A child slips through a portal into the land of the Fae and traverses the Otherworld with the help of a young elf, while her parents are left to deal with the changeling that was left in her place.
Good evening! Sorry I’ve been quite the last couple days. I can honestly tell you that it’s because I’ve been writing long into the night, finishing up the second draft of Impervious. It’s so close and I’m so excited to finally have it finished!
Good evening, sailors!
I actually wrote this update yesterday, but I didn’t see where they moved the "update readers" function, so I just posted it under the comments on the project page and hoped for the best. Turns out that was wrong, but! Another author on here was kind enough to help me sort it out. So here’s the news:
With all the anarchy in the campaign over the last two weeks (and unfortunately, it’s probably still not quite over, but we’re going to get through it) I’ve been neglecting what I feel is a real obligation: showcasing the works other funding authors have been trying to get off the ground. I know all too well how hard it is to work a campaign like this, especially without help from the community. There are just too many books around here that deserve to see success, but have trouble finding their audience. Hopefully I can play a part in matchmaking some of these.
This week I want to recommend a very special book for everyone. Why is it special? Well, let me lay it out for you:
Out of the 113 books that entered Geek and Sundry’s Hard Science-Fiction competition, only three won: After Man, The Pirates of Montana, and The Punch Escrow (and all three earned it).
Out of the 110 books that entered Geek and Sundry’s Hard Science Fiction competition and did not win, only three are still actively campaigning to get published the hard way: Tantalus Depths, Seven Days Dead, and First on Mars.
I believe I’ve made it pretty clear by now that I’d like you to support Tantalus Depths (I have something of a vested interest in the project), but I have to say, both Seven Days Dead and First on Mars absolutely deserve to get funded as well.
Everyone but the three of us ultimately either gave up as soon as the contest ended, or failed to get anywhere near a funding goal, but both Landon Trine and Christopher M. Johnson have been working their butts to the bone trying to find audiences for their books, fighting the exhaustion and discouragement that inevitably comes from losing a contest and striving to reach the goals they need to see publication. None of us gave up, even when others did in droves. Their tenacity, their determination, and their dedication deserve to be rewarded.
Here are their books: please, please consider supporting one or even both of them: They’re both well over a hundred pre-orders deep, and I think they both have seriously well-crafted stories to share. Pay special attention to First on Mars: it only has 14 days left in its campaign, unless Landon seeks an extension.
Seven Days Dead centers around a zombie outbreak in the Middle East. More than merely a bog-standard zombie story, however, this book explores the depths of human nature, showing how one of the most conflicted regions in all the world reacts when ancestral enemies are faced with a common foe: their own dead. This book promises to take what might otherwise be a tired premise and breathe new life into it by virtue of the greater message at its core.
As the name implies, First on Mars is a story about the first manned expedition to Mars. However, when unexplained sabotage and a suspicious suicide derail the mission, the crew is thrown into a series of paranoia-driven dilemmas as they struggle to keep the mission together and themselves alive against all odds. This book shares many themes and concepts in common with Tantalus Depths, so if you like what you’ve seen so far of my book, this will almost certainly be right down your alley!
Greetings Bards!
I have a surprise for you all today! I was contemplating updating the Pre-Order page with a trailer, but I wanted to incorporate parts of the mythological backstory, so I basically smashed it all into one two-minute ball of fun for you all to enjoy.
I am going to attempt to embed it in this message, but I am not sure it will work. So I will also attach a hard link here to YouTube so you can enjoy!
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Cheers!
P.S. Just a heads up, I have extended the offer of a free print of artwork with each Pre-Order through August 26th. After that time, they will no longer be available, and the next goodies will be up for grabs. Those Goodies will be going to those who bring in referrals!
Anyways I have to go pack for my honeymoon! Talk to you all soon!
Christopher Lee
Two months to go as of today.
If you already ordered thank you from the bottom of my heart.
If you haven’t, now is as good a time as any, and if you it doesn’t interest you maybe you could send a recommendation out to somebody you might think would like it.
Anyway, on the news front, the final polish run on Battle Flag should be done this week so then it’s just a matter of getting the necessary orders for it to go straight off to Inkshares for the printing process.
If I can get it printed I can spin it into a series and if I can do that it will be EPIC in every sense of the word.
Okay, Faoii! Are you ready?
I’m all set to launch the next phase of our campaign, but I want to make 100% sure that we’ve completely recovered from our first attack before I do so. Therefore, I need reports on whether not not refunds have been issued yet. Once I know you’re all armed and ready, we’ll take to the field.
Remember, this is a surprise attack. We’re going to take that hill in a single, unexpected rush, and it’s going to be glorious. Right now, virtually no one knows who we are or that The Last Faoii is a thing. But hundreds of people are checking in on that contest everyday, and I know how to make them take note of the best Dark Fantasy book on Inkshares right now:
We’re going to go from "Not competing" to "Top of Leaderboard" in 24 hours.
One day. It might seem impossible, but if every person that has already pledged their support to this project the fist time around did so again in that 24 hour spread, we’d hit that number 1 spot with a little bit of a cushion right off the bat. And that’s not even counting all of you who are new to the army and who have pledged your support since the first campaign "failed". So I have NO DOUBT that we’re going to take that hill. Then the other people who are paying attention will HAVE to take notice of our Faoii army. Word will spread like wildfire, and more people will join the campaign each day once we show them that it’s one worth joining. It’s possible. And we’re going to do it. I just need to hear back on those reports.
We’re going to launch soon, Faoii. Wait for my signal.
-T