It still hasn’t quite sunk in yet, but as of today I am a published author.
Almost a year after I first started pestering people with buymybookbuymybookifyou’rereallymyfriendyou’llbymybook harassment, it’s finally out. If you’re reading this, you’ve already gotten your copy (I hope!), but now they’re available online at Amazon, B&N and others, and at dozens of independent bookstores all around the country.
Thank you so much.
The amount of effort that goes into publishing a book is truly awe inspiring. My editors Kiele Raymond and Michael Trudeau transformed some mediocre writing into the polished manuscript you received this past month. I’m beyond over-the-moon about the cover Elyse Lyons produced for me, and Emily Zach and the rest of the production team at Girl Friday was professional 100%.
Meanwhile, at Inkshares, my marketing manager Avalon has been working overtime getting me interviews, reviews, and my books in stores, while newly appointed CEO Adam Gomolin has been in overdrive on the derivative properties side.
And then there are the Nerdist folks, who not only sponsored the contest in the first place, making this whole thing possible, but who also treated me like a real Author when I visited them at Comic Con in San Diego.
Thank you all for your tireless work to make this project as successful as possible.
Now, some news:
Monday night I was featured on The 207, a Portland and Bangor local features show on NBC. The boys from Bull Moose were extremely kind in their promotion of my novel.
Today I woke up to a Bangor Daily News review, which was similarly positive.
I’m also looking at scheduling book signing events around the Bangor area over the next several weeks. Check out my Facebook page to stay current!
Lastly, in case you missed it, I’ve got a Comic Con recap on my blog, which you can find here.
So that’s pretty much it.
I can say thank you enough
Dave
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Hello everyone,
I guess I should talk about this shouldn’t I?
There’s a minuscule little article on The Tracking Board that talks about me and my upcoming book; A God in the Shed. Go read it. It’s fun. I’ll wait.
You’re back? Awesome. So what do you think? Yeah, I was a bit overwhelmed. Still sort of am. I’m not exactly wired to take compliments or bask in the glory of good news on that scale. I’d love to pretend that it’s because I’m humble and level-headed but in truth I’m just terrified of disappointment and incapable of processing success. My own issues aside, I think it’s important to know a few things about this announcement.
What this isn’t:
What this is:
The great Mike Mongo (Astronaut Instruction Manual) once told me; "However long you think this process is going to take, double that." and the awesome Adam Gomolin also shared this nugget of wisdom; "It’s a no until it’s a yes."
So I’m going to try and take it easy. Keep the day job and continue chipping away at my other projects (check out Arch-Android, the sequel to The Life Engineered, along with Too Many Controllers).
Thanks again for the support everyone. Go read that article again and while you do that, keep telling yourself; ’I’m part of this.’
Because you are.
JF
Since this morning’s update, we’ve had 3 very positive developments!
1. The Geek & Sundry contest announcement was released and all Fantasy genres are invited to participate - so our project qualifies!
2. They extended the length of the contest to a full three months, giving us plenty of time to campaign and to build out the anthology.
3. A few supporters have PM’d us with a GO sign.
We will wait another day to hear from more of you and hopefully launch the campaign tomorrow if the response continues to be in favor of this project moving forward into a contest campaign.
Cheers,
Mykl and Rich
Dear Readers and Friends:
