Leah, you made order #300! I'm so excited!
This milestone snuck up on me, I gotta say. Leah is going to help me organize my social media presence and, er, life. She is brilliant and amazing.Thank you, Leah!
To celebrate, why not do a giveaway?
The next 10 readers (you don't have to be new - you can order another copy) will receive a 5x7 postcard print of this illustration I did when I was bored one time:
Busy, Busy Alien!
“I can't just let you take a patient to your room, Lieutenant,” said Carina.
“Better that he be a vegetable, here?" Erin asked. "Just lying here, with no one knowing what to do? I think I can help him, Carina. Let me help him.”
“What is it with you?” Carina asked, crossing her arms.
“I feel things, Carina. More acutely than you, or anyone else.”
Carina exhaled so that her lips fluttered. “You haven't met Tuah.”
“Captain, be serious, damn it. I'm an empath. A low-level telepath. I can't read thoughts, but I can sense what people actually feel. It's like one big bullshit detector and it's horrible.”
“I bet.”
“And what's especially horrible is that Rivetti. I've met a lot of malignant people, people who are almost irredeemable, but almost all of them had some kind of redemptive quality. All Rivetti wants to do is hurt people. I've never encountered feelings so black.”
“You grew up on Venus, didn't you?”
“Yeah, so what?”
“Welcome to Earth.”
Its a bit later in the day than I usually post up, but the remainder of Chapter 3 is now up. Its also the last part I'll be uploading for the time being. Other portions will be uploaded after hitting certain preorder thresholds as mentioned previously and relisted below, so I'm going to have to hustle even more to try to get those numbers up. I'm considering giving up sleep entirely in order to do so at this point.
For anyone who's been enjoying what they've been reading, please don't hesitate to share/recommend with others you think would enjoy it as well. All help is greatly appreciated, and you all have my thanks for the support already given as well.
That's going to be it for this update.
50 preorders: Chapter 4
100 preorders: Chapter 5
250 preorders: Chapter 6
500 preorders: Chapter 7
750 preorders: Chapter 8
1,000 preorders: the climactic Chapter 9
Hey, all. I've been quiet because it's been quiet. Thankfully, I've yet to have a day with no orders, but things have been really lean since the contest ended. I'm right on the verge of falling behind the "ideal" funding goal, which -- by "ideal" -- means I won't get funded unless the orders really pick up.
Hello readers!
I've been really thankful for all the positive feedback on the new layout of the page, and the updated sample chapter. I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be posting the finished CHAPTER ONE sometime later this week. For everyone who already read through my previous draft, I just wanted to make clear that this chapter, much like the prologue, will be incredibly different. I'm looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts.
Also, I wanted to ask for a huge favor from the Inkshares community. I need everyone who has pre-ordered a copy of the book to get out there and push The Children of the Forest to everyone you know! Reccomend it on Inkshares, tell your friends, neighbors, and family pets about it. Do whatever you can to get eyes on this page. I'm determined to see my book hit its goal, but it can only do that with positive word of mouth, and the support of fans like you!
Thanks everyone, have a great a day!