Comrades!

Two quick things, as I have a deadline and have been on my feet all weekend:

1) Those of you who preordered already may have noticed you’ve been issued a refund. I lost track of the campaign deadline due to things happening that I’m not at liberty to discuss yet, but I’ve been issued a second extension because

2) Apparently Inkshares has this The List 2016 contest thing happening and Devil’s Call was chosen as one of the contestants and if I get more readers/preorders than the other 34 people on the list then something happens. Publication, I think. Or bragging rights. IDK.

Here is a gif to celebrate the fact that I have to cashier not only on Turkey Day, but on Black Friday.

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Thanks for your support, as always,
J.

Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,

We have passed the halfway point. Only 44 days left in our fundraising campaign. Sorcery for Beginners will definitely be published, but we are still aiming for the FULL editing and marketing package. To get that, we need to keep selling copies.

And we had a big boost yesterday -- out of thousands of books, Sorcery for Beginners was chosen as one of the Top 35 unpublished projects on Inkshares! It’s called The List, and you can read about it here:

http://blog.inkshares.com/post/153308043055/the-2016-list

There we are, right up top! Cue my reaction:

Basically, the top three pre-sellers on The List by Dec 31 will get a full publishing package. And maybe a solid-gold car, I’m not sure. Either way, it’s pretty awesome.

So if you haven’t bought a book yet, or you know someone who might like a copy, now is the time. Send the link to friends, keep sharing on Facebook, guilt your family into making a purchase, whatever works. Juliane and I really appreciate your support.

Thank you all --

mh

We did it! Witherfist has hit it’s light publishing goal! 

Good morning everyone! 

I have some really awesome news! The Living God was the Break the Bechdel with Strong Female Characters Syndicate’s November pick! I’m truly honored that they see Saran as a strong female lead worthy of their Syndicate. Thank you so much for believing in Saran as much as I do. 

Kaytalin Platt’s The Living God may very well be an epic in the making. The first line starts with a sense of something great and the narrative picks up right from there. Saran is witty, sharp, and compassionate--even to her own detriment. She’ll lose her magic, but I sense that won’t stop her. We can’t wait to see where this strong female lead takes us!

As a young girl, I was constantly looking for strong female characters to look up to and identify with. Later, when I was older and really developing my passion as a writer, I knew for certain that I wanted to write strong female characters. To make the Break the Bechdel syndicate’s pick really solidifies in my heart that I’ve achieved that goal. I promise I won’t let you down, and I won’t let you be disappointed! 

An update on what I’ve been doing: I’ve been knocking out a few covers for my supporters and I’ve been trying to focus on content editing. I’m toggling back and forth between the two, but I’ll be honest I took last week off to rest my brain. There was just too much rattling around in it with the election and all, and it made it hard to focus. 

In the next month or so I’ll be looking for beta readers. I’ve had a few beta readers, but I’m looking for fresh eyes to read over it after this last round of content editing that I’m doing. I’m thinking I’ll just pass it out to two, so if you are interested in being a beta reader let me know with a DM. 

Thanks guys! You are a fantastic group and I could not have done any of this without you. 

Hello everyone!!