Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for The Talkers are Talking

Hello everyone!! 

I hope you are doing well and recovering from this crazy election! I also hope you had a wonderful Halloween and that all those participating in NaNoWriMo are having a good time of it! I’m doing my best to complete revisions of the second draft an am writing under jliggan if you want to add me there. 

Lots of good news on the book front- had some great feedback from betas and hope to get the second draft out to some new ones within the next month. If you are interested, I will be paying a thank you fee of $50 to all betas. 

Next, we have had major advancements towards finalizing our cover and are trying to decide pen names. So, in the meantime, I want to share it with the working pen name of the moment. The talented artists are a husband/wife duo (he’s an artist and she’s a graphic designer and they are both crazy talented) who are always looking for new clients. I can’t say enough about how professional, skillfull and just all-around wonderful they are. Their names are Annika and Ben and their website is: http://www.trustfundart.co.uk/

Without further ado- here are the two new covers we have been choosing between (leaning very heavily towards the one on the left, but open to opinions--please email me at jliggan@gmail.com or DM on Inkshares):




And finally...I got married a few weeks ago and thought you guys might like to see a pic from it! And maybe even more importantly, I was Dr. Alan Grant and my husband was Dr. Ian Malcolm for Halloween, so I’m throwing that in for good measure. Thank you all, as always!!

Best,
Janna



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    Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for Blue Water
    I just wanted to say one last time that I am so grateful for everyone who helped this dream become a reality. Today is the last day of the BLUE WATER Inkshares campaign. After today, the book goes from "Funding" to "In Production." I know I’ve been silent for a bit since we hit Quill, but I’ve been making a few small changes to Blue Water to make it as great as it can be, and worthy of your support. I will continue to update you here as to the progress of the book, as well as release date information as soon as I know it. (I can’t say officially, but if I had to ballpark it, after all the "in production" processes are finished, it will probably be close to Holiday 2017.)

    Thank you all for your belief in me and in this book. I hope you like it.

    Joseph


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      Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for Bad Medicine: Slay it queen!

      Friends, drag enthusiast and horror fans

      We won!! your girl Bad Medicine was crowned queen!


      After the Inkshares contest was over, Crypt TV had to pick the winner between the top three books. The winner gets "Crypt TV branding and promotion. Authors in the Crypt TV collection will also have opportunities to develop their work into other media, such as movies, TV series, and digital productions."

      The fellows at Crypt TV were  awesome and decided to include the three finalist in their collection, but there was one little lady who  was picked first. Bad Medicine: Slay it Queen!

      You can watch the video with the official announcement here 

      I have to say thank you to all of you for supporting my crazy idea. If you supported my first novel, The Catcher’s Trap, you know that it will take a while until you get your copy of Bad Medicine, but I promise you it will be worth it. From now on, I’ll dive into working hard to give you the best book I can write.

      Love
      Your friendly neighborhood author

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        Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for The Catcher’s Trap

        Friends

        The Catcher’s Trap is out in the world and, hopefully, already in your hands. As you can imagine, releasing the book on Election Day, and on a week like we just had in America has been quite interesting.

        Still, two days after the election, over one hundred of you came out and supported the release of my book. This past Thursday, the North Haven Barnes and Nobles was flooded with people attending my first ever book signing. It was beautiful and humbling. Fun fact, the mayor of Hamden gave me a proclamation on behalf of the town. I had no idea that was happening and it was a wonderful surprised.

        If you missed me on Thursday, you can come and see me at the Hamden Public Library on Sunday, November 20th, at 2 pm. I will be speaking there as part of their guest authors series.

        The next step in this thrilling journey is to get reviews. I need to get as many reviews for the Catcher’s Trap as possible in the next coming weeks. So please, once you are ready, go into the links below and leave an honest review. It doesn’t have to be long, just your thoughts about the book. Trust me your review will make a huge difference.

        Amazon

        Goodreads

        Barnes and Noble

        Have a fantastic rest of your weekend.

        Best

        Ricardo

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          Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for Murder at the Veterans’ Club

          As I write this, it is the final hour of Remembrance Day--Veterans Day in the U.S., and Armistice Day in the 1920s world of "Murder at the Veterans’ Club". It’s a solemn occasion, for remembering the sacrifices made in the name of one’s country. In Cape Town, South Africa, they began observing a daily three-minute silence from April 1918 onwards; this idea spread through the commonwealth and became, in 1919, an observed two-minute silence from 11:00 to 11:02 AM on the 11 November, the anniversary of the Armistice.

          One minute for the soldiers who died. One minute for their families left behind.

          To all the veterans out there, to their families, and to the families of those who are not coming back ... thank you.

          On this occasion, we had an interview with Regina McMenomy of The Geek Embassy. Dr. McMenomy is the author of "Mothering: the Game", available for pre-order at Inkshares.

          And, because it’s a day for remembering our veterans and because my background is in Architecture, here is a link to a news story about housing for homeless veterans in Kansas City, Missouri.

          Let us not forget.

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            Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for The Amaranth Chronicles: Deviant Rising

            Hey guys!
            Chris and I delivered the final manuscript to Inkshares on October 20th and we’re just waiting to hear when they’ll be able to move into production. We’ve been diligently posting all of our fancy-dancy art on our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/amaranth_chronicles/

            And while you clicking our links check out this 3d view of the Storm Chaser cockpit! https://www.artstation.com/artwork/6Pzwn




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              Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for Disintegration

              Budapest is proving the ideal place to get some work done. I’ve made a lot of headway the past two days and am a mere handful of chapters away from finishing this revision of the manuscript.

              Once done, I’ll deliver it to John Robin and Michael Haase and they’ll provide the last round of feedback. After that, it’s delivery time.

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                Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for The Lore of the Aos Sí

                Hail Bards!

                I am reaching out to let you know that the third draft of The Lore of the Aos Sí goes well! Things are coming together in a magical way, it has been so fun crafting this world and seeing my readers enjoy what I have put forward thus far. The Third Draft should be complete by the end of November and it is on to the final leg of the campaign. 

                As of today, the book sits at 78 Pre-Orders, which means there is a great deal of work to do! There are 168 of you following this campaign if you have found the story interesting I am calling on you to click that shiny Pre-Order button today! 

                If you have already Pre-Ordered and Joined the Order of the Bards, thank you so much. I am calling on you all to please make sure to share the book and spread the news. If everyone who has ordered could share the book with their circle and bring another person into the Order of the Bards the campaign will be in great shape. 

                Now back to work for me, I have some very crucial work to complete in chapters six through nine today. 

                Blessed Be

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