Amanda Orneck liked an update for Blood Dawn

It's my birthday today, and guess what the big highlight has been?


That's right! After overwhelming feedback from readers this weekend -- all of it near unanimous in support of switching to the new funding model and qualifying for the Quill imprint -- I decided LET'S DO THIS!

As of now, Blood Dawn has reached its funding goal! Blood Dawn will at the very least be published under the Quill imprint (click here to read more about what that entails).

However, we still have until April 11th to push hard and get Blood Dawn to 750 pre-orders. If we can do that, then Blood Dawn will be published as a full Inkshares production, with all the added perks.

Either way, Blood Dawn will be a print book and an ebook, which means it will get out there for readers to enjoy! All of you who have supported this book and the many who have emailed me expressing your excitement for Blood Dawn will soon be able to read it -- hold it in your hands, live Rena's story the way I've been living it for the last 14 months.

So, if you haven't pre-ordered this book, or if you've been waiting until it picks up a bit of momentum, now you can jump on board knowing your pre-order is going toward helping Blood Dawn reach 750 pre-orders so that it will get full Inkshares support including more in-depth editorial, design and distribution services. Most importantly, you can order knowing this is a book you will get to read no matter what.

Visit Blood Dawn's new page and order here: https://www.inkshares.com/projects/blood-dawn

You'll notice if you visit the Blood Dawn page that there are now four options:

  • Acolyte (1 ebook = $10)
  • Sun Priest (1 print book = $20 + $15 shipping for non-US residents)
  • God-King (3 print books = $60 + $15 shipping for non-US residents)
  • Dragon (7 print books = $140 + $15 shipping for non-US residents)

Here's to Blood Dawn, and THANK YOU for your generous support. Without you, none of this would be possible. You've helped me live my dream, and I promise, this adventure is just getting started.

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    Amanda Orneck liked an update for Ghosts of War

    So I have some news.

       

    After a lot of thought I have switched the format of Ghosts of War from hardcover to paperback. This was done for several reasons, chief among them being the cost.

    It's now $20 for the paperback of Ghosts of War for new backers, with free US shipping and $15 International shipping.

    Now for those Internationals, you may not want to pay the $15 in shipping for the paperback, but fret not! Inkshares has implemented an awesome new tier that's just for an ebook. You'll find it labelled 'Recruit' on the Ghosts of War project page.

    The price for a single ebook is $10, and of course there's no delivery charge. So if you've been hesitant due to the postage, now there's an option just for you.

    Lastly, a bit of an update on the writing front: NaNoWriMo 2015 is going along well. I'm about a day behind on word count, sitting somewhere around 23,500 words. I'd like to say all that's fully developed prose, but a good chunk of it is my rewritten outlines for the remaining chapters and some for book 2. 

    I know you're not supposed to count outlines for NaNo, but what can I say, I'm a rebel.


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      Amanda Orneck liked an update for It's All Fun and Games

      Hi Everyone!

      Long time no chat!  Things have been chugging away and this is a good time to let you know what has happened since my last message.

      1) The production team has been assembled.  If you visit the project page and scroll down beneath the supporters you will see who is responsible for what, as well as an overall timeline.  We are evidently 15% through the process, whatever that means.

      2) I had a conference call with my design pro, and they're putting together drafts for the cover.  A special shout out to Amanda Orneck, whose cover carried me through the funding process.  Check out her Inkshares author page for info about her own novels (one of which is already for sale on Amazon.com for the low low price of only $.99!).  

      3) We have a release date (sorta)!  You'll now see on the project page that It's All Fun and Games "publishes July 2016."  I'm not going to lie - I had no idea how much time it takes to professionally produce a novel.  Again, I encourage you to take a look at the production timeline to see what's going on.  Believe it or not, it takes over two months to get the books printed after the finished files have been emailed.  Mind boggling.  In any case, "July" is currently as precise as we get.  There are rumblings that the release may be timed to coincide with Comic-con (yes, THAT Comic-con).  

      4) Most excitingly (more exciting than a release date, to me at least) is that I have received comments on the first draft from my developmental editor, Kiele Raymond.  Kiele is a veteran of Simon and Schuster and a total pro.  Her line edits will make the reading smoother and her big picture suggestions have already begun to make the novel a more fulfilling read.  

      I'll be chugging away on my revision, which is due back to Inkshares in early December.  In the meanwhile, don't forget to check out It's All Fun and Games on Facebook and hook up with me on twitter @llabak.

      Thanks again for your support!

      Cheers
      Dave
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        Look what I just finished...



        Now I need to scan it in, order prints, and send them off to my longsuffering coloring contest winners!

        I think prints will be a prize for another thing I'm planning, too.

        Happy Veteran's Day!

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