An avid reader, author of The Elder Days Series. Lover of faries, dragons, elves, witches, and anyth...
Greetings All,
So lots of things. First of all, as of a day or two ago, An Unattractive Vampire broke 2500 books!
MAKE IT RAIN!
In other big news, An Unattractive Vampire is up for an award!
AUV along with its sibling books in the Sword and Laser collection, The Life Engineered and Asteroid Made of Dragons, has been nominated for The Dragon Awards at this years Dragon Con in Atlanta. Yulric and company are in the "Best Horror Novel category (with Life Engineered in Sci-Fi and Asteroid in Fantasy.) Here’s a link about it. And another one.
So I know what you’re thinking: "Jim, you’ve been nominated, but how do you win this fire-breathing award?" Well, I’m glad you asked. You just go to here and vote. And while you’re there, cast a vote for Asteroid Made of Dragons and The Life Engineered as well. Sword and Laser 2016!
P.S. We’re also going to be having a Sword and Laser Dragon Award sale on e-books starting tomorrow. So if you have friends with electronic devices who like vampires or bargains...send them Inkshares’ way. (Yes, I really did type that. Shut up. I’ve got a really bad cold.)
And finally, with all this exciting vampire talk it’s easy to forget other small details like THIS OTHER BOOK I’M WORKING ON.
That’s right, my tale of Death building a life for himself at the end of the world (a natural comedy) is off to the races of the Geek and Sundry Contest. Already there are nearly three hundred books that have been submitted which is daunting and scary. (I am feeling very, very daunted and very, very scared.) So here are a few things you can do to help me with this process.
1. Order a copy. Easy. No frills.
2. Tell your friends to order a copy. It’s all about the number of people who order in this contest, so more people >;;;;;;;;; more books.
3. Recommend the book. Go to the Morose’s Inkshares page, read the sample chapter, and click like or recommend. Highlight sections of the book you liked and comment on them. (I promise I’ll add more soon.) You can even leave a review. It all works out to more eyeballs on my page, more good words, more hype, more encouragement to take a chance on this new story with a slightly harder to sell premise than "Vampires."
Anyway, that’s the news for now. Thanks everyone.
Hello Cape’s Side Bayers!
This weekend has been nothing but smiles for me! Yesterday marked our BIGGEST day of the campaign with 21 orders!
These include being selected as the August pick for The Idiosyncraticate Syndicate! What an incredible boost for Cape’s Side Bay. Thank you so much to this syndicate and to everyone who has ordered, shared, and recommended! There are so many of you, and I truly appreciate it!
One last bit for today’s update: Today, August 14th, is my Mother’s birthday! She’s awesome and has been nothing but supportive of me and my wildly ridiculous dreams my entire life! So please wish her a happy birthday for me (and if you really want to make Mama proud, you can order a copy of Cape’s Side Bay!)
https://www.inkshares.com/books/cape-s-side-bay
On that note, enjoy your Sunday, and all the best!
Happy Birthday, Mum!
Good day, wonderful readers!
Excellent evening, Followers!
I feel a lot better today, fortunately the sick feeling passed over as suddenly as it came. The portrait is finished and I think it really succeeds in showing some mystery.
"I as a simple-minded djinni, prefer the peace and quiet."
Here is the Arachnos Portrait, in its full glory:
???, Arabia, The Djinni, Arachnos
Now. I had a thought while drawing this. Instead of a lousy T-shirt, the ones who order the Epic Pack, get a free digital art commission from me when the book reaches the Quill goal. That’s right, anything you want I’ll draw and throw it in the bargain! My strong points are portraits though, so if you’re interested, keep that in mind.
Hmm... Yes. The ones who order a hard-cover book, get a free digital sketch! No colours, just the lines, but the theme again is anything you wish.
Now, tell me. Would you receive a hot burning kiss from this guy? Eudoxia wouldn’t (in this form) but I’m telling you, he gives me a bit of an identity crisis, haha. Hope you like the portrait! With this piece of art, it’s time to write some chapters again for the next few days.
As always, thank you for your support, you are important, and Good Night!
-H.A.
I have a new landing page, congruent with having funded! To me, this is HUGE!!! Thank y’all for coming on this journey, thank y’all for being amazing and wonderful throughout, and thank y’all for just...
Wow, I’m a little misty-eyed and I can’t think of the words to say. Thank you just feels inadequate. Super thank you. OH! And the price for a hardcopy is dropped to 14.99 per each. If you were looking for that break, here it is!
