So after a few (okay, a lot of) orders disappearing because of issues with credits, we are now (again) officially 20% of the way to full funding.

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Between now and the end of the month I will be uploading chapters to celebrate milestones. Today, Chapter 4 went up to celebrate my 151st order, so when the 200th hits my inbox, I’ll upload Chapter 5, which (spoilers) is when the witch hits the road finally.

With that in mind, I want to shout out to the following people for their recent preorders:

Amanda Orneck (author of Deus Ex Machina)

Helena and Malena (authors of Sparked)

Jane-Holly Meissner (author of Fae Child)

And Ben fucking Luntz, who preordered 3 copies like the hero that he is.

You are all the best supporters an unheard-of author could ask for. I’ll be thinking of y’all while I crank out the 10,000 words I told myself I would write today.

-J.

Hello friends!

The air is getting chillier, the leaves show a hint of change, and I just lit my first blackberry cider candle. Could it be... fall?

TIME FOR FALLCON!! Er, I mean, MSP Fall Comicon, October 8th at the MN State Fairgrounds!!


(last year, when I had no idea what I was doing)

I have secured a table for the second year in a row, and though I don’t have a physical copy of my book to offer for sale (like I’d hope I would by now) I might have my manuscript in to Inkshares by then! So we’re going to take that as a win.

I’ll be selling various art prints, handing out more of the free coloring book pages we created during the first Nerdist Inkshares contest, and perhaps even selling print copies of other Inkshares books. Stop by and say hi if you’re in the area!

ALSO:

There’s a new indie bookstore coming to Minneapolis called Milkweed Books, and they’re crowdfunding their opening on Kickstarter. They will be stocking their shelves and super-cool gallery entirely with independently published books... which could be a match made in heaven for Inkshares authors, no?

So here’s what I’m proposing: if you’re an Inkshares author, go back this project and leave a comment saying you’re an Inkshares author who loves indie bookstores. If you’re not an author, go back it anyway and let them know you’d like to see Inkshares books on their shelves. We crowdfunded people have to stick together, so let’s show support!

They reached their goal while I was typing this message, so there’s no doubt about the project being successful. We all know opening a new business can be precarious, and the more backer funds the better. The project closes in 9 days, so go check it out now!

:)