Hey everyone, 

This is just a quick little pre-update of sorts. You see, Ghosts of War is right on the tippy top precipice of being ready for submission to Inkshares. You’ve no doubt noticed that in the past I’ve been at this point before, or close to it in some capacity, and that I also tend to only put general, wishy-washy type of deadlines on things. And that hasn’t worked so well. Y’know, this sort of thing: 

Well. This is different (no, really). Because on Monday the 28th of August 2017, I, Paul Robinson, will be handing Ghosts of War over to Inkshares. 

No if’s, and’s or but’s (heh…butts). 

It’s happening. 

I’m telling everyone. 

So it has to happen. 

I’d look like a right wally if I missed the big red deadline wouldn’t I? 

MONDAY 28TH OF AUGUST 2017 

(Okay, so I couldn’t make it red. Or overly big...use your imagination)

Anywho, I’ll see you then with the good news.  

Dear Faithful Followers of the reluctant assassin David Diegert, 

 Recently Tears of the Assassin was read by the Kirkus Review. You can read the whole review through the link, but here’s a juicy sentence in which they sum up their reaction to the story. 

 A whirlwind debut, packed with excitement, espionage, and an increasingly dangerous main character who never lets up. - Kirkus Review

 Kirkus Review of Tears of the Assassin: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/william-schiele/tears-assassin/

For all my readers who’ve completed Tears of the Assassin, I’m writing the sequel as fast as I can.  You will soon see how David’s life takes an unexpected turn requiring him to rely on his skills, while his sense of purpose is torn. 

As always, I appreciate your support. 

Sincerely, 

Bill Brewer (William Schiele)

Hi Gamers!

 

Updates, Faoii! Listen up!

Did I tell you that the cover I’ve been using forever isn’t going to work because of copyright issues? Did I also tell you that the cover design artist I was working with had to drop the project very suddenly and so there was a few hours there where I thought we weren’t going to have a cover at ALL? I’m telling you, Faoii, it’s been a wild couple of days/weeks. But this is where we’re currently sitting, and I am incredibly pleased. Tell me what you think:

DOWNLOADING THE EBOOK

Alright Campers,

A ton of you have had problems getting the ebook. Here is an explanation of how to download it. You should have recieved an e-mail from Inkshares that looks like this:

Please note, the ebook did not come from me directly. The e-mail you are looking for is from Inkshares. 

Click on the download button and it will take you directly to a page that looks like this:

Download EPUB for Apple, MOBI for Kindle, EPUB for Android, EPUB for Sony, EPUB for Nook. Please note, EPUB should work on all Apple computers with Apple Books. You can download the Kindle App for free on ANY DEVICE to read the MOBI version.

If you continue to have trouble please e-mail hello@inkshares.com and they can help you sort out any issue. I cannot personally change your incorrect e-mail, tell you your Inkshares password, or sort out any issue with your account. Unfortunately I am not an Inkshares employee, although I would love to help you with any issue.

PAPERBACKS

Paperbacks will be shipped in August. Please note, you can update your address by logging into your Inkshares account. Inkshares will also send you an address confirmation before the book ships. If you don’t receive an address confirmation in August, you probably didn’t order a paperback. If you are positive you ordered a paperback and you do not get a shipping confirmation you can e-mail hello@inkshares.com to see if there was a mistake. 

REVIEWS

Please remember to review the book on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble when you are done.

SPOTIFY

Want to listen to the music I wrote Sunshine Is Forever to while you read the book? Head here: https://play.spotify.com/user/1226958305/playlist/0CCgDQZs4DU3V7tWDfkl3u?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open

KARID

My next book KARID will fund with Inkshares shortly after Sunshine Is Forever is released. You can follow it here so you can be the first to preorder it when the time comes!  https://www.inkshares.com/books/karid

Please don’t hesitate to ask me any questions and please don’t be offended if I direct you to Inkshares for help with your problem.

I appreciate all of you! Thank you for your continued support!

Kyle T. Cowan

Baby Freya is now 2 months old! Jeez! The past few months has been a whirlwind of love, excitement, family, and sleep deprivation! 

(Full post can be read on my blog HERE to see future posts sign up to my newsletter HERE)

Despite the newfound groggy-eyed joys of fatherhood, I have still been hard at work not only on RUNE’s sequel (Oath of the Apprentice), but also on an exciting new Indie Video Game project called Shadow of the Moon (which takes place chronologically between The Rune Chronicles books 1 and 2). I’m so excited to tell you about this game I’m shaking... Or is that the coffee which is currently keeping me awake?! The world may never know...

Many of you might remember Shadow of the Moon from the collaborative Inkshares video game anthology I was a part of called Too Many Controllers. Yes, that same book which "won" the Nerdist and Inkshares Video Game Publishing Contest. (And yes, thanks for asking, I am still sore about the book being canned.) Well, some friends and I were talking about how TMC being canceled shouldn’t be the death of such a great story. We were sad, however, because Shadow of the Moon was written with video game mechanics at its core, and therefore, did not really read well (make sense) as a stand alone literary work.

I kept on trying to figure out a way around this because Shadow of the Moon’s female protagonist, Zera, is featured heavily as a main character in The Rune Chronicles Book 2: Oath of the Apprentice. I could not get over how cool Zera’s background and unique motivations were and desperately wanted readers to have a chance, if they were interested, to know more about her and why she was such a bad ass. Sadly, try as I might, I could not find a good fix to the logistical story problems and was stumped for months! 

Well, during the days following Freya’s birth I came to the crazy conclusion that if I could not "write" a solution for the story dilemma, the only "logical" course of action was to actually turn Shadow of the Moon into a full fledged indie video game! GG EZ Fix! 

I must have been profoundly sleep deprived because changing mediums would add a huge, exponential multiplier to the amount of work required. Like, There are no words which can adequately describe how much more effort making a video game, even an indie, will be. But I have been working on this project for two months now, and trust me folks, Zera’s story is, hot damn, well worth it! Truly. 

Seen above is Zera, the protagonist of Shadow of the Moon, and I have so much more I’m dying to share with you all! We have art, game design mechanics, real to life martial arts, and even code for our custom SDL game engine (which should run a playable demo soon.) Its crazy awesome how much cool shit will be in this game! And the story, oh how the story has grown and evolved! 

All of this is thanks to our amazingly talented team. Despite my sleepless nights, I have been able to gather a super dedicated group over at Apotheosis Studios to help me transform my novella into a Rogue-like Action-Adventure, 2D Top Down, RPG Video Game of epic, pixelated proportions! (Think Hyper Light Drifter meets Darkest Dungeon meets Bastion. Yes, you heard me right--we are not fucking around. This game is the real deal.)

I am leading this fearless indie dev team as Creative Director/Writer and so far we have 2 other writers/designers, 1 programmer, 1 editor/marketer, 2 "interns", a wolf, and a viking baby! What could possibly go wrong?!?! If you want to join our ranks, hit me up at @StoneJamison  (Currently we are looking for a pixel and/or sprite artist, and music composer, btw!)

I’m also super excited to say that I will documenting our game progress on my blog HERE with an Apotheosis Studios Indie Game Dev Blog Series! I have so much more to share (and some really killer art) but will save those additional details about the game for the "official" blog series, so stay tuned! And yes, I will be doing all of this with a new baby. Many believe I have lost my mind, which if true, should make this game and RUNE’s sequel pretty freaking awesome, haha!

All jokes aside, buckle up Masters and Apprentices and get ready for many more blog posts to come. I am so excited to not only share developments and updates on Shadow of the Moon game development, but also how my wife and I raise our Viking Ninja baby girl. 

And in case you are wondering how one raises a little Viking Ninja baby girl in 2017... Well, I’m not really sure, but I figure age and gender appropriate toys (swords, obviously!); good role models (bad ass active duty Army musician mommy and Zera of Shadow of the Moon!); and a loving, strong, and supportive daddy (I’m still growing out my "Ragnar Viking haircut") is a good place to start!

Stay tuned via my news letter HERE and I’ll let you know how it all goes! 

Oh, and P.S. if you have not yet posted a review for Rune of the Apprentice on Amazon Dear god, please do so! We currently have 66 reviews, but need 100+! It really helps! Seriously! Thank you!

Hello Everybody!

First, thank your for following Black Cloud. I appreciate the interest. For those of you who have already pre-ordered a copy, thank you! For those of you who have not, I hope this sample chapter will convince you!

Listen to Chapter One of Black Cloud: Carl’s Corazon

If you like what you hear please pre-order a copy of Black Cloud this weekend! And please share this with your friends and family on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, real life or wherever else you choose to be sociable.

Remember if you pre-order you get a free audiobook of my first novel, Monkey Business (which has sold over 1,000 copies so far!)

Thank you so much. Hope you have a great weekend!