Rise received its first industry review! It was posted on Monday, but I just found out about it today.
Hello! You first 65 followers are the best. I really appreciate you all jumping in early and following the book. Honestly, I’ve had so much more positive feedback than I expected. It’s pretty awesome.
I shot a first attempt at a promo video for the book last night with the help of a paramedic buddy. I’m not sure how well it went but when I get it edited I’ll share it with all of you and see what you think. At this point I’m at the "gather followers" stage of the game. So if any of you feel inclined to spread the word, I would greatly appreciate it!
Here’s a little treat for following the book. Black Cloud is fiction but throughout the campaign I thought it would be fun to share little real world stuff from time to time. So here is today’s:
A couple weeks ago a patient had the following exchange with one of our local ER docs.
Doc: "So what brought you into the ER today?"
Patient: "I have kidney problems."
Doc: "Ok, what kind of kidney problems?"
Patient: "Well I had a dream that a falcon swooped down and ate my kidneys so I Googled it and it said that means I have kidney problems."
After the doctor had left the room I asked him what he was going to do. He smiled at me and said, "I guess I’ll check her kidneys."
As a writer it makes me jealous that you I can’t make up stuff as crazy as that. That’s it for now guys. Have a good one!
Happy Thursday Campers!
Lots of great news to share! Today Sunshine is Forever was selected for the “Staff Syndicate,” which added 29 preorders, bringing the total up to 612! ALMOST THERE!
Check out all the cool new badges that have been added to the book page: https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever
Here is what the syndicate had to say about Sunshine is Forever: “The Staff Syndicate is honored to rally behind Kyle’s project this month. He’s a passionate and talented author writing about a fairly taboo, but important, topic in a creative and (darkly) humorous way. It’s a unique and powerful story that has something for everyone. Congrats, Kyle! Let’s use this momentum to bring you through to the finish line!”
The InkShares’ Staff have really rallied behind my book, and I can’t thank them enough!
I’ve posted a FINAL TEASER CHAPTER for your enjoyment here: https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever/book_segments/chapter-11-72be71
I am 138 preorders away from a full publishing deal with InkShares! That is incredible! Let’s finish this campaign off so that I can work on getting this book into your hands! SPREAD THE WORD! Convince a friend to preorder today!
Thank you all so much for the support! ALMOST THERE! Let’s push to the end!
PREORDER NOW: https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever
$20 Signed Copy or $10 E-Book
With love,
Kyle T. Cowan
5 until 5,000!!!
That’s my mantra for today. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Matthew Isaac Sobin and the members of the GREAT SCIFI for the 21st CENTURY and BEYOND SYNDICATE for selecting Welcome to Deadland as their September book!
My request for reviews and the raffle for the Welcome to Deadland short story and postcard set is still ongoing with several ways to enter!
1. Order a copy of Welcome to Deadland through Inkshares.
2. Recommend Welcome to Deadland to a friend, and when they purchase a copy, you will both be entered.
3. Rate/Review Welcome to Deadland on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. Each site you post a rating or review will count as one entry, by doing so on all three sites you will receive three entries. If you rate AND review the book, you will earn an extra entry.
4. Tweet me or post to Welcome to Deadland’s Facebook page fun pictures of your copy of the book or fan art from the story!
If you haven’t ordered a copy yet, or need a copy for a friend, today would be an awesome time to place an order and help us cross that 5,000 line!
Thank you all,
Zac
Friends and drag enthusiasts
Funding campaigns are a lot like Jennifer Aniston’s career. Somedays people are raving and can’t get enough of you, and some others they roll their eyes and wonder why you just don’t quit. Same as Jennifer Aniston I’m not a quitter. Also, I have great hair and often have to explain to people that I’m not pregnant just bloated; but I digress.
The point is the last two weeks have been like Friends. I have enjoyed your encouragement and support and dreamed of the possibility of an undeserved Emmy. We still have many weeks to go, though, and I know that The Breakup times are yet to come.
There are many exciting things happening to make the eye-rolling days as short as possible. First, don’t forget about the chance of becoming a character in the book. If you already pre-ordered, send me your drag queen name. Every Friday I will randomly choose a name to join Bad Medicine’s cast of queens.
Also, we have great concept art coming our way. This is the first draft from Moises May.
Lastly, but super important, I have received messages from some very enthusiastic readers who want me to post more chapters. I hear you my pretties and I will. As soon as we hit 100 readers, the second chapter will go up. If there is anything I can say about the second chapter is that it is full of surprises.
That’s it for today. Tomorrow I’ll send a quick update with the winner’s name
Have a great day
It’s September 15th!
To some, it’s the Mid-Autumn Festival. To me, even though I’m craving mooncakes, it’s the one year publication anniversary of The Battle for Oz!
Can you believe it? It has been a year! After 3 months of crowd-funding, 9 months of production, The Battle for Oz hit the shelves on September 15th, 2015. Now one year later, the book has sold over 1000 copies, has been reviewed by Jack & Jill Magazine, has been chosen by the Inkshares Book Club, and maybe, just maybe, will end up as an audiobook in the future.
But all those aside, I want you to know that I’ve not forgotten your support during the crowd-funding season. Your willingness to stand beside me and believe in my dreams made this book happen. Without you, I wouldn’t be writing this today. Without you, I wouldn’t have started another campaign on Inkshares. So thank you for your generosity and faith.
If you’re a reader who’ve only hopped on after the publication of the book, I am still very grateful for your support. You’re keeping the book alive - making it relevant among the many books out there! So thank you for giving The Battle for Oz a chance.
I’m extremely grateful to have you in my Oz adventure, and I’ll be continuing on my dream-chasing journey. If you’d like to come along, oh please do! You’re most welcomed. But if you’d like to get off here, know that I will always remember our camaraderie.
Till the next epic tale, have a wonderful day!
*My new novel, The Slave Prince has entered the Geek & Sundry Fantasy Contest. Should you be interested in joining this adventure with me, visit https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-slave-prince and pre-order a copy!
Hello explorers, investigators, and general purveyors of the strange and the occult. Another update awaits you for The Darkest Places ~ When last we left off with the narrative, an evil ritual ended with blood, though not perhaps with the blood of the expected. A terrible evil has entered the world, and the question now turns to how, and why...
Chapter Two is now live, introducing to readers the characters of James Porter and Professor Richard Forsythe, the presumptive heroes of this dark tale. I hope everyone enjoys, and remember, it’s never too late to throw your support behind The Darkest Places. While currently we may be down, this contest is barely even started.
Enjoy ~
The final hours are upon us, Space Crew.
Look at all the things we’ve done. Over 300 copies of this book are going to go out in due time, guaranteed. If any of you are miraculously waiting to order 450 more, I’ll take it, but I’m really happy with our progress.
When I have some time to sort out all the thoughts and feelings in my brainspace I’ll send out another update, but for now I just want to say thanks, and welcome to the Crew for anyone’s who’s joined us on this final push. Let’s all spam our networks one more time and then rest easy knowing this space book has become reality.
Reusing an old doodle because I don’t have my tablet to draw with at the moment and I’m feeling sentimental.
Your Sappy Space Captain,
-AC