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Happy National Book Lovers Day! Today also marks the official launch date for Welcome to Deadland! Next week will be the year anniversary of entering the Nerdist Collection Contest, and today this book no longer belongs to just me, but to all of you and to all of the future readers who pick up a copy. Over the weekend I had the opportunity to take Welcome to Deadland to the source of its inspiration, where the initial seeds of imagination were planted in my mind. 


I had the privilege of launching Welcome to Deadland at a Barnes & Noble in Orlando. The turnout was beyond what I could have expected. I didn’t get a picture of the entire crowd, but this was about fifteen minutes before we started and the seats were filling up fast. I read the prologue and answered a series of questions. One of my close friends filmed the entire event and will be editing together a video of the event as well. I was overwhelmed with support, friends and family drove down and flew in from all over the country. Each time I was surprised by the appearance of one person, someone else unexpected would show up and surprise me all over again. 


Another awesome moment of the day was a stop by the tattoo parlor where my mom received the first Welcome to Deadland tattoo, and had it done in my handwriting! 

Also: Welcome to Deadland Ferris wheel tattoos!


My dad and stepmom drove over from Tampa, and I had my siblings by my side. 

I can’t say thank you enough to everyone who showed up, to those of you that backed and preordered my book, the readers who ordered the book beyond the funding campaign, and to Inkshares and Nerdist for giving me the opportunity to put Welcome to Deadland out in the world. From the bottom of my heart, I give you all my sincerest gratitude. 

And remember, the infected aren’t the only thing you have to watch out for in theme parks. Dinosaurs are right around the corner, too!!

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    Jamison Stone liked an update for The Knightmares

    Hello my fellow Knightmares!

    As I start off every update, I thank you for all the support! You are all the reason why this project is 44 pre-orders away from Quill publishing, and I can’t thank you enough.

    With that said, we have 51 days to get those last 44 pre-orders.

    So, this is that time to jump on this train if you’re still on the fence. This is the time to grab that additional copy for a friend, for your local library, for that special girl or boy in your life. I say, "give them the gift of KNIGHTMARES!" No, really, they’ll thank you.

    And remember:

    • Each order of a softcover book gets a FREE bookmark (design pending).
    • Order 3 or more, and you’ll get a FREE poster version of the new cover art (almost done!)
    • Buy a book and get 2 people to buy, and get a FREE t-shirt!

    Want to see that t-shirt?


    I recently did a guest blog post on the Apotheosis Blog, you can read that here. And while you’re at it, check out the blog owner’s book:

    Rune of the Apprentice - by Jamison Stone - Filled with magic and mystery, Rune of the Apprentice is an action-packed novel of adventure, love, and self-discovery.

    I ordered a copy, and you should too.

    BOOKS TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON:

    This week launched a new contest here on Inkshares for fantasy writers, and the site is inundated with new authors. Digging through all the new content has been overwhelming, and there’s so much good stuff that’s getting buried under the chaos. Here are a few that caught my eye.

    Big Bad Beautiful by Daniel Garvin - She is a monster enslaved, the Wolf.  He is her reluctant handler, the Red.  Together they are the protectors of their leader, their savior, their tyrant, Grandmother.  This is their pilgrimage.

    The Living God by Kaytalin Platt - When Saran’s magic is stolen, she must confront a life without the ability to manipulate time, struggle to see a rebellion finished, and keep Keleir  from falling ever closer to becoming The Living God.

    The Delicate Art of Soulripping by Sara Polk - When you die your soul doesn’t just leave your body. There’s a process: ripping, reaping, replacing.

    The Hunter Saga by H.A. Paaso - A seer in ancient Greece has a dream of monsters wiping out humans. With the help of divinities and mythical beasts, will our heroes save the future of humanity? History, magic, legend, comedy and tragedy, all will be included in this epic adventure.

    Crowdfunding is hard, and the ONLY time it’s fun is when things start falling into place and you see all your hard work paying off. So if you have a few extra Alexander Hamilton’s hanging around, throw one or two at one or two, or all four of these projects. These are people’s dreams you’re supporting. Support independent artists because these are the true gems of the world. These are the people with jobs, families, priorities and still manage to put 20-40 hours a week into their dream.



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      Sadie Fans,

      We’re starting to line up fall book events in anticipation of the Sadie McGrady Runs for President book release on October 4th. I’ll be back in touch soon with a list of venues, in hopes that you’ll be able to save a date to celebrate with us. In the meantime, please use your social media to help parents and grandparents connect with this new article I wrote for Huffington Post: 5 Ways to Help Girls Build Leadership Skills. Thanks and #GoSadie!


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        You heard it here first: DARCY CONRAD

        One of best parts of being a hit author is getting to discover new talent. Allow me to introduce Inkshare’s funding author Darcy Conrad.

        [See all those Scott Pilgrim books on the book shelf? Cool, right?]

        While Darcy Conrad is not a science writer, she is one of the best YA (Young Adult) authors I have read all year. 

        In fact, I have not been so excited by a YA book since reading J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter book almost twenty years ago. If you think I am exaggerating in the slightest, read for yourself:

        Here are the first 9 chapters of The War of Wind and Moon.

        (Like audiobooks? Got you covered: Here are the first 9 chapters being read by author.)

        The world of The War of the Wind and Moon is an entirely new world and a whole new mythology. And right now you have the opportunity to say, "I knew about Darcy Conrad before the rest of the world." And if she’s anything like me, she will remember. 

        Here’s the link to back The War of the Wind and Moon. SPECIAL OFFER: Back this book and receive the uniquely eternal gratitude of supporting a new author before they hit big!

        That’s it. Here we go, Team! Keep up the good work and read on.

        Mike


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          Jamison Stone liked the forum thread, change in author royalties? when?
          @Luke Fellner Nothing of that sort had been conveyed to the authors. 

          The change in royalties structure was sent to the authors on a few occasions, but probably was made less apparent to yet-to-reach-funding authors unless you followed @Adam Gomolin or @Angela Melamud 
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            Jamison Stone liked the forum thread, change in author royalties? when?
            Thank you @Amanda Orneck for sharing that link, it answers my questions. Had I seen that rather than just stumbling upon new terms by chance without explanation on inkshares.com I think my reaction would have been very different. Even more so if I had know about the changes in advance/ participated in the process as it seems funded authors had.

            I liked Inkshares, and I still do but one of the things that drew me here in the first place was that this publisher was different, that they were more transparent. Now that I know more it seems that they were very much transparent and inclusive among a select group (funded authors) with these changes. And I get that it’s unreasonable to expand that group. How they went about these changes actually do fit within the framework of what attracted me in the first-place, so kudos to Inkshares for that. Though, the manner in which I discovered the changes colored my initial reaction.
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              Jamison Stone liked the forum thread, change in author royalties? when?
              @Luke Fellner if you have a link to the post maybe we can give you more information.  Inkshares is a sort of turn-on-a-dime company, and as such have made big changes to how they work throughout their existence. For instance, their original concept was closer to Kickstarter, where the authors would fulfill backer rewards, but it got to be such a hassle for the writers they changed formats fairly quickly from what I understand. My gut says that if you saw a thread talking about 250 and $20 a book, that’s the old discussion on what eventually became Quill because initially they were talking that ebooks would be $20 and paperback $30, which the community let them know was too hard on our supporters to sustain.

              @Darcy Conroy It’s totally valid to have concerns, and while the company is in this chrysalis stage it’s natural to wonder about all the changes, particularly if you came in during the midst of it. Many of the current stable of writers are just as trepidatious  as you are. No one likes changes, and we’re still waiting to see what everything looks like in the end. I honestly don’t anticipate the royalties dropping below 35% simply because at that point (as some have mentioned you’re getting much less than that since it’s a split of net profits) it just doesn’t make sense to stick with Inkshares. Adam mentioned in his email that they wanted to make sure their writers were still making double what they could at an old school publisher, and I think anything below 35% would put that in jeopardy. 

              My personal experience with the site is a little less brilliant than @Mike Mongo or @JF Dubeau . I have failed two campaigns and completed two, once of which was an anthology that won the last contest. The book that I succeeded with on my own only hit Quill funding (that 250 mark), but I did get the honor of being selected as a Sword & Laser collection book. I am more tied in with the writer community than the "excellent services" that Mike and JF have experience with. My little book is still in the editing phase, so I will probably land in the new version of Quill, whatever that will look like. But I’m sticking around for the authors I’ve met, and all I’ve learned from them. I have faith in what they are building here at Inkshares, but I am not so tied in that if the deal stops being good that I’ll still stay. Crowdfunding is rough business for introverts, and if I’m going to push past my social anxiety, it’s gotta be worth it.
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