks), I would really appreciate it.  Rick Riordan has a book in my category, so the more folks we can pile into the ballot box the better!  Several of my other Inkshares authors have also been nominated - if you’re interested in helping out some indie authors here’s a list:

            • Horror Novel: A God in the Shed, by J-F. Dubeau
            • Science Fiction Rise, by Brian Guthrie (for hard SF) or Space Tripping by Patrick Edwards (for silly SF)
            • Apocalyptic Novel: The Seventh Age: Dawn, by Rick Heinz

            2) Over on Amazon IAF&G has received just over 80 reviews. From what I’ve been told, breaking the 100 review mark affects Amazon’s algorithms and will increase my marketing visibility. If you’ve got an Amazon account, please take two or three minutes to pop over and leave me a review. Anything helps, even "It’s good."
            https://www.amazon.com/dp/1941758819/

            Believe me when I say that books live and die based on their reviews (or lack thereof).  

            3) Lastly, the sequel. As you’ve noticed I need to crowdfund for this one too. I’d assumed the 2400 copies I’ve sold to date would prove the market, but it is what it is. I need 250 preorders at the fewest, and ideally as many as 750 (the amount determines the production run and level of marketing oompf I get).  In the roughly 3 months since I started crowdfunding I’ve sold 66. If you are interested in helping make the sequel a reality, you can find it right here.  As a friend pointed out, when you average in the cost of the first book (between zero and $5 for most folks), even with the new cost the price-per-book isn’t too bad.

            I hope everyone’s summers have been good (except for my supporters in the Southern Hemispheres, in which I hope your winters have been good).

            Cheers
            Dave
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