G. Derek Adams sent an update for Asteroid Made of Dragons

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Hello everyone! This space has been a little quiet since launch - but I wanted to update you on some cool things that are happening, new reviews, wheedle some more help out of you, and talk a little about the future.

  • AMOD on Kirkus.com! - The Lighter Side of Science Fiction and Fantasy . Top of the list, son - and it has nothing to do with the alphabet, I’m sure.
  • New review on The Warbler. - "Asteroid Made of Dragons is a self-aware, funny, and action-packed novel that is basically a Dungeons and Dragons adventure in delicious prose. It is absurd and delightful, with a great cast of characters, fun set pieces, and suffused with a larger-than-fantasy-life essence that punctuates every page of the book."
  • My Publisher’s Weekly review, because I’ll never be tired of linking it.
  • Speaking of reviews - I still NEED YOURS on Amazon and Goodreads.
  • Crazy milestone - as of about a week ago, we have sold more books than were pre-ordered, and passed what was the actual pre-order goal without the contest. Probably no one was paying attention to this but me, but I’m super relieved so Inkshares won’t feel like it got cheated.
  • I want to win an award and feel like a fancy person. You can help me do that by nominating my for the first annual Dragon Award at Dragon*Con. YES IT IS A LITTLE ON THE NOSE, I DON’T CARE. Further details here. Being nominated alone would be VITAL exposure for the book, so I’d really appreciate you guys taking a moment if you don’t mind.

And now, the future? I’m bad about planning my life only so far in advance - with big horizon moments, after which there is nothing. The launch of this book was most definitely a cliff, and now I’m stumbling forward a little aimlessly. There should be more exciting things coming up about AMOD and I’ll tell you all about them as they arise, but the life cycle of a book is long. I can’t keep hovering over my various social media channels waiting for news or refreshing Goodreads and Amazon for the umpteenth time to see if a new review has popped up indefinitely. I’m going to a convention in May, that’ll be fun? I’m writing something new and that’s exciting?

Are we breaking up? Is this the end? You have what you wanted out of me, now it’s just awkward conversations and remembering the good times.

As many times as I can, I want to thank you all again. Your support has brought me to a new level, a new leg of this weird-ass writing journey. Expect much less frequent updates here - (unless something CRAZY AWESOME happens) - and come follow me on twitter @gderekadams or on my own blog spell-sword.com.




 

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    G. Derek Adams sent an update for Asteroid Made of Dragons

    INKSHARES EMERGENCY FUNDING DEADLINE

    A God in the Shed is approaching the funding deadline and needs that final push to meet the mark. It’s by my friend/semi-nemesis JF Dubeau (author of The Life Engineered, fellow Sword & Laser Pokemon, etc.), it’s about kids and magics and dark gods crammed into a garage. I’ve ordered it twice, and I WANT TO READ IT YOU GUYS. 

    I have some free download codes for Audible.com of my first novel Spell/Sword. (8 codes remaining at this moment). The first 8 of you that go and back A God in the Shed at any level, I’ll send you the download code as a thank you. YER GITTIN’ TWO BOOKS FOR YOUR MONEY.

    Just send me a screenshot of your receipt to gderekadams AT gmail - or just tag me in your twitter notification @gderekadams when you back. They are first come/first served - I hope to give them out quickly. 

    Only 7 days remain in the ’God in the Shed’ campaign, and it’s sooooo close to hitting the mark. 

    GO GO GO.
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      G. Derek Adams liked an update for Dax Harrison

      All right, Dax fans, LISTEN UP! This is Commander Dax Harrison himself speaking.

      What happened to Tony? Well, he’s cooling his jets in the brig as we speak. His crime? Not getting his Inkshares Reader Updates out in a timely fashion. No worries, though. He’s learned his lesson, and he extends his humble apologies for keeping you fine folks waiting for his book.

      Speaking of which, when Tony approached me to write my official tell-all story, I thought "Sure! Go ahead! Be sure to make me look good, we’ll slap my face on the cover, and badda-bing! We’ll have it out by next Friday!" What he didn’t tell me was that he was actually going to be writing his first book ever and that it was going to be a bit of a process.

      So now I’m here to help convince you fine folks that our mutual friend isn’t some kinda Old West snake oil salesman who rode off out of town with your business. Though, I did find this old photo of him on his Facebook. Judging from the intensity of that mustache, I’m really starting to wonder...


      But never mind that now. Impressive facial hair histories aside, I’ve come to tell you that Tony has in fact COMPLETED my story! Yes, the book is written. So what happens now?

      Well, if anything is going to have Commander Dax Harrison’s stamp of approval, you better believe it’s going to be my life story. So we’re not quite done yet. Now, Tony will be sending the book out to a select group of trusted beta readers. These folks will review the book for him, and advise him on the stronger parts, the weaker parts, what works, what doesn’t work, what’s great, what’s not so great, what’s downright terrible, and so on. If my story is going to be told, it’s going to be told right!

      So hang tight, cadets. This is where the real fun begins. The polish. The spit-shine. Whatever your preference. And I’ll see to it personally that Tony sends you out some regular updates. If he doesn’t, I’ll get some Verdasian moonshine in him, strap him to the hull of my ship and zip around Neptune a couple hundred times.

      Yours truly,
      (The Legendary) Lt Cdr. Dax Harrison
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