Well, this update was SUPPOSED to go out because we reached 150 readers...and then we right away hit the next multiple of 10! We’re up over 160 readers, and we’re hovering around 10-12 orders behind 3rd place in the Geek and Sundry contest! That’s such great news, I’ve put up Chapter 4! You can find it right here:

https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-fairy-stepmother-inc-/book_segments/chapter-4-21c6c7

Thanks so much for your support! Don’t forget to tell your friends! Quick tip: tell them they need to get you a September gift. And since you want to read this book, what better gift than supporting your new favorite author?

--Maggie

Sunshine is Forever is now an InkShares "Staff Pick!" Click on the link and check out the nifty new badge!

https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever

This news was just too cool not to share! Sunshine is Forever is now 199 preorders away from a full publishing deal. 

Here are some Fun Facts for you:

Fun Fact: You can buy up to 10 copies of  Sunshine is Forever, bringing it that much closer to 750 preorders!

Fun Fact: If you become a "Super Backer," you get access to drafts of the novel before anyone else, and you also get your name at the back of the book!

Fun Fact: I’ve sent close to 5,000 messages about Sunshine is Forever! I know! Crazy!

Fun Fact: Asking a friend to preorder is super easy.

Fun Fact: I’m at the end of my network, so I am relying on you to get me to 750 preorders!

Most Fun Fact: I will post a FINAL Teaser Chapter this Thursday.

You are all the best! And Sunshine is Forever is so incredibly close to 750 preorders! Let’s wrap this fundraising party up so that I can focus on getting this book into your hands!

Kyle T. Cowan

Dear friends and followers,

It has been a while since my last update. August has been quiet; I admit to having distanced myself somewhat from the campaign. And now I’m just back from spending the last two weeks out west visiting mom.

This is my mom’s dog, Ernie. Ernie is sad because "Murder at the Veterans’ Club" has not yet hit the magic 750 mark. Poor Ernie.

So, we’ll be ramping up again over the course of the week and be back in full gear by week’s end. I hope I can count on your support.

In the meantime, I’d like to draw everybody’s attention to the following projects:

1) "Tantalus Depths" by Evan Graham. I’ve mentioned this book before, and I’d like to reiterate my support. It’s got horror, intrigue, mysterious outside forces, a feel for the ensemble, and solid prose. Every so often, there’s a book that will please readers who normally dislike the genre, and I think this might be it.

2) "The Darkest Places" by Byron Gillan. Here’s a book I’ve been excited about for a long time. It’s a classic cosmic horror as Lovecraft did it, and is set in the 1920s to boot. And yet, not derivative: Gillan promises a more thoughtful examination of the concept of "the Other", and that has me excited all over again.

3) "The Seventh Age: Dystopia" by Richard Heinz. Heinz has been around much longer than I have, and his first book, "The Seventh Age: Dawn", is slated to hit the bookstores in January. "Dawn" dealt with the return of magic to the modern world; "Dystopia" explores the ramifications some years down the road. I’ve worked with Heinz in "Too Many Controllers", and I can tell you he knows how to craft a story and how to tell it. With "Dawn" and "Dystopia", I promise you won’t be disappointed.

And now, I’d like to leave you with this video of me reading Siegfried Sassoon’s "Aftermath". How do I sound? Not too awful? One day ... one day! ... I shall finally get a book trailer up on my project page. Until then ... have fun! Keep reading!