Yesterday I got the clearance from editing master extraordinaire Matt Harry to start writing my final draft of Deus Hex Machina. Today I built my new editing scene list to help as a roadmap for what I’ll be doing for the next month. As you can see, most of the book is changing in some way, although a lot of the changes are going to be minor.  I love this part of the process: Getting to dive into the book, polish up the rough edges and round out the wonky corners. It’s like falling in love with the story in a completely new way.

I’m unsure what happens once I’m done with this draft, so for the moment I’m going to assume that I go into an edit phase like the rest of my cohort. My guess is that such an edit will be very brief because we spent so much time upfront preparing for the 4th draft writing phase. 

I can’t help but smile to think how far Isidore RAM has come. I am so proud of this little book, I can’t wait for you to get a chance to read it.

Cheers,

Amanda

Hi!

Exciting news to share.  "Fury From Hell" is now a part of the Inkshares Horror contest!  I decided to put this novel in the running since it is in my book’s genre.  FFH went LIVE late in the day yesterday and before the day closed 3 wonderful people pre-ordered it!  Those initial sales from:

* Susan K. Hamilton

* Robert Batten

* William Schiele

pushed the book to the #10 spot on the leaderboard out of 60 submissions!

Thank you Susan, Robert and Bill!  I truly appreciate the early book love. :-)

So, if you’re so inclined, please take a moment to read the first 12 chapters and pre-order your copy today!

Hello! Quick update...

I just found out that Devil You Don’t has made the Launchpad 2017’s Top 50 List! 

If you followed along last year with my updates on the publication of These Are My Friends on Politics, you’ll recall that the real stars of those updates were the pictures of my 16-year-old dog Nina.

Last month, she passed away. I haven’t brought it up much because (a) I didn’t feel like it and (b) I didn’t have anything valuable to say about losing a beloved pet beyond the fact that I do not recommend the experience. For those who didn’t know Nina firsthand, I’d rather leave you with something uplifting that characterized her life than simply share some sad news amid the endless bad news that keeps hitting us these days. 

 So I did the reasonable thing and wrote and illustrated and published a book about her instead. It’s nothing extraordinary — look, *you* try making a book in a month in your spare time during one of your busiest work periods of the year — but it conveys much of what made Nina such a big deal in this little corner of the world. And it has some pretty pictures in it. And it’s more funny than sad. And perhaps it’s a nice distraction and reminder that the world isn’t all bad even if we’re threatening to end it with simultaneous nuclear and civil wars. 

 Anyway, it’s available now if you’re interested in taking a look. Thanks for reading, and enjoy. If you have any dog-loving friends whom you think would enjoy this, please pass it on. 

Amazon (paperback and Kindle): dog.billyok.com/amazon 

iBooks: dog.billyok.com/ibooks

Kobo: dog.billyok.com/kobo

Barnes & Noble: dog.billyok.com/bn

Indiebound: dog.billyok.com/indiebound

Good morning, everyone!

Launchpad is underway, and it looks like there are a lot of great books again this year. Today, I wanted to thank my first five official readers. I really appreciate your support:

• Ferd Crotte
  
• Jacqui Castle
  
• Jennifer Newman
  
• Karen Bradbury
  
• Robert Batten
  

I’ll be doing my first raffle/giveaway when we reach 50 readers, and I’ll be doing two prizes: one will be a $25 gift card and the other will be a signed copy of "Darkstar Rising," my first fantasy novel. There will be other giveaways at future milestones and I’ll share more as we get closer, and don’t forget -- anyone who orders three or more books will get entered in a special raffle at the end of the contest IF we make it into the Top Three!

Stay tuned for more -- and please get those pre-orders in (and reviews posted!). Thank you so much for believing in Devil You Don’t!

Best,
Susan

At ease, Faoii. This is a short update. But an exciting one!

We just hit 300 pre-orders!! 

If you haven’t yet, there’s still time to pre-order your copy, as well. You can do so through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Inkshares. For all those warriors out there who use paypal as their weapon of choice, here’s your chance to get in on the fight!

Also, if you haven’t yet, make sure you like The Last Faoii on Facebook. I update there WAY more often than here, because it facilitates conversation, and I’m constantly looking for feedback on design changes and little updates. You’ve been part of every single step in the war up until now, make sure you’re part of every battle from here until the end. I want your opinion, and I, as always, appreciate your support.

I just sent the final few changes to Inkshares a few minutes ago. Next step is the printer. I can hardly believe it myself. 

Shields up. Victory draws near.

Faoii-Tahani

August 28, 2017

The race is on -- this morning, the Inkshare’s portion of Launchpad 2017 kicked off, and "The Devil You Don’t" is open for pre-orders. Please check out "Devil’s" Inshares page... the new book trailer is up, and I’ve posted two sample chapters for your enjoyment. 

Of course, pre-orders are always wonderful but please also consider leaving a review and recommending the book to people in your networks!

All the best,
Susan