Craig A. Munro liked an update for 1000 Faces

Hello, 1000 Faces followers.

As I’m almost certain you’re all aware, 1000 Faces is part of the Nerdist Sci-Fi contest and is currently placed 4th. To be in with a chance of receiving Inkshares full publishing support, the book needs to place 3rd or higher. Due to the short length of the contest - it ends on June 25th - I’m going to come right out and ask you all for a big favour: please consider preordering and recommending this project to a friend. Today. Right now, even.

1000 Faces is set in a not-so-difficult to imagine near-future where the internet bubble has burst, creating an unprecedented era of paranoia as every part of the internet becomes accessible to the public. To maintain a shred of anonymity and privacy, people wear digital avatars - a mask, like a more high-quality, identity-concealing version of the photo filters we see on Snapchat and other social media. The main character, Kara Finch, is a designer of these masks for the ubiquitous MyFace corporation. She’ll find herself caught up in an attack on her companies code base, coerced into working with a new generation of cyber-terrorists and strong-armed by government snoopers. If you like Black Mirror, A Scanner Darkly, Mr Robot, or Gattaca, her story should tickle your fancy.

I’ll be sharing some draft content from the book soon. Keep your eyes on your inbox.

~ Jenny

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    Craig A. Munro liked an update for Mission 51

    This update is for all the wonderful people who supported me and Mission 51 with a pre-order in 2016. Those pre-orders are gone!

    First of all, thank you again for your love and pre-orders when Mission 51 first broke on the scene last year.  128 generous supporters bought 183 pre-orders between February and July of 2016. But all of those pre-orders were returned when I intentionally took the book out of funding last summer. At that time, Inkshares refunded each person for their pre-order purchases. If you were among those early supporters of Mission 51, you should have received your refund sometime in July or August of 2016. Please check your accounts to be sure you indeed received the refund from Inkshares. If there is any question, let me know and I will pursue it.

    Mission 51 is now back and better than ever! I have entered the novel in the latest Inkshares Sci-Fi contest and it is again taking pre-orders.

    It is my hope that many, most, or all of Mission 51’s previous supporters will again find it in their hearts to support it again. You will have to place your pre-orders again, as the pre-orders from last year are no longer in place.

    Let me know if you have any questions about this. You can email me at ferdcrotte@mac.com.

    I am sincerely grateful for all the love and support you have given me. Our Mission 51 family rocks! :D
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      Craig A. Munro liked The Walls are Closing In
      Wowowowow! You did it!! 750 pre-orders!!!

      Congratulations, Jacqui! I am so very happy for you! This is fantastic!  :D
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        Craig A. Munro liked an update for The Seventh Age: Dawn

        It has been a minute hasn’t it!

        I’ve been keeping the updates that hit your inbox sparse for a reason: I want everyone reading the book instead of updates. Don’t worry, I’ll hit you up for REVIEWS more in the future. I’m up to 30 now, and I’ll need to claw up to 100. So every person who feels like clicking on that and leaving one helps!

        In other news. I’ll be at ACEN this weekend! If you are attending one of the largest Anime Cons in the nation, FIND ME! I’ll be buried in the bowels of Artist Alley selling souls and books. (souls are in limited quantity). 

        And in my final Seventh Age news... I’ve been at work writing. Both writing for the Sequel, other projects, and 7th Age short stories that will come out at the end of the year. 

        For now... here is a tease..

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          Craig A. Munro liked an update for The Walls are Closing In

          We did it. 750 copies sold. This. Is. Amazing.

          Thank you, a million times over. The past few months have been challenging, invigorating, frustrating, and inspiring. I have made several new friends and reconnected with old ones. Nothing quite like the raw experience of putting yourself and your work out there.

          I am excited to embark on the production journey and to give you sneak peeks behind the scenes along the way. So, what goes into the production of a book with a full-scale publishing house, before it makes its way to a bookstore near you? Glad you asked! I made the following to break it down, and will also add it to my revamped book page for future reference:


          As I make my way through these phases, I will aim to send you updates every month or so, or when something particularly exciting happens, so as to not drive all of you up the wall. Also, since I know it will be a long wait, I have decided that once the edits are complete, I will send all of you (my original backers) an electronic uncorrected proof. This means that you will have the ability to read the book months before it is released while waiting for your official copy.

          Several, if not most, of you, found the book through my Twitter account @WritesAsheville - I have created a separate handle specifically for book-related news - @TWACI2090 Feel free to follow!

          And last, but not least, the winner of the $250 Airbnb gift card (chosen by random number generator) is ......

          Nicolette Carter Yates

          Just in time for summer! Enjoy!

          Cheers! -Jacqui

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            Craig A. Munro liked the forum thread, Quill vs. Self-Publication
            If anyone is mad at you for this I will beat them up for you. :) So glad to hear an update and that things are going better! And super excited to have a copy of your book!
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              Craig A. Munro liked the forum thread, Quill vs. Self-Publication
              Hi, there! It’s so nice that you care! Thanks for asking. 

              Things are DEFINITELY starting to look better. 

              Originally we were all pretty sure I wasn’t going to make it. I had a cough for almost a year and they found cancer in my throat and lungs. There was a lesion in my left lung the size of a silver dollar (probably caused by second-hand smoke).

              That lesion is down to the size of a nickel now. A NICKEL. I can’t believe it. I hit my assumed "expiration date" 9 days ago. The doctors are optimistic I’ll pull through. :)

              I’m still sad about some of the things that I had to put down while I worked towards recovery, though. (I won’t lie-- every part of this process is horrible and I hate it.) I had to basically stop working on my campaign as I got sicker and weaker, which I think is the main reason why I didn’t push up to a higher spot in the G&S contest I’d entered (I think I ended at... 4th place in that HUGE fantasy contest). I really think I could have hit full publication if I had tried harder. I also know that I’d been nominated for several syndicates right before the end of my campaign, but because we all thought I was going to die I decided not to extend and lost those possible pre-orders. I really thought that I had lost all chance of ever seeing this book become real.

              But now, thanks to the wonderful and understanding people at Inkshares, The Last Faoii might be out as early as August or September, and it looks like I’ll be alive to see it on my bookshelf at home! I do have 2 major hospital visits between here and there, though, so of course I’m still a little worried. But overall, I think that I’m going to make it. I feel alive and ready to go back to war for this book. I feel like a faoii. ;)

              Thank you so much for your concern. I hope that my story and my faoii updates help to inspire other people and their campaigns. It’s a tough road, but it’s worth it. :)

              (Oh-- and if anyone is reading this and is angry at me for jumping queue and probably setting your own production back, I am SO SO SORRY. I absolutely did not mean to make anyone’s campaigns harder than they already are. Really.)
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                Craig A. Munro liked the forum thread, Quill vs. Self-Publication
                The lovely Avalon e-mailed me to give me a better understanding of the differences between Quill and Self-Publication, so I wanted to share her comments here. This way, if there’s anyone else out there who’s not sure what to do, hopefully they’ll see the benefits of working with Inkshares. 

                "I saw your forum question about self-publishing versus Quill, and I wanted to help answer some of those questions. Self-publishing would probably ensure a faster timeline, and you’d have more control over the process. However, the strongest benefits of Quill, aside from working with a copy editor, proofreader, and interior designer from our side, is that a) your book will have more visibility from rights buyers (foreign, tv, audiobook, etc.), and b) your book will be listed in our catalogue for distribution, and it’s very likely that accounts like Barnes & Noble would stock copies. If those sell well, they’d re-up."

                So there you go, Inksharers! I hope that assuages any fears and clears up any concerns! Best of luck in your campaigns.

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                  Craig A. Munro liked an update for The Last Machine in the Solar System

                  Machiners!

                  Can you believe we flew past the one month mark since publication? Crazy times! This will be a quick update with some goodies to report.

                  First, The Last Machine AUDIOBOOK is coming! You read that correctly, this is going to be epic! And I don’t expect it to take very long to produce. After a highly competitive audition process - 60 narrators submitted recordings to read Jonathan’s story - I’ve selected the voice to read our story! Look for an update in the next month or so about a release date. Shooting for around July 1.

                  Super important: Have you read the story? Have you not left a review on Amazon? 

                  Then I need your help. It doesn’t have to be anything elaborate. I liked the Last Machine for x and y reason, etc. One or two sentences will do the trick. Want to write a longer response to the story? Please do - Reviews come in all shapes and sizes! We need to get to 100 on Amazon, and at the moment, we have 16. Many thanks in advance!

                  Amazon page for reviews: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Machine-Solar-System-ebook/dp/B06XRSS26Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8

                  Goodreads page for reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30221887-the-last-machine-in-the-solar-system

                  Lastly, pics! From the book launch at Book Passage in the San Francisco Ferry Building. Oh, and the book in Huntington, NY at Book Revue next to some guy named George R.R. Martin.... I told you these were crazy times :-)

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                    Craig A. Munro liked an update for The Walls are Closing In

                    This is the final countdown!


                    Only 26 orders to go. The champagne is in the fridge beckoning me to open it. If you have not ordered yet and would like to be a backer for The Walls are Closing In, now would be a fabulous time to jump in. If you would like your name in the back of the book, this is your final chance to buy a "Super Reader" package before that ship sails.

                    Once The Walls are Closing In hits 750, a few exciting things will happen:

                    1) The book will officially switch from "Funding" to "In Production," and I’ll await word from Inkshares on when to turn in my manuscript for the first round of developmental editing.

                    2) I will announce the winner of the $250 Airbnb gift card.

                    3) I will send out the limited edition bookmarks. Please send me your address if you would like one. Either DM through Inkshares, or to jacquicastle@gmail.com



                    Stay tuned! -Jacqui

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