Hello royals,

I know, I’ve not updated since the winners of the Sword & Laser collection contest were announced. So why am I here? Well, I thought I should leave one more update before the project officially defaults to a draft. 

As you can see, I’ve stopped campaigning after the contest. That’s because I know I don’t have the reach to get the book published yet. I’m trying to built a larger readership this year, and I hope to be able to get The Slave Prince published/successfully funded before the year ends. When exactly, I don’t know. Still, I’m thankful for all who’ve come onboard even after the contest. I really appreciate the support! And I’m grateful for all the shares, follows, and reviews. 

Anyway, with only 5 days left in the campaign, I’ve decided to upload one extra chapter to tickle any lingering curiosity. 

You can read it here: https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-slave-prince/book_segments/chapter-3-7801

If you believe this book has potential, please do stick around. I’ll be sure to let you know once it’s relaunched. Thanks again for taking the throne! And I’ll see you soon :)

Things have been really busy. Haven’t been able to spend as much time writing, reading, reviewing, commenting, etc. Can I just say that I am stunned, though, amazed at the talent of the writers in this contest and who have graciously uploaded the content of their stories on Inkshares? I am truly humbled to be among such a diverse talented bunch of writers. I’ve read a few new chapters from other folks I’m following and who are following me and I really need to post some comments on how much I like their stories so far. At this point, I’m not really in it to win the contest, but the people here are so dedicated to improving their art that it is very inspirational for me to be in this mix. Thanks, all.

Happy Saturday!

I wanted to share with you all a great video of Inkshares author Mike Sebby (The Inhabitants: An Unremembered Life) talking about what he loves about Blood Dawn and why it is a great book.

This is presently the trailer video on my page. It’s part of a larger trailer video project currently in the works -- more on that soon!

Hope you enjoy, and if you haven’t already pre-ordered Blood Dawn, I hope this video will inspire you to join the growing club of believers.

Exciting things are ahead in the next few weeks, so stay tuned. Have a great weekend!

John Robin

We’ve broke 100 pre-orders and you know what that means...50 POINT RAFFLE TIME!!!

That’s right! We’ve finally made it to 100 book orders. I’m super excited that you’ve all taken the time to help back my work. Now time for the raffle. And the winner is...  JASON POMERANCE!!!!!

Congratulations!!! Your super soft blanket will be in the mail soon. 

If you want to see pictures posted of me being silly on camera doing the raffle follow the link below to Beyond the Code’s facebook page. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/138300049868157/

This campaign has been an real joyous and at the same time frightening experience so far but it’s not over yet. The road is a little less than half way done and we are just shy of half way there. If you like my hard work please don’t forget to pre-order. Not only will you get good karma for helping a dream come true and have a good book to read, also in another 50 orders you’ll have a chance to win a nice, soft fleece blanket. 

Thank you all so much for your continuing support and feedback and I hope you have a great weekend. 

Hello Champions!

Just did this really fun interview with A Fantastical Librarian, a blog about middle grade sci-fi and fantasy books -- you can check it out here:http://www.afantasticallibrarian.com/2016/02/author-query-christopher-leone.html

--Chris