Deborah Munro liked an update for Witherfist

Hello, readers. Long time no write!

By now, you should have received an email letting you know that you’re getting a refund for pre-ordering my book, Witherfist. Sadly, this isn’t a mistake. I’ve decided not to go ahead with publishing Witherfist at this time. 

Since successfully hitting funding of Witherfist in January of this year, I’ve come to a realisation. The book needs a lot of work and a lot of time before it’s in a position to hand to a publisher, let alone to send out to wonderful readers like yourself. Not knowing how long that will be, I don’t feel comfortable asking you to wait, not when you’ve already parted with your money, and so I have made the decision to request that Inkshares refund all of you. 

Whether you preordered the book because you genuinely liked the story of Witherfist, or because you wanted to support me, either as a friend or as a fellow author and Inkshares community member, I’m incredibly grateful. Having so many people rally behind this book - and me - really was amazing. You’ve all given me the confidence to share my writing with the world, and I can’t thank you enough for that.

Thanks again for all of your support. 

Please let me know if you have any issues receiving your refund.

 ~ Jenny 

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    Deborah Munro liked an update for The Last Faoii

    Greetings, Faoii!

    Our warriors have started sending in reports that they’ve received their books! After six long years, The Last Faoii is real, and I almost can’t contain my joy at its existence. As always, I have you to thank for this.  Thank you so much for your continued support. I can’t believe we made this possible.

    Don’t forget-- the absolute BEST thing you can do for The Last Faoii now is to leave reviews on Amazon and Good Reads. Good reviews are the best way to make sure that word about our army spreads, and not-as-good reviews are the best way for me to learn to be a better writer in the future. Everyone has an opinion. I truly want to hear yours.

    I couldn’t have gotten this far without you, Faoii, but I know that I still have a long journey ahead of me. Please be a part of it. There are still more battles on the horizon.

    Shields up. I can’t believe we did it!

    Faoii-Tahani

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      Deborah Munro sent an update for APEX

      Dear Readers,

      Ready, set, GO! I have the green light to proceed with rewriting the manuscript. It’s taken a few storyboard drafts, wrong turns, and vision corrections, but we finally have a version of the story that both Inkshares and I are excited about. I think you’ll all love it, too. I was travelling for business the past week and a half, but now that I’m back at home, I can’t wait to get started.

      Of course, there’s still much to do. I don’t have an estimate on how long it will take to rewrite the manuscript, as I intend to do much of it from scratch using all the great new story telling skills I’ve acquired, but I’ll have my older manuscript copies open for direct reference. There are about 300 pages and 80,000 words to compose, but I plan to keep at it daily and I hope to do 2000 words per day (40 days and 40 nights…hmm). Once I’m done, I will submit it back to Inkshares for the development edit, and there will be at least one round of edits at that point, maybe more. Then it goes to the copy editor. Then…actually I don’t know what the next steps are after that, but I’ll keep you posted!

      Cheers, Debbie

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        Deborah Munro liked an update for The Last Faoii

        Greetings, Faoii!

        Some advanced copies of The Last Faoii came in today, and I’ve given myself a few minutes to adjust. The immediate pictures are taken and the squeals of delight are done. And now I’m just sitting here, holding a box of books in my lap while... bawling. Hysterically. I’m not even ashamed. This has been almost 6 years in the making. The publication process was the last and hardest step, and many MANY times I didn’t think I’d ever get through it. And now there’s a book in my hands that looks more beautiful than I ever expected. 390 pages that I didn’t think would ever exist. But you did. Hundreds of you thought it was worthy of support. For whatever reason, you chose to stand up and back me on a project I wasn’t sure could succeed, but was willing to give everything for.

        I am... in awe. Humbled. Blessed.
        And mostly grateful.

        Thank you all.

        Faoii-Tahani

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          Deborah Munro liked an update for Beyond The Code

          BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!!

          I first want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have followed Beyond the Code to this point. I know it has been a long road and you don’t know what it means to me that you all have stuck in there with me. With that being said i have a big announcement to make. WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!! 

          That’s right, after this lengthy journey we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Inkshares has officially put this project into gear and the complete manuscript is in the capable hands of Chersti and Carlisa at WriterTherapy for it’s copy edit as we speak.

          If all goes according to Inkshares schedule, the book should be out and about by       January 30/18. 

          During this time i’ll also be getting some great cover art made by the talented people at CoverKitchen. They are the minds behind the colourful cover art to Inkshares very own "Sunshine is forever" by Kyle T Cowan. I’ll keep you updated on the progress and will hopefully have something cool to show you soon.

          Thanks again for all of your support thus far. I, for one, can’t wait till the winter. 

          Kelsey Rae Barthel

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            Deborah Munro liked an update for The Punch Escrow
            Hello readers,

            I’m writing this update on my flight  back from a busy work week in Las Vegas. I have received your many emails and texts informing me that we’d crossed the 101 reviews on Amazon on Monday, and I had every intention of sending the "missing" chapter earlier in the week, but things were hectic and I wanted to do one last read through prior to sending it out. Now is the time, however, and here is your link to YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE (THE PHIL COLLINS VERSION) - the original ending of The Punch Escrow.

            A fair warning, many of you will be underwhelmed, as there is a very good reason this chapter was edited out of the book in favor of the published ending. But as so many people ask me about the editing process, I thought this would be a good example of what "we" in "the biz" call "kill your darlings." I truly enjoyed writing the Charlie Jay character, but he came into the story too late, and frankly the this chapter lacked thrills and was too neatly buttoned up. So, I hope you enjoy it, but I understand if you don’t.

            In other news, word is out that Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman, the production team behind the live action Beauty and The Beast, as well as The Muppets have now officially been attached to produce The Punch Escrow movie! It’s been a very hard secret to keep, especially since meeting Todd at my Book Soup event in LA. He’s been an incredibly magnanimous and a delight to interact with. I feel lucky to have him and David working with James Bobbin on the film adaptation of my book. I had a chance to speak with Kayti Burt from Den of Geek about it during San Diego Comic Con, if you’re interested in reading a more long winded discussion about the book to movie process.

            More soon. Thanks for all your support thus far, and please keep on spreading the word. The book’s success is in your hands now.

            Best,
            Tal
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              Deborah Munro sent an update for APEX

              Hello Dear Readers,

              Progress! I have been working through the storyboard for APEX with Inkshares, which has taken several iterations, but we’re getting very close to a final version. Then, I’ll get the green light to proceed with rewriting the manuscript. 

              It’s been an interesting and enlightening journey. I started this novel about nine years ago, then abandoned it at about one third done when my personal life became a chaotic mess for a while. When I tried to pick up the story again a few years later, I found that I couldn’t, that I’d lost my motivation and discipline to write daily, so I applied to the Stanford Online Writing Certificate program. It’s a two year, intensive program on fiction novel writing, which taught me a ton about the craft of writing. In the process of taking these classes, however, my book was heavily influenced by what I was learning and the opinions of my instructors and peers and thus changed dramatically (including POV characters, backstory, and motivations).

              Now, with the help of Inkshares, all of that influence has been stripped away and I’m back to a version that is strikingly similar to my original story. I don’t regret a single tangent that I went on, as each taught me something valuable, and the overall quality of my book has improved from everything I’ve learned, but it does make me laugh to realize, "Huh, this is what I intended to write back in 2009!" Being in Stanford’s program is what allowed me to finish my manuscript and improved me as a writer overall, but I now know my own instincts for storytelling are what I should follow when I write.

              When I’m given the go ahead, I’ll be excited to dive in and get this story written in its new, old version!

              Cheers, Debbie
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                Deborah Munro liked an update for Sunshine is Forever

                Thanks so much for supporting Sunshine is Forever. I hope you enjoyed it. I wanted to ask you to preorder my follow up book—KARID. I really enjoyed my experience with Inkshares, but in order to publish with them again I need to get 750 preorders on KARID, too.

                PREORDER HERE: https://www.inkshares.com/books/karid

                KARID is about two brothers, with powers, who have been in hiding for years. After the elderly are executed and the youth are enslaved, the brothers must come out of hiding to unite a rebellion against an evil dictator. If you like Hunger Games, Ember in the Ashes, Divergent, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, or 1984 you will enjoy the KARID series. 

                PREORDER HERE: https://www.inkshares.com/books/karid

                Pricing during the preorder phase is as follows:

                E-book $10.00 (you will get the E-book before release)

                All paperbacks will be signed and numbered limited editions of the book $20.00

                Preorder 3 paperbacks and get your name at the back of the book plus a signed 27X40in Camouflage poster for your wall $60.00

                Preorder 10 paperbacks and get your name at the back of the book plus a signed 27X40in Camouflage poster and a signed 27X40in Sunshine is Forever poster for your wall $200.00

                The faster I get to 750 preorders, the faster Inkshares can get to work on designing another great book. I hope Sunshine is Forever pleased you and that you will preorder my next book so I can continue my career.

                PREORDER HERE: https://www.inkshares.com/books/karid

                LASTLY, Sunshine is Forever needs ratings on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. Please take the time to rate the book on each. The more ratings the books gets, the more visible it will be.

                Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33534889-sunshine-is-forever

                Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sunshine-Forever-Kyle-T-Cowan-ebook/dp/B07426WLMD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503006816&sr=8-1&keywords=sunshine+is+forever

                Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sunshine-is-forever-kyle-t-cowan/1125356968?ean=9781942645627

                Thank you so much for your continued support. You are helping me live my dreams.

                Here is a new interview: https://thebookishking.wordpress.com/2017/08/30/author-interview-kyle-t-cowan/

                Here are some new reviews: 

                http://the-pink-moose.com/sunshine-is-forever/?platform=hootsuite

                http://www.readingwritingandme.com/2017/08/spotlight-new-releases-sunshine-is.html?m=1

                https://laurenscrammedbookshelf.blogspot.com/2017/08/review-sunshine-is-forever-by-kyle-t.html?m=1

                http://www.wherethereadergrows.com/2017/08/cjsreads-review-sunshine-is-forever-by.html?m=1

                Kyle T. Cowan


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                  Deborah Munro liked an update for Deus Hex Machina

                  Yesterday I got the clearance from editing master extraordinaire Matt Harry to start writing my final draft of Deus Hex Machina. Today I built my new editing scene list to help as a roadmap for what I’ll be doing for the next month. As you can see, most of the book is changing in some way, although a lot of the changes are going to be minor.  I love this part of the process: Getting to dive into the book, polish up the rough edges and round out the wonky corners. It’s like falling in love with the story in a completely new way.

                  I’m unsure what happens once I’m done with this draft, so for the moment I’m going to assume that I go into an edit phase like the rest of my cohort. My guess is that such an edit will be very brief because we spent so much time upfront preparing for the 4th draft writing phase. 

                  I can’t help but smile to think how far Isidore RAM has come. I am so proud of this little book, I can’t wait for you to get a chance to read it.

                  Cheers,

                  Amanda

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