Designer and marketer by day, writer and illustrator in the spare time I can steal from life.
Early end-of-week update! I usually try and give you a nice send off into the weekend with one, but I have really exciting news to tell you! Sorry for the length!
The Epic Fantasy Syndicate chose The Living God as their September book to support. I woke up this morning with this lovely email waiting for me in my inbox! I’m honored and ecstatic to have their support this month. (And you unknowingly gave me an amazing birthday present! Sept. 26th!)
Magic, multiple universes, fantastic writing, and best of all it’s just the first in a series of four books. The Living God is everything The Epic Fantasy Syndicate could possibly ask for.
There are so many wonderful books and authors and I’m honestly just really warm and fuzzy from the support I’ve received from both the Syndicate and the other members of the Inkshares community this week. You guys are fantastic.
As you know, I’ve got the book cover incentive running, where if you pre-order The Living God you get cover art designs for as little as $10. A pretty good deal considering a cover designed by a professional cover artist can run you upwards of $150 - $200. The initial goal was to help get The Living God closer to its Quill goal, but it has also given me immense fulfillment.
I’m a graphic designer by trade, and an illustrator and writer by passion. I got into graphic design because of books and a desperate calling towards the publication design field. There are slim pickings in that area right now as far as a career, so I veered off into web work because... bills. I freelance doing publication design and cover design just to maintain the connection to that part of my soul.
Doing these covers for authors has brought me so much joy. I love making them. I love the excitement those authors show when they get that shiny new cover. I put a face to their book, if you will. I just really love helping authors. So, check out the authors who have supported The Living God in more ways than simply pre-ordering. They’ve given fuel to my soul.
Storm Song by Allison Griner
A Tale of Ghosts and Guardians by Ryan Cook
The Spark Internal by Jacob Browning
Squeaky Clean by Steven Barrie
Are You Sure You Want To Quit? Alisa King
There are a few others that are in the queue for production: a chapter illustration for Sunshine is Forever by Kyle T. Cowan, and covers for Merlin Unmasked by Christina Enquist and Awakening by Michelle Morone.
News:
Did an interview for the Inkshares blog where they asked the Top 10: What fantasy world would you live in and why?
I did an interview with Geekadelpia and I am just waiting on that one to role out so I can share it with you.
Also, I was told not to put more than three or four chapters up because not many people would be interested in them until they got their copy of the book. What is your oppinion on that? Do you want to see more? Is your decision hanging on that next chapter posting? Let me know with a DM!
Character Bio:
Odan Marki was an orphan Ice Mage taken in by the army, as most children with the promise of power are. He was raised within the palace walls from infancy to adulthood and views the King with reverence. He sees Yarin as his father figure. He hates Saran because of her willful defiance of her father and her disrespect. He silently holds a competitive need to outshine her in the hopes of winning Yarin’s favor.
Hello everybody!!
Wonderful Wednesday to all you Ghosts and Guardians!
I am happy to announce that I have a new cover design from the amazingly multitalented Kaytalin Platt, author of The Living God, which is currently funding on InkShares. Check it out!
And, *drumroll*, here it is!
Pretty cunning, donchya think?
Please continue to read and comment, share and support. November 15 will be here sooner than we know and I need at least 220 more pre-orders before then.
Thank you all!
Hey everyone,
Writing to you all again real quick to show of the books fresh new look! Kaytalin Platt was generous enough to do a cover for me and now I look all official! I really like it :) Check it out below.
If you haven’t checked out her book The Living God you really should.
Please continue to spread the word about The Spark Internal as much as you can and order if you haven’t yet.
As always thanks again for your support!.
-Jacob
Good morning, Sailors!
I hope you all had a great weekend. I spent mine out and about, getting the word out about Storm Song! I journeyed up north to Muncie, IN to visit Ball State University, where I studied Creative Writing- and where the world of Elysia all began. It was a really fun trip! That same day, I also hit up some local game shops in Indianapolis to advertise my entry to their customers. I’m pleased to announce that on October 2nd, Game Paradise in Fountain Square is allowing me to run a one shot D&D session within the world of Storm Song! You can find out more about the event here
Speaking of D&D… I’m so excited to announce that today marks the launch of our official Storm Song...
Yes, that’s right! Since this whole book started with a D&D campaign, it felt only right to spread the nerd love. On October 1st, I’ll be giving away 3 sets of dice, each one themed around a character from Storm Song:
Thoster - teal and grey
Vashile - red and black
Linn - purple and gold
Each dice set will come with the pictured treasure chest to keep them safe, as well as a dice bag made by my extremely talented friend, Heather. These are still in the works, so they aren’t pictured yet, but trust me, guys... They’re going to blow your mind.
So how does this work, exactly? There are two ways to enter
Referral entries are UNLIMITED so grab everyone you know and convince them to pre order so you can stack the odds in your favor like a true pirate would.
**In order for me to know that the referred pre order came from you, please email me at asgriner6587+dicegiveaway@gmail.com with your name and the name of your friend who has also ordered. Once I have confirmed the order, I will count your referral entry.**
So get out there and convince your friends and family to buy my book, so I can send you some awesome goodies!
As always, I do want to thank each and every one of you guys for everything you’ve done to help me with this project. It means more than I can say, though I’ll keep trying.
- Allison
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