Dearest Readers,

The end of the Geek and Sundry Fantasy contest approaches, and while Fae Child is in about 18th place out of nearly 400 entries (respectable), I’d like to bring your attention to WITHERFIST, a book written by my good friend Jenny Graham-Jones. She has gotten up to 9th place, and could go even higher in the two weeks left in the contest. "The true name of a demon is inked into her flesh. To return to her daughter and home, the warrior Irusai must break the binding the ink has created. In doing so, she will ally with a princess in exile and together bring justice to the Last Empire." There are three sample chapters up, each from a different character’s point of view, and they are well worth reading to find out how wide and amazing the world of Witherfist is.

There is also another contest running on Inkshares right now, sponsored by Crypt TV, for horror books. APEX is written by my fellow Oregonian, Deborah Munro, and she is in third place right now and guaranteed publication if she can hold onto third until Halloween. If you would enjoy a Critchon-esque thriller, check it out! "When Jason, an undercover FBI agent, goes to Oregon to investigate reported wolf-attacks on livestock, he’s already skeptical. After seeing that five hundred pound cattle are being decimated by their mysterious predator, he becomes increasingly convinced that something else is responsible. Meanwhile, a scientist named Claire who Jason knows used to work at a research facility in Japan some years back before it exploded under suspicious circumstances, is conducting top secret research behind high walls. What is the connection between the work she was doing in Japan and the work she’s doing now in Oregon? The only things he knows for sure are that she has secrets to hide, and that whatever is causing these deaths is NOT an ordinary wolf…"

 

Now, back to Fae Child’s news! We have crested 70 books ordered, which means I drew the next winner! Julie Rebideaux chose the pink unicorn as her prize, which means after we hit 80 orders I’ll give away the last toy, the pink dragon. And then, who knows, I might just buy some more because these are fun to hand out. ;) Please keep on recommending my book to your friends who like to read, every mention helps.

Enjoy your evening/day, and thank you for your support!

Jane-Holly

Hello Readers, Followers, and Lurkers!

Quick update today: Christopher Lee (author of The Lore of the Aos Sí) made a book trailer for Fae Child! It is complete, and here it is (you can also view it on the Fae Child main page):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MDVWv88J4w

I just love it. Thank you again, Christopher! As a reminder, he is running a promotion where if you preorder his book and review/recommend it he will make you a book trailer. If you’re in need of some fancy multimedia to help promote your book you should jump on it!

~ Jane-Holly

 

Hello dear Readers (and Followers),

Fae Child is nearly at 60 orders! Just two more orders and I’ll draw a Reader’s name to win one of those adorable stuffed animals from the last update. You know you want one. In case you forgot what they look like…

 

How can you resist?? For $10 you could have a copy of Fae Child as an ebook AND a dragon. I mean, come on. What other book is offering you your VERY OWN DRAGON? None of them!*

The FantasticInk contest ends at the end of October, so we have one more month to gain in the standings. If we keep the preorders steady we will get higher than the 20th place we’re in right now. My campaign will be running until the end of the year, but the higher we place, the more recognition Fae Child gets and the more eyeballs on it, the more orders, etc etc.

It’s been a rough week emotionally, but I’m going to be cliché and keep calm and carry on. Every day with a pre-order is the best day, and every day without one is the worst. It’s been a rollercoaster! With 94 days left in the campaign, Fae Child needs just over 2 orders a day to reach Inkshares’ light publishing goal. WE can do it. I can’t do it on my own. I need your help to get the word out on your social networks.

Thank you for believing in me and my book.

~ Jane-Holly

*as far as I know

Dearest Readers and Miscellaneous Followers,

Today Fae Child rocketed past 60 books preordered (many thanks to those who ordered today!), and so the first phase of my adorable fantasy creature giveaway has kicked into gear. I entered the numbers into a random draw, and ORDER 53 was picked. Danika Kenn! I have already been in contact with her, and she picked the cute green dragon. He will be getting some hugs for the road and then being shipped out this weekend. Congrats Danika, and thank you for your support!

This leaves the PINK DRAGON and the ALMOST-TOO-HAPPY UNICORN as the giveaways for orders 61-70 and 71-80.

Don’t miss out! Preorder today!

~ Jane-Holly

Hello all -

A bit of a different sort of update today for Fae Child. Here’s an excerpt from Chapter Six, where we find Dan, Abbie’s father, again on the phone. This time he is calling up a friend from his past.

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“How did you get this number?”

“Does it matter?” Dan sat on the kitchen counter, tethered to the wall by the phone.

A sigh. “Was a time you could call me up and I would follow you through hell, Wodan. That was a long time ago.”

“I know. Things have changed since the Hunt -”

“The Hunt no longer exists.” Mathan said flatly. “The Gates were closed behind us when we came through, and the Boar runs wild in the worlds. And it’s not my problem, whatever it is. Don’t call me again.”

“There’s been an incursion. A changeling.”

The silence on the line went on so long, Dan wondered if Mathan had hung up already. Then, “How do you know?”

“It’s my daughter.”

Another pause, and then a weary sigh. “Killing it is -”

“I can’t do that. Not yet, anyway.” Dan frowned. “It’s existence is a violation of the truce.”

“Not much we can do about it from this side of the Gates.”

“You know as well as I do that it can’t be the first incursion since the Queens signed the Accords. Summer is making a move.”

“And if you keep the changeling around, one of them will have an agent who can access magic with impunity. The entire reason the Gates were sealed was to keep the Balance between Summer and Winter and stop these power plays in the world.”

“Well, one of them has decided the risk is worth it. Probably Summer.”

“Titania is too smart for that.”

“Too smart to get caught. The Gates are sealed. If Winter holds to the Accords they will never find out until it’s too late.”

“Global warming,” Mathan said suddenly. “I did wonder if perhaps Summer was growing in power, but if this is true, if they sent the changeling…” His deep voice trailed off.

Dan picked up where he left off. “It’s a long game she’s playing. One that could change this world forever.”

“She cares nothing for the human world, you know that. The elven lords of her court will follow her whims and fight over the scraps of what’s left.”

“Bold words, even for a bear,” Dan said with a smile that quickly faded. “I contacted the Cat.”

Mathan sucked in his breath in a hiss. “The Cat cares about nothing but herself.”

“She has access to the Otherworld,” pointed out Dan. “She has her magic, even here in the human world. She’s as close to a neutral party between Seasons as exists in the worlds.”

“The dragons are too capricious to trust. Neutral - or chaotic. Who can tell what they get out of their deals, until it’s too late?”

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Fae Child is still stubbornly hanging near the top of the pack, but while we are closer to the top 10 than many other entrants in the FantasticInk contest, we aren’t that close. With your help we can change that - if you can each bring one more reader to the party we will be in great shape. The fact is that I’m at the end of my own social network (they’ve been thoroughly badgered!), and while I have a few promised future preorders, I don’t have 190. I love writing, and I like to think I’m good at it, but I should probably just admit I’m not great at crowdfunding!

Thanks to the great Christopher Lee, Fae Child should soon have a book trailer - I can’t thank you enough, Christopher, for taking on this project for me. Check out his book: The Lore of the Aos Sí. "It is 3002BCE. Mankind is subject to Fae law. Four young souls will rise as ancient forces continue their age-old feud. As MidSummer’s Eve approaches, one will be chosen to join the sacred Order of the Druids to keep the balance between Man and Fae." Sounds good, doesn’t it?

Thanks again to everyone, and don’t forget, our second random draw for one of the Beanie Boos will occur after we reach 70 orders. We’re at 65 - halfway there!

Jane-Holly