Hello everybody! 

I don't have much time so I'll be keeping this brief, although I have a lot to talk about! The S&L contest is over, and unfortunately The Children of the Forest did not take one of the top 3 places. I'm still very proud that the novel managed to hold onto 5th. With the contest finished, the grind goes on. 

I decided to bring in an outside pair of eyes to help detail the opening parts of the book, and thankfully, the ever-incredible John Robin took the time to help edit and offer constructive criticism and advice for the book. I've updated Chapters 1-5 to reflect the changes to the story, and I'm quite happy with the results. John Robin is of course the author of "Blood Dawn," which is also funding on Inkshares, and if you haven't yet, you should immediately check out his work. It's fantastic. 

Looking ahead, I've restructured the rewards and information for The Children of the Forest, and anticipate the outline provided on the book's Inkshares page will be the model I hold to for the remainder of its funding duration. Due to a combination of critical and fan feedback, I truly believe in the story and characters more than ever, and intend to fight and claw my way to the 750 sales required to see a full publishing deal realized. 

This is the point where I'd like to implore anyone who has followed me or look my work previously (and this goes double for those of you who have passed on pre-ordering) to give the book another chance. The chapters have been cleaned up or else "fixed" and they all read amazingly-well. Further still, I've added more rewards and services to give early-backers extra incentives to pre-order. 

Lastly, I just want to let everyone know that the Amazon prize drawing is still scheduled to take place. Due to unforeseen developments I was not able to find the time to enter all of your information into a random generator. I will be taking care of this tonight or tomorrow, at which time the winner's name will be announced! 

I guess that's it for now, so until next time, everyone be safe and enjoy the updates! ~

Hello everybody,

The 2nd S&L contest is only 8 days away from closing, and we are currently sitting at 4th place. While it's unlikely we'll be able to rally in time to secure one of the top 3 spots, I'd like to ask everyone who is following the book but has yet to pre-order to grab a copy today! 

I've posted 8 chapters of the book now, and added a variety of extra incentives to ordering. For your purchase, you not only receive an entry into the prize-drawing for a $250.00 Amazon Gift Card, but you also earn a whole bunch of great rewards, including amazing artwork and more! I've had the first of three pins commissioned for backers of the digital/soft-cover versions of the story, and will have a fourth on the way soon to reward any and all Wolf-Rider backers! 

Again, I want to implore everyone to push your friends and others to buy a copy of my book. I'm very proud of the novel, and equal parts thrilled and floored by the feedback and genuine love others have shown for the story and the characters. I really believe in this book, and I know it's something special. The trick is just getting people to actually take the time to read it. So thank you to everyone who has supported me so far, and here's to one big rally at the end!

P.S. 

Here's a preview of one of the pins/buttons. Artwork courtesy of Fallingstardusk@gmail.com

Hello everyone ! 

It's been a fantastic couple of weeks for The Children of the Forest, and despite some solid competition from many of the other entrants in the 2nd S&L contest, we've managed to hold onto one of the top 5 places! I've really enjoyed the entire process, and as we near the end of the contest it's still looking like a toss-up for 2nd 3rd 4th and 5th place. Looking ahead, we have one final fundraiser scheduled for the 10th, so all local followers and friends are invited to come out and support us with free food and drink as we attempt one final rally for the book. 

I'll be working on edits and some other stuff all day, and I'm hoping to have chapter 8 posted by the end of tonight. For all my followers that have yet to pre-order a copy, please consider jumping in and taking the plunge. There's currently more than 20,000 words from my book available to read, and your purchase enters you for a chance to win a $250.00 Amazon Gift Card (drawing to be held on January 15th)! 

Until next time ~