I'm here to tell you about Dax. Not my Dax, although I'll definitely get to him soon. No, I'm talking about Dax Harrison, the amazing space opera book by Tony Valdez.
Here's an excerpt:
Dax sat drunkenly snoring up a storm, dead to the world. He had propped his boots up on the control console in front of him and reclined the pilot's seat as far back as possible. It wasn't nearly as cozy as his bunk, but it was serviceable enough when he was too drunk to bother stumbling all the way from the cockpit to the far end of the ship. Besides, the angle this created was perfect for cradling a liquor bottle at crotch level. Perfect, that is, until the ship began to rock, sending it flying to the floor.
The continued turbulence woke Dax to the fruits of his labor.
"Ugh. Son of a biiiitch," he moaned, attempting to rub the hangover away through his temples. He gazed over to the bottle on the floor. Cheap-ass Verdasian wine, he thought. Never again. The ship lurched some more, and Dax sat up, steadying himself. What now? A flashing red light on the console caught his eye.
"Samm?" He turned to his side, expecting an answer. Nothing. The protracted mechanical cylinder, branded “SAMM” along its side, hung lifeless from the ceiling. Annoyed, he focused his eyes back on the blinking alert. The distant rumbling from outside was growing to an unnerving roar now. A few quick taps on the console and the cockpit shutters began to open. Instantly, an incredible light flooded the ship, blinding Dax. The nose of the Crichton glowed hot orange and white, burning up from the steep, high-speed entry into the atmosphere.
The legendary Commander Dax Harrison was crashing into a planet.
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Sooo good, right? You need this book in your life, and this book needs your preorder! There's less than two weeks to get the book to Quill publishing, but I know we can do it because we have almost 80 book lovers following DHM, and if ten of us preorder we'll make Tony's dream come true! That's only 8% of the followers here. Come on! Be awesome and preorder this book!
Head on over to Dax Harrison and preorder today!
STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.
It was... no. I need to do a separate post on Star Wars. This is no time for sentimentality. I have a rebellion - I mean, a Review-a-Thon to lead.
For now:
It's tomorrow, the thing is tomorrow! Ahh! It's gonna be so fun.
Here's the youtube link you can use to view the livestream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pSOpnFYGMM
And John Robin has a message for you about the author-exclusive prizes:
Since many of you are also writers, I wanted to send this out today to highlight the author-exclusive prizes we have for the inaugural review-a-thon tomorrow. (Readers, be sure to join us too -- there are great prizes for you as well, as you'll see below!)
That's right, the big day is TOMORROW, December 19th!
All authors and readers are invited to leave reviews on currently funding Inkshares books using the Inkshares "leave a review" option. I'll be on Twitter recommending books to review under the hashtag #InksharesReviews (@johnrobinrt)
There will be great prizes for everyone, but if you are an author, here are some of the great reasons to participate:
1. WIN A FREE COPY OF SCRIVENER for Mac and PC
Scrivener is a great program that gives writers an edge over Word. Authors who join the review exchange will have a chance to win a copy of Scrivener - we’re giving away one copy for Mac and one for PC!
Everyone who participates will get 20% off of the purchase of Scrivener, whether they win or not.
Want to know more about Scrivener? Here’s a video I made where I talk about the pros and cons of Scrivener (and why getting your hands on Scrivener will change how you write for the better):
2. WIN A FREE MONTH OF AUTHOR ACCELERATOR!
Want to write a solid first draft that’s equivalent to a fifth or sixth? The Author Accelerator program combines weekly pro editorial input with your drafting process to let you go from draft idea to rough draft successfully, and we’re giving away one FREE MONTH (valued at $199) of the program to one lucky author.
Find out more about the Author Accelerator program in this interview I did with the founder of the Author Accelerator program, Jennie Nash, to see how it has given me a true edge and how the Author Accelerator program works for writers who enter it:
AND OF COURSE, there are other GREAT prizes available for all:
All you have to do for a chance to win is LEAVE A REVIEW to enter the draw for these prizes. Throughout the day we'll be hanging out on Twitter in the #InksharesReviews tag as we share our favorite book projects, answer author Q&As, debate the merits of astronauts with swords versus cavemen with lasers, and much, much more!
Also, from 6 - 8pm ET, JF Dubeau and Paul Inman will be hosting a Google+ Hangout livestream filled with author interviews, review readings, and live announcements of prize winners! I will be there making a brief appearance, along with other authors like Gary Whitta, Rick Heinz, and Jeyna Grace, so come join us for the fun!
Email AC Weston at cara.c.weston@gmail.com to learn more and join the review exchange.
Hope to see you all there!
(And please share this with as many people as possible.)
