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!
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!
Hello Cape’s Side Bayers!
Happy Saturday to all!
It has been quite an eventful week. 22 Days remain in the campaign. I decided to post the FRIDAY NIGHT chapter. It is still a rough draft of the chapter, so please keep that in mind. I hope you enjoy it. The SciFi elements are beginning to creep in and they really take flight in the following chapter: Monday Morning.
You can read Friday Night in its entirety here: https://www.inkshares.com/books/cape-s-side-bay/book_segments/friday-night
So, 22 days to go, and just over 100 orders left! I hope we can make full publishing in time. I am confident we will, but time will tell. If there’s anything you need to hear from me to convince you to order a copy, don’t hesitate to ask! I have answers.
Once again thank you for all of the support you have shown, it’s been incredible and I feel blessed!
I cannot wait to see how far we can take Cape’s Side Bay! Please, order today and let’s hit full publishing by September 4th!
Thanks for the time and enjoy your day!
https://www.inkshares.com/books/cape-s-side-bay
THANK YOU!
We have crossed 250 preorders, which means Sunshine is Forever will officially be published by Quill! I am so freaking pumped. This is a great achievement, but we are here to achieve something even greater!
To reach the widest audience possible, we need to get 750 preorders! At 750, I will be guaranteed even wider distribution, so I really hope you will preorder today, if you haven’t already!
Dive into the first 8 chapters, and fall in love. Let’s all work together to help people with depression, and make Sunshine is Forever a Bestseller!
https://www.inkshares.com/books/sunshine-is-forever
Kyle T. Cowan
So huh... Remember when I asked all you beautiful people to help my first book, The Life Engineered, get nominated for a Dragon Award? Ha! Good times, gooooood times. What a laugh we had.
I didn’t think there was a tuna’s chance in a cattery of this happening but apparently I’m wrong. You guys did it. You got The Life Engineered nominated in the Science Fiction Category.
It would be a lie to pretend I’m not floored.
So I guess, the next logical step is to try to win? You’ve been kind enough to go vote for the nomination so perhaps I can impose upon you to follow this link and sign up to vote for The Life Engineered and perhaps, we can make some magic happen? It’s a long shot but so was getting nominated.
Wow, friend... you are amazing.
NOTE: My fellow Sword & Laser Collection authors are also nominated. So if you’re inclined to help push the Inkshares and Sword & Laser brands, give An Unattractive Vampire and Asteroid made of Dragons a bit of a vote? Thanks!
JF
Greetings Bards!
I have recorded a reading from Chapter Five for you to enjoy! This excerpt introduces the protagonist Samsara. Alas, my notebook is only a Chromebook so the audio might be a bit wonky, it’s not great, it’s not bad, just not great! It actually came out better than I expected for a first reading. So without further Adieu, here you are. I hope you enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bnx_7yhTxU
If you like this format I might release a few more excerpts this way as the campaign forges ahead. Just shoot me a message if you like or dislike the video. The next one I promise to be of a much better production value.
Cheers!
Christopher Lee
Hello my fellow Knightmares!
As I start off every update, I thank you for all the support! You are all the reason why this project is 44 pre-orders away from Quill publishing, and I can’t thank you enough.
With that said, we have 51 days to get those last 44 pre-orders.
So, this is that time to jump on this train if you’re still on the fence. This is the time to grab that additional copy for a friend, for your local library, for that special girl or boy in your life. I say, "give them the gift of KNIGHTMARES!" No, really, they’ll thank you.
And remember:
Want to see that t-shirt?
I recently did a guest blog post on the Apotheosis Blog, you can read that here. And while you’re at it, check out the blog owner’s book:
Rune of the Apprentice - by Jamison Stone - Filled with magic and mystery, Rune of the Apprentice is an action-packed novel of adventure, love, and self-discovery.
I ordered a copy, and you should too.
BOOKS TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON:
This week launched a new contest here on Inkshares for fantasy writers, and the site is inundated with new authors. Digging through all the new content has been overwhelming, and there’s so much good stuff that’s getting buried under the chaos. Here are a few that caught my eye.
Big Bad Beautiful by Daniel Garvin - She is a monster enslaved, the Wolf. He is her reluctant handler, the Red. Together they are the protectors of their leader, their savior, their tyrant, Grandmother. This is their pilgrimage.
The Living God by Kaytalin Platt - When Saran’s magic is stolen, she must confront a life without the ability to manipulate time, struggle to see a rebellion finished, and keep Keleir from falling ever closer to becoming The Living God.
The Delicate Art of Soulripping by Sara Polk - When you die your soul doesn’t just leave your body. There’s a process: ripping, reaping, replacing.
The Hunter Saga by H.A. Paaso - A seer in ancient Greece has a dream of monsters wiping out humans. With the help of divinities and mythical beasts, will our heroes save the future of humanity? History, magic, legend, comedy and tragedy, all will be included in this epic adventure.
Crowdfunding is hard, and the ONLY time it’s fun is when things start falling into place and you see all your hard work paying off. So if you have a few extra Alexander Hamilton’s hanging around, throw one or two at one or two, or all four of these projects. These are people’s dreams you’re supporting. Support independent artists because these are the true gems of the world. These are the people with jobs, families, priorities and still manage to put 20-40 hours a week into their dream.
Hello Cape’s Side Bayers!
When I first started writing Cape’s Side Bay it was called The Woods or something like that, and it was a screenplay. I realized that I would never be able to raise a budget for such a film, and so I reworked it as a novel and gave it the title: Cape’s Side Bay.
I had no idea what I would do with it once it was written. I had never written a novel before. Then I was on twitter one day and saw something about a book called Abomination by Gary Whitta. I was intrigued, and so I looked for the book on Amazon, but it wasn’t there. I googled it and it took me to this site called Inkshares. I signed up, bought the book, then over the next couple of months got to know the site better and ordered some books I otherwise never would have found.
I decided in July 2015 that Inkshares would be the perfect place to publish Cape’s Side Bay. Over the next six months I stayed onboard, writing and rewriting the manuscript, and watching other campaigns unfold on the site. What books succeeded, which didn’t (I was guilty of being gun shy on more than a few books, regrettably).
I’m glad I dove into this wonderful world of Inkshares. I’ve come across some fantastic books, and better people. I look forward to sticking around long after my books campaign has come and gone, and the book is published (fingers crossed full-publishing).
26 days remain in this campaign. As I said before, I am exhausted, but I wouldn’t change it for anything!
I want to just send a couple notes to a few of my fellow authors on this site who have been extremely supportive and have some books you NEED to check out!
The Knightmares, by G. A. Finocchiaro. I absolutely love this book, and think you will as well! 52 days left and almost at Quill! You don’t have to take my word for it, check out his guest post at Apotheosis Studios: http://apotheosisstudios.com/blog/2016/8/5/the-knightmares-guest-post-by-inkshares-author-hopeful-g-a-finocchiaro
Squids In, by Matthew Poat. Yes, it’s a ridiculous premise. Yes, it’s awesome! Check this one out, and don’t be afraid of it! Squids don’t bite (not that I know of) and this one is well worth your time! 31 days left to order! Don’t wait!
SideScroller, by Andrew Fantasia. I’ve known Andrew for around 10 years, so maybe I’m a bit biased, but I’m not. This is another Video Game book, and its a doozy. Andrew’s an exceptionally talented writer, I’ve read a bunch of his other work, and he will always have my support. He has 21 days left with over 100 orders needed to hit Quill!
That’s all for me. Enjoy your day and take care!
https://www.inkshares.com/books/cape-s-side-bay