We’re catching up...

We’re almost down to double-digits!

Since I’m trying to focus as many of my efforts on hunting down new supporters one by one as possible, and since I’ve largely run out of story-based content I can share without spoiling things I want to hold off on, there will be no new story or lore-based updates this week. However, since this campaign has been going for something like seven or eight months now, it occurs to me that newer readers may have missed earlier updates. So this week I’m compiling archives of previous updates for your convenient browsing. Just click each picture and you’ll be taken directly to the original update for that item.

Today’s archive: crew dossiers. Read up on Exotech’s files for each member of The Diamelen’s crew, and their enigmatic robotic host, SCARAB.

 

As always, please remember to keep pushing for more support! We still need more than a hundred orders in the next six days, but I genuinely believe we can make it.

Dear Lucky Readers,

I’ve received a few questions about the status of Lucky recently, so I wanted to make sure everyone understands the "next steps" for this novel.

Firstly, I want to assure everyone that YES you will still receive your copy of this novel, once publication is complete. Since this is a crowd-funded project, production does not start until the funding period is over. (It’s like paying in advance for your subscription to National Geographic in that you send them the money, then in a month you get a new magazine.) 

So now we’re in the production phase of this process. This means that the first draft of the manuscript is currently being edited and rewritten. I sent the first seven chapters to my amazing Madam Editor Jessica this week, so content editing is well underway. After that, we will do a pass of line editing (the fancy grammar and spelling check). Then the manuscript will go to the Quill team for formatting, setting, and printing. All of this could take several months. My current estimation is that I will finish edits and rewrites by the end of November. From there, we will enter the production queue at Quill. My hope is that we will see production sometime in early 2017. 

I know this is all general information, but right now this is the best I have. I want to thank you all for your patience with, generosity to and faith in this project. I truly feel that I am the most blessed of all authors to have such supportive readers as all of you.

Stay tuned and happy reading!

Webster

Hello Knightmares!

Here’s a quick update for everyone on the progress of The Knightmares. I get asked all the time about when the book is coming out now that the campaign is over. The truth is, I don’t know, but I thought I’d update you all on the progress.

Firstly, the manuscript is done. The last few days I have been working towards gathering the additional information I need in order to submit the manuscript to Inkshares. This includes reviews by other authors, forewords, dedications, etc... 

Once that is done the process will start. This will include edits and a proofreader that will hopefully catch all the mistakes within the 202,000 words I wrote. 

When all of that is complete, and the new cover artwork has been set and ready to the specs they provided, the book will then go into publishing.

Beginning to end, it could take up anywhere between 6-8 months, depending on how fast I move to make the changes and get everything submitted. 

Those of you who qualify for t-shirts and posters will get them sometime around the time you receive the book.

Thanks again to everyone who ordered. Thanks for helping me achieve something that I have been working towards for a long time.

And don’t forget to continue to spread to the word to any friends, co-workers and family to buy a book! The more books that sell, the better chance I have of The Knightmares becoming a hit.

It’s Halloween time! The best time of the year, let’s all get drawn in by the hypnotic allure of the undead, pumpkin spice, and endlessly singing "This is Halloween" for the next 11 months. 

So here is my plan. Starting next weekend, I’m going to do one weekly update regarding Samhain lore and history leading up till the special event I’m hosting on 11/5 in Chicagoland set in the Seventh Age world. If you are interested in attending, find me on facebook for a one night LARP. 

Now, in other book news... there is actual news: 

1. I’ve been writing articles for Geek & Sundry for a while now. Mostly focused on gaming, rpging and storytelling. You can find them all located HERE. 
2. The Seventh Age has gotten an offer for an AudioBook! It’s going to be so weird hearing someone else read the lines that I wrote. I’ve got no real details at the moment. But more to come!
3. After watching Voltron the new Animated Show, I’ve decided that I’m perfectly okay with Aliens kidnapping me, knocking me out, and me waking up with white hair, an awesome scar of some kind, and a bad-ass cybernetic arm. 
4. As for my Sequel Dystopia, I’m going to let the funding on that run out I believe at this moment. The campaign page was designed for a contest and I’m just going to chill on that for now and keep writing. 
5. Release date is still 01/17/2017. If you haven’t read some of the sample chapters or picked up a copy... no better time than this month. 

Now, some Samhain News:

It’s celebrated from Sunset of October 31st to Sunrise on November 1st. So you’ve all got to update your trick-or-treating stuff. None of this "in by nighttime nonsense". Claim the night like proper monsters. 

Remember, on this night, it’s because Demons and Faeries roam the wild and the veil of the living and dead is thin. So you leave out food and wine and treats to placate them and leave your house alone. This is also why you dress up, less you be kidnapped and dragged off into the forests. 

I’ve been seeing a lot of candy, and sometimes some food. But I’m not finding a lot of offerings of wine being left out. Again, for you Chicagians. I drink Red Wine. 

Until next week!

Oh, hey, you’re still here?

Well, I’m glad you are! What’s going on with "To Live and Die in Avalon" you ask? Have I thrown in the towel and stopped working on it? Nope, not at all. 

Dear friends and followers,

The one thing I’ve learned about deadlines is that they are always closer than they appear. Looking at my calendar, it feels as though all of my time for the rest of the year has been claimed and eaten up by this, that, or the other. Are we on track for the finish and the magical 750? You’ve been generous and you’ve gotten me this far already, but the future is a mystery. I can only hope and pray that any efforts made now will bear fruit in time.

It often feels like an impossibility, but I believe in miracles. And speaking of impossibilities, here’s a look at another one of the characters you’ll meet in "Murder at the Veterans’ Club": Mortimer Wolfe.

It’s Thanksgiving weekend for those of us in Canada, and I plan to be stuffing myself with turkey. I will be remembering in gratitude the support I’ve been given so far. And until we meet again: have fun, and keep reading.