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Be A Protector

’Protector: a person in charge of the kingdom during the sovereign’s minority, incapacity, or absence.’ - English history.

I’ve thought about this. I’ve thought about this long and hard. And I’ve decided.

Now, I’m not loaded. I don’t have an overflowing bank account. But after seeing your generosity in supporting my dream, I’m inspired to pay it forward. You showed me what it means to give selflessly, and I want to do the same thing too.

No, this isn’t about a giveaway. Though, the winners of the Salt x Paper cash vouchers are listed in the poster down below.

So, what am I talking about? I’m talking about... slavery. I’m no expert on this issue, but I’m aware of its existence. I’m aware that it has ruined lives. And if there’s one cause I want to stand by, it is this: the fight against modern day slavery.

There are approximately 36 million slaves in the world today. 50% are minors. And if you have $90, you can actually buy yourself one. This makes me angry. Children have been robbed of their childhood. People have been robbed of their rights. Families are torn apart. And for these individuals, living is meaningless.
 
I know... I am no Thom. I’m not a prince with a calling to save his people. I don’t have a magical aid. But I want to do something if I can. Hence, I’ve decided to give RM2 for every reader that pre-orders The Slave Prince to Change Your World.

Change Your World is a movement I’ve believed in for many years. Based in Malaysia, it exists to create opportunities and platforms for the young generation to ‘Save Lives’ through their creativity. This is as creative as I can get - telling stories. And if I can use my stories to stand for justice, then I should do it. 

So, if you’d like to fight alongside me in this cause, pre-order a copy of The Slave Prince. I can only match two ringgit to a reader. But if you think it’s too little, forget ordering my book, reach out to Change Your World and support them. Saving lives is far more important. 


Congratulations to the 5 readers above! Please check your email inboxes.

Again, thank you to everyone who’ve ordered The Slave Prince. The book wouldn’t have gotten this far if it weren’t for your generosity. So thank you for being awesome! And thank you for inspiring me to be a change in my own capacity.

There’s a month left in the Geek & Sundry contest, so if you’d love to see my book hit the bookstores, please grab a copy at your earliest convenience. It only takes 5 minutes to help this dreamer - only 5 minutes to change a life.
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    Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for Blue Water

    FROM THE BLOG DIARY OF EMILY HUNTER

    Entry #5: July 30, 2013
    Not sure what to say.  Not really feeling it.  It’s been a rough week.  Work sucks.  These meds make me feel like shit.  I don’t have anyone.  Fucking bored.  My mom is once again all over my case.  Fucking done.  There’s your entry.

    E  

    Entry #6: August 4, 2013
    Alone.

    Alone.

    Alone.

    No one gets me.
    No one wants to.
    No one should.

    Alone.

    This mind in my skull hates me.
    Poisoned.

    My own worst enemy.
    My own best friend.

    All alone.








    Leave me alone.  

    Entry #7: August 5, 2013

    Fuck this.

    I am so fucked up.  So stupid.

    Why a I even writing this?  WHo fucking cares? 

    I’m so numb to it all now.  Its all the same, over and ovr.  I should just jump in front of a bus.  Maybe it will work this time.

    Ok, I’m not going to kill myself.  Don’t read that Dr. Harper.  I would have delettd it if you’d fucking let me.

    But seriouly what’s the point?  Do you want me to write his just so you can write a paper on it or some shit?  This isn’t helping.  I can fel it coming again.  I know how this works.  They’re telling me something.  You won’t listen.  You never listen.  They want to tell me soemtihng.  It sounds like theyre screamiung.  Now.  They’re screamimg.  ITs too loud. I hate this i hat.

    its all wroing.  its on the tup of my tonge and i cant hear it.  these meds are Stopping me teyre killing em .  you aren;t helping.  you never help./  ARE OYU LISTENING NOW?  I TELL YOU THIS EERYTIME AND THEY WONTS TOP.  THEY WONT STOP THEY WONT STOP THEY WONT STOP.  SHE NEEDS TO SHOW ME sOMETHNG

    is ee her now..  


      

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      Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for Bad Medicine: Slay it queen!

      Hello drag enthusiasts

      It is Friday and time to announce a new queen joining the cast of Bad Medicine: Slay it Queen!

      But first! I want to share with you my interview with WNPR. I was featured as part of a new series of immigrant stories, where I talked about coming to the U.S. my struggles as an immigrant and the story behind my first novel The Catcher’s Trap. If you want to learn more about yours truly, click the link below.

      WNPR interview

      And now what you’ve been waiting for, the winner of this week is… Ivy Drip (aka Miss Julie Freddino).

      Ivy Drip is a queen with a mysterious past who is trying to re-invent herself as a Bette Midler impersonator. Miss Drip will bring lots of fun and shady business to this story.

      That is it for this week. If you have not ordered yet, please consider supporting this crazy and fabulous idea. I can assure you that Bad Medicine will be a fun and terrifying ride; you won’t regret supporting it.

      If you already pre-ordered your copy, thank you very much and please feel free to spread the word.

      The world of horror needs more glitter and needs more high heels

      Have a fierce weekend!

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        Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for The Lore of the Aos Sí

        Hail Bards, Ovydds, and Druids!

        I am checking in to inform you of some changes to the page!

        First of all, given a considerable amount of feedback, I have chosen to modify the title of the book. I have stripped the Man’s Damnation clause and left the Series name as the title for the first book. I think it flows just fine. 

        Secondly, I have updated the Book Cover design, obvious, isn’t it? New name, need a new cover. Tell me what you think!

        Next order of business, given the poor reception of the last introduction video that I produced, I went back to the drawing board and came up with a new concept for the video. I have placed in on the Pre-Order Page and I will link it here. 

        NEW TRAILER FOR THE LORE OF THE AOS SÍ

        Lastly, I want to reach out to all of you following. All 137 of you! You are following this project for a reason, either because I harassed you enough, or you find it intriguing. I know there are a lot of projects here on Inkshares, many of which are yours. I need your help! 

        1. Talk to me! Your feedback is INVALUABLE. I am writing this thing for many reasons, but the primary reason is because people have expressed interest. I need to know what you like, and what you don’t like if I am going to succeed.

        2. Some of you have clicked that magical little button called Pre-Order. In fact 42 of 137. Not too bad really, in fact its AWESOME. Tell me what is holding the additional 95 back? Do I need to do something incredibly drastic? I’ll make a video of me singing the backstreet boys if it’ll sell copies! (Seriously, you have no idea the measures to which I will go. Dignity left me a long, long time ago)

        Well? What do I have to do to get you to click Pre-Order this weekend? Tell me, and I swear to you I will do it....

        Oh no...what have I done....

        Cheers!

        Christopher Lee


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          Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for Disintegration

          Hello, fine readers and followers. How are all of you on this dreary, gray, New York day? I hope you’re somewhere sunnier than I.

          If you also follow Paul Robinson, author of Ghosts of War, you’ll have read that Inkshares has a big backlog and that production of new manuscripts is delayed. I mentioned this, too, a few updates ago. Status quo.

          However, I’m close to being done. The beta readers who came through for me really came through, and I’m grateful for the fantastic feedback they provided. I’ll wait for official word from Inkshares about when I should actually deliver the manuscript, but I expect to be done soon.

          The one complication is that I’m leaving the States with a view to not coming back. If Trump gets elected, maybe I can petition for political asylum, but I’ll be trying to find an amenable locale even if the blue lady takes the cake. I expect the bulk of my editing to be done on trains, when I’m not looking out the window, because I expect it will be difficult to sit down and write when I’m in one foreign city after the next, most of them for the first time, and I’m wanting to explore.

          So, I’m thinking delivery to the Powers that Be by the end of November. If all goes well, you should see the book in the late Spring or early Summer of next year.

          In the meantime, please encourage someone you know to buy Disintegration; it not only helps me but it helps Inkshares and  publishing and--if you’d like for their to be continued literary and the creation of art in the world--the best way to ensure that is to support art, artists, and the people who provide the platforms. With real money (or fiat money, more accurately, but you know what I mean. :) ).

          If you’ve already bought a copy of Disintegration, all you need to do is ask and I’ll deliver an advanced digital copy to you.

          Good day, sir (or madam, or otherwise).

          I said: good day!

          (except, when you buy Disintegration, you win ;) )
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            Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for The Knightmares

            Hello Knightmares!

            My campaign ends in 24 hours! If you still want to grab a book before all the perks end, do so today! They’ll be gone tomorrow!

            Updates to come as I enter into the next phase of publishing The Knightmares. 

            In the meantime, check out my other project, VEXED!

            Thanks again to everyone who helped me reach my goal. I can’t thank you enough!


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              Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for Ghosts of War

              Okay, ladies and gentle men, time for an update on all things Ghost-y.

              You may have noticed last time I said a thing about having the book done and submitted by the end of July. Well, that didn’t happen, but there are reasons, some good, some less so. Let’s begin.

              I was talking to Inkshares around the time of the last update and mentioned my intention to submit at the end of July. Inkshares have a lot on their plate at the moment with a bunch of books in production and some behind the scenes changes, and they felt it would be in the best interests for my book if I took a bit more time to work on things, and not rush it so that when it came time to submit they could give it the appropriate attention. 

              So what this essentially means is the book is about 95% certain to not be coming out in 2016 which, while disappointing, is best for the books future. Rest assured though, it will be coming as soon as humanly possible in 2017.

              One side effect of this "take your time" directive was that my brain went into "oh you can put this off for a while" mode (among many other unhelpful modes)...and here we are: three months later and no finished draft.

              This is a problem. For me. For you. For Inkshares. 

              It is not, however, a problem without a solution and that solutions name is accountability. It’s all well and good to give myself deadlines, but if I’m the only one I’m beholden to, then I tend to fall between the cracks. So I figure having near on 400 people on my case should be a good motivator.

              So, starting next Friday I’ll be sending out weekly updates that will include the daily word totals for the previous week. They’ll continue until the first draft is done (which is close mind you) and then I’ll reassess the schedule as things head into beta reading and revisions and such.

              Current Stats

              Word Count: 94,203

              Chapters Finished: 27 of 32 

              What’s Left: 23, 26 & 30 need to be finished and I have yet to start on 31 & 32 (though they are fully outlined)

              Estimated Final Word Count: somewhere around 110,000

              I’ll see you all next week. 

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                Thomas J. Arnold liked an update for The Remains Of Civilization

                Hello readers,

                So...sorry for accidentally maintaining a radio silence for three months. I had meant to post an update on how the Remains is going and keep the good folks here up to date on these things. But I guess being bad at keeping up with self-made promises is one of the reasons I’m slightly overweight and are writing a novel instead being a blogger. Well...I’m not gonna make any promises here that I think I will accidentally break, so let’s move on.

                The Remains is chugging along at a steady pace...and I shall now unveil The Remains of Civilization V2.0! 

                Here’s a slightly more typo-free, 200% more humorous, and punchier chapters of the book! I promise this time the revision I made to the chapter will make rereading them be like adding sprinkles on a vanilla-flavored ice-cream on a hot, sunny day instead of a reptitive task. I would be interested in hearing your feedback on the story so far and your opinions on it. The reader’s voice is essentially the lifeblood of writers, we REALLY can’t live without ’em.

                Chapter 0

                Chapter 1

                Chapter 2

                Other than that, I can now also officially announce that I will finish this draft before or during NaNoWriMo and also had finished planning and writing down the ending for the story. Funny how the ending was almost completely different from how I had finished the first draft, but that was never meant to be the real ending anyway, the ending to the first draft served as a placeholder for when I thought of a better ending and a reminder that if you don’t plan...eh things can really become a mess really quickly. At the end, the current draft is more a rewrite than an edit, really.

                Well, that’s unfortunately all. I’ll probably post another update next month. Until then.

                -Yicheng Liu

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