Howdy!

Well, Inkshares’ All Genre Manuscript Contest ended last night and The Crucible Tree did not place among the top three to be considered a winner. It did, however, finish in the top 10, and that is something, considering there were 374 entrants.

My sincerest thank you for all your support. The focus now is on Bane of All Things and its release later this year (publication date pending). If Bane of All Things’ sales are strong enough, Inkshares will still greenlight The Crucible Treefor publication – these are the first two books in a series, after all.

If you are someone who has not previously followed or pre-ordered Bane of All Things, I encourage you to check it out at the link below. Click that Follow button to be on Bane of All Things’s email list to receive updates on the release date, the cover reveal (the current one is just an Adobe Stock placeholder), and other exciting news and promotions as release day draws near.

www.inkshares.com/books/bane-of-all-things

Thank you again.

Stay safe and keep reading!

Cheers

Leo

Hello again readers. Sorry for messaging you all twice in one day! Earlier today a fellow writer let me know that Inkshares is still evaluating all the manuscripts and may select more winners. So there’s still a chance we could be selected for publication! Tears of Venus will remain on Inkshares and in the meantime I will begin working on adding some new scenes to the story based on feedback I received from some of you.

Thanks,

Nicole

Hello Readers. Unfortunately, Tears of Venus finished the contest in 5th place and only the top 3 books were selected for publication. It is still a great accomplishment considering there were 382 submissions! I really appreciate all of your support. Anyone who preordered will get their money back in the next two week (I will confirm timing on this with Inkshares). The journey to publication isn’t over, though! I am going to pull Tears of Venus from Inkshares and work on getting a literary agent. Follow me in Instagram at @nicole_sampson_writer for updates.

Thanks again for your support!

-Nicole

Thanks so much to the 43 participants in the Young Donald book discussion yesterday on Zoom (with exclusive, VIP after-party on Microsoft Teams!). 

With special thanks to the host, Henry Coyle, and the commentators, Annie Elliott, Simran Dhungel, Tom Wright (live from Lapland), Nandini Assar, Gianfranco Bertozzi, Andrea Paipa, Elaine Taylor-Klaus and Dr. Mike McAlister. 

Exciting News!! WE DID IT!! WILD CONVICTION held 3rd place and will be published by Inkshares! I woke up about 1 am my time and checked. I can’t go back to sleep! 

THANK YOU to each of you for showing so much wonderful support for my novel. THANK YOU for supporting my dream--my wild conviction--to be a published novelist! I can’t wait until you have the entire novel to read! 

When I was fortunate enough to meet Nichelle Nichols several years ago, she autographed a photograph of her on the USS Enterprise bridge for me by writing: Blessings to you always and in all ways. I love that and am writing that to you. My friends, family, readers of WILD CONVICTION--Blessings to you always and in all ways!  Again, THANK YOU!!  Mary (and Twilight)

WE DID IT!!!!! Thanks to your support, Henderson House won the 2020 Inkshares All Genre Contest! We were number 1 out of 383 entrants. I’m so grateful to each and every one of you and pretty darn excited, too. Now the work of editing, designing, marketing, and launching a book begins.

WHEN WILL YOU GET YOUR BOOK?  Inkshares estimates that the publishing process takes nine months to a year. With Covid-19, they suspended new releases in the latter part of 2020. I don’t know if that means they are gearing up for more releases than usual in 2021 and early 2022, or if my book launch might be delayed. I will keep you posted.

The GOOD news is that I will have a team of professionals managing that process for me and helping Henderson House get the best launch possible! It also gives me time to start working on the sequel :) Who’s ready to see Frank and Bessie get married, Florence head to Tulsa and Mrs. H. move to Princeton?

HOW CAN YOU CONTINUE TO HELP? Gee, thanks for asking:) Henderson House can continue to take Pre-Orders. Pre-Orders are ESSENTIAL to hitting BEST SELLER benchmarks. So please, keep sharing the link to my Inkshares book page and encouraging folks to reserve a copy.

Also, Inkshares is known for securing audiobook/film/TV deals for its properties. I need to provide Inkshares with COMPS - what books or movies do you think are comparable to Henderson House? Please let me know. I could really use your input.

WANT TO FOLLOW THE JOURNEY? I will send major milestone updates through Inkshares. If you are interested in following all the ups and downs of this publishing adventure, please visit my website and subscribe to my blog. https://www.carenmcvicker.com/

Thank you, thank you, thank you for making my dream of becoming a published author come true ❤️

Caren

Hello, my beloved supporters of BLACK FOREST!  I’ll have some news coming soon (I know most of you are curious about when it will be available) ... but for the moment I need your help to get my SECOND novel off the ground!  This one is called WITCHBOY, and I’ve entered it into a contest held by Inkshares.  Doesn’t require pre-orders ... just "Follows" and "Nominations"!  The contest ends tomorrow, and so far I have 116 followers, which is good, but could be better!  

Here’s the link to find WITCHBOY -- I very, VERY much appreciate all your help! (And stay tuned for more news regarding BLACK FOREST ...!)

https://www.inkshares.com/books/witchboy-0d5031