WE HAVE A WINNER!

This is the final weekend in November and thus begins the countdown until I finish the first draft of Blood Dawn! I have approximately sixty pages left to write, and I complete twenty every weekend -- so I'll be done the second Monday in December!

There's still a lot of work to do once the first draft is finished.  I'm getting some beta readers to give me feedback, I've got an editor already working on what I've written so far, and then I have to do rewrites.  While there's still a mountain of work ahead, I am completely on schedule to have this finished and ready to hand into Inkshares in mid-April, when my campaign wraps up.  And then, some months later, we'll all be holding a copy of Blood Dawn in our hands.

As I get closer and closer to that final date, it just seems to sink in more and more that I've accomplished writing Blood Dawn.  I've had the ideas for this novel percolating in my head for decades and now it's finally out on paper.  (Well, out on pixels on the screen.)  But the story doesn't stop there -- Blood Dawn is the first in an epic series ... an epic series that has several more books ahead. If I get my way, I will be writing more stories for you for decades to come, and they will get more and more exciting with every book.

But none of this will happen without the support of wonderful, amazing, supportive readers like you.

So many people have already taken the time to pre-order a copy (or multiple copies) to ensure that Blood Dawn sees the light of day through the Quill imprint. For this, I am so grateful! But if we work together, we can get it up to the Inkshares imprint.

If you haven't already pre-ordered your copy, please consider doing so.  Ebooks are $10 and print books start at $20.  Click here for more info. And if you've already pre-ordered a copy, you have my eternal gratitude, and all I would ask is that if you have a friend or family member who loves epic fantasy, please share Blood Dawn with them and encourage them to pre-order a copy for themselves.

That's it.  That's my sales pitch.  Thank you for allowing me to share it with you.

And to reward you, I'm going to at last unveil the REAL mastermind behind Blood Dawn.

This is Wizard. Do you see now where I get all my ideas? Can you not just see the wheels turning in his eyes? All the plotting and conspiring? When he's not busy figuring out how to get up onto the newest unexplored ledge, he's on my laptop adding to the story, usually brief passages like sl;a;hjdfkjah;fjl;sdlafj;sdjf;sdk;jf and alksfj;ohouh. I hate to delete his earnest contributions, so I usually just move those to the outtakes file.

Now that you see that it's really WIZARD who is behind all this, why not support this cute kitty? Can you really look into that big, adorable stare and not support his desire to be heard?

Thank you!  And to my American friends, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends.

Hi everyone! Happy Saturday! (I'm at work, but I'm sneaking in an update for you. Shhh!)

It occurred to me today that while I've spent so much time pumping work into this campaign, I should probably give you all some more of the actual book to read. Wouldn't you say?! After all, those of you who have already purchased, it's YOUR BOOK! And for the few of you that may still just be following the campaign and debating whether or not to click that pre-order button, perhaps a few new chapters may teeter you over the edge. :)

You may have already seen Chapters 3 & 4 delivered to your inbox a few minutes ago. Chapter 3 continues to follow Dax where we left him, on his cargo run/impromptu mini-vacation on Saleon. Chapter 4 introduces two of my favorite characters in the book, one of which receives a new assignment watching over a particularly well-known Commander...

I also did some minor editing on Chapter 2, which now has a mysterious new character introduced at the tail end.

Enjoy folks!

-Tony