Greetings Supporters of Crow’s Gambit! Sorry for the silence and welcome to NanoWriMo the National Novel Writing Month.

Some of you have asked where we are with publication. We picked up a few orders during a Halloween cookie offering but not enough. We are still trying to get to the required number of Pre-Orders. And I could really use your help right now.

If everyone receiving this who has not ordered did it now…we would be celebrating! If only half of those who have made Pre-Order got a friend to make an order…we would be celebrating! With your help we can get things kick-started again. Could you give me a hand?

It’s appropriate you are getting this during NanoWriMo. Crow’s Gambit was actually written during NanoWriMo 2015. I am working on a new book for the event this year. It’s a “weird western”. The world is built with elements from several different magical and mythological settings and includes some of the typical Western genres. Honestly right now I’m a little behind in my word count but maybe in a few years you’ll be hearing about this story too.

More to come...no really...I’m serious... :) 

Quick update-

The 94,200 word Mission 51 manuscript delivered to Inkshares is currently waiting its turn in the editing queue. I am told it may be after the first of the year before the Inkshares staff can "dive into it." - I think I can hold my breath that long!   

A couple exciting updates from Kill Creek...

For those of you who pre-ordered the book many, many months ago, the paperback copies (finally) went out today!  You should have received an email about this today, and the books should be to you in 2 - 4 business days.  I can’t wait for you to check it out.  I couldn’t be happier with the finished product.  It’s my love letter to my all-time favorite genre and the many horror writers who inspired me.  I wrote the first draft of Kill Creek over a decade ago, and the final version is the result of a VERY busy summer of rewriting...and rewriting...and rewriting.  The response so far has been overwhelmingly positive.  Barnes and Noble even called Kill Creek the horror debut of 2017 which is, you know, PRETTY DAMN COOL.  Here’s a little taste of what they had to say:

There is one little bit of bad news, and I hope you’ll forgive me: I wasn’t able to make it up to Oakland to the Inkshares offices to sign your books before they went out.  Because the books took longer to print than expected, and because I felt you had waited long enough to get the books you ordered, I made the decision to have them send them to you without my signature.  I wouldn’t have been able to make it to Inkshares before Thanksgiving, and I wanted to get the books to you ASAP.  But please know how much I appreciate your support.  Your pre-orders made it possible for us to start the process of publishing this book.  Without you, the manuscript would still be sitting on my hard drive.

Also, for those of you with (kid-free) commutes or road trips planned, Kill Creek is now available on Audible!

They did an amazing job.  It’s a fantastic listen.

I’ve already started talking to Inkshares about my next book.  It’s a much different story--a fast, nasty little mofo--and I can’t wait to dive in.  Just know that I have something appropriately disturbing in the works.

I hope you enjoy reading (or listening) to Kill Creek.  When you have a few minutes, please post a review on Amazon, Goodreads and/or Audible.  Your reviews help bring online attention to the book.  Also feel free to share comments or photos of the book on any and all forms of social media.  We’re doing our best to get the word out, but we can always use extra help!

Thank you again for your support. 

Now...open the door to the house on Kill Creek, but remember: once you cross its threshold, there is no going back...

Scott Thomas

Hi everyone!

I wanted to take a moment and fill you in on what has been happening since Halloween.  As the clock stuck five here in California and the contest came to a close, I did in fact breath a heavy sigh of relief.  The contest had been stressful, to say the least.  And, how couldn’t I be stressed out?  There were some great books nipping at my heels!  

Well, after the clock stuck five, I took my son trick or treating and then went to work.  The next morning I received a couple packets of paperwork from Inkshares.  The end and the beginning, if you will, to my ongoing adventure.  The packets were intense, and definitely forced me to really think about how and were this book should and will be sold.  As I tirelessly filled out the paperwork, going over every detail a dozen times or more, I realized that this was the first step to becoming a real bonafide author.

Wow, just wow...

Anyways, before I get all gushy, let me continue.  I have since turned in all of the paperwork, along with my manuscript and spec script!  Exciting, I know!  Everyone at Inkshares has been great and I look forward to working with them through the process ahead!

So, where do we stand now?  Well, now begins the long wait as everything works behind the scenes... in the shadows (ooh, spooky).  The book is still on pre-sale, so continue to spread the word!  If you haven’t already, you can follow the adventure from the beginning at www.pjmarshman.wordpress.com.   I will have a new entry by this weekend going more in depth about what’s been going on.  Join the fun!  

Thank you all for joining me on this adventure.  I am truly excited, and I look forward to taking this project as far as I can!

P.J. Marshman

www.pjmarshman.com

www.facebook.com/pjmarshman

@pjmarshman 

Thank you all for supporting "Tales From Mist Lake" sad to say it did not make the required Pre-Orders for publication. At this time I am not submitting any other books for promotion. Unless another contest comes along. Until then the next book for promotion will be "Vast Land"

On a side note the contest for a copy of "The Chair" has ended the two winners are.

 Kristin Scoggins, Steve Schwalb

Thank you again,

Joshua L. Covarrubio

11/12/17

Hello, everyone. 

Wanted to just give you all a quick update on what’s going on with "Devil You Don’t." After Launchpad wrapped up, I confess I paused my campaign. My brain needed a break, and you all probably needed a break from me. :-)

Right now, we are 84 copies away from "The Devil You Don’t" qualifying for Inkshares’ Quill publishing level.

I’ve asked for (and received) an extension on my funding window until the end of this year. So at midnight on December 31, the funding window will close. At that point, either I’ll be qualified for Quill--or, I won’t be and you’ll all receive a refund for your pre-ordered copies.

I’m going to start digging up more intrepid readers. Of course, I’d love to have everyone’s continued support so if you know anyone who might be interested, please share my page: https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-devil-you-don-t.

If you’ve ordered, consider ordering a second copy--anyone who orders a copy that they’re planning to give as a gift, please let me know once you’ve ordered. If you’d like, i’ll send you a certificate you can give while the book is in production!

That’s it for now -- thank you as always for your continued support. I’ll send an update as we get into the start of December to let you know how everything is unfolding.

Best,
Susan