Ryan Cook sent an update for A Tale of Ghosts and Guardians

It feels good to be working hard. All other problems seem to disappear.

In the past few days I have been reaching out to more people individually, and seen my preorders go up as a result. It’s a chore, but damn if it isn’t invigorating. I’ve also been increasing my use of Twitter (@cookerlives) and Tumblr (cooker lives.tumblr.com).

Last night I cranked out about 10 query emails to literary agents. I am not giving up on my Inkshares campaign, but I refuse to ignore a perfectly good avenue. For my writing followers, if you don’t frequent the Literary Agent blog at Writer’s Digest, I suggest you make it over there at least once a week. Two recent posts contained lists of nearly 20 unique agents looking for fantasy and science fiction. Those lists are why I was able to send out so many queries. 

As always, please let me know you are out there by commenting on and recommending A Tale of Ghosts and Guardians.

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