Dear Readers,
I want to thank all of you for your faith in Children of the Teller. I want you to know how much your support means to me.
I have decided to cancel this campaign for the time being. I am not currently able to put in the time and effort that is needed to run a successful Inkshares campaign, let along win an Inkshares/Geek & Sundry contest.You should see a refund from Inkshares soon.
If you haven’t already, consider purchasing my first novel, Lucky. There are only 16 days remaining in that campaign and it is running 425 orders short of our goal. If you order a copy and then get five other people to order, that will make a big dent in the remaining numbers.
While I have your attention, please note that Sara Polk’s amazing novel The Delicate Art of Soulripping is currently #2 in the Geek & Sundry Fantasy contest! A few notes about this novel that you need to know:
If there are any issues with your refunds, please let me know (a direct message on Inkshares will do) and I’ll do what I can to help you get it straightened out.
As always...thank you.
- Webster
Dearest Supporters,
It’s been awhile. We hope this update finds you well.
We’ll keep this short, but we have some exciting news for your ears. Practical Applications for Multiverse Theory is now an audiobook!!!!
THE LINK: http://adbl.co/2b0vAbz
No longer are you confined to the physical book or e-reader! Listen while you run! Or while you’re at your desk! Listen in a car or on a train! Kids crying that they need food or love? Shut that noise down by popping on your headphones and immersing yourself in the #multiversebook.
If you know anyone who mostly or only read audiobooks, please let them know! Or better yet, buy the audiobook as a gift for them. As always, thanks.
And remember, if you’ve read the book but haven’t written a review on Amazon and Goodreads, please do so. The longevity of our book sales depend on it.
- Nick & Noa
www.nickandnoa.com
Making a Comeback!
‘To achieve a success after a retirement or failure.’ – a reliable dictionary I found online.
I am making a comeback. The Slave Prince is making a comeback.
My last success on Inkshares was in January 2015. My last failure on Inkshares was in January 2016. (What a coincidence!) But what is failure, really? Giving up. So that’s why I’m back.
When The Slave Prince didn’t make it to the top 3 in the Sword & Laser Collection Contest, I was disappointed. But I knew, from the get-go, that I wasn’t going to give up on this book. And when the opportunity arose, I would put it out there again.
The opportunity has arrived… in the form of the Geek & Sundry fantasy contest.
The Geek & Sundry contest opens now till November 1st. The top 3 books with the most unique pre-orders will receive a full publishing deal with Inkshares.
Obviously, The Slave Prince is at risk of ‘failing’ again. But I’m not going to fail, because whatever obstacle stands before me, I will dig under, I will climb over, and if I have to, I will break my way through. (Sounds like I’m giving myself a pep talk, eh?)
I don’t think I’ve said this before, but The Slave Prince is an important book to me… far more important than The Battle for Oz. If I could turn back time, I would’ve funded The Slave Prince first. But alas, I’m no time traveller.
The Slave Prince wasn’t just written for fun, but for me. The Slave Prince, Thom himself, reminds me I can do anything if I believe in myself. The adventure reminds me that perseverance can make the impossible possible. And the premise… the premise reminds me of the power of child-like make-believe. (Why am I tearing up? This is weird.)
Every time I revisit The Slave Prince in my editing rounds, I am reminded to believe in myself and keep contending for the impossible. If it were another book, I’m not too sure if I’d feel the same. So here I am, hoping you’ll stand with me and this book.
I know my book isn’t the best book out there, but I hope the story speaks to you. I also hope… you’ll give me a chance to make this comeback real. Thank you so very much for reading all the way to the end! And please grab a copy on your way out. I would be eternally grateful.
Wanna see something really REALLY cool? Was going through an old file-cabinet over the weekend and found a bunch of materials from the early days of The Amaranth Chronicles.
We originally started mapping out the story using flashcards and pinned them up to a wall in my college bedroom. This was all back in 2008. Take a look at those first 3 cards. Its really amazing to reflect on my life and all that’s happened since then but I am amazed at what didn’t change in all these years.
Check out the early sketches of the Stormchaser at the bottom. I did those nearly 11 years ago... Puts a tear in my eye...
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Top o’ the Tuesday, Space Crew!
You know what’s neat about this particular Tuesday? It’s the day before I’m doing a little travelling myself. Yeah, that’s right; I’m slacking on promo for three weeks to go chill in Europe. If any of you are around London/Paris/various German cities, hit me up and we can gush and fan over space books together.
Now, we’ve still got a ways to go on the funding.
This week I want to find podcasters. If you are one, or you know one, and you think it would be an all right place to talk about The Traveller’s Cup, please let me know. I will gleefully and awkwardly spew book nonsense in the direction of anyone who is willing to listen.
Since I’m going to be on the road for a few weeks I’m going to be hard-pressed to update you all on the haps of this book campaign for a bit. That said, I’ll probably still send you a weekly update, but you should judge it less harshly for formatting and typos because I’ll be restricted to mobile. Which also means no doodles. I’m so sorry.
So enjoy this one. I hope it ties you over despite the crushing hole I must be leaving in your heart with my brief internet vacancy.
Your Seductively Sinister Space Captain,
-AC