Hello everyone!

It’s been a while since my last update and I have lots of news!

First, the developmental edits are done. This was a massive job I’ve been tackling for the last 5 weeks that even involved me taking two weeks off work and doing nothing else for the entire time. I’m happy to say the time was well spent and the book has improved in leaps and bounds. My amazing developmental editor gave me lots of work that mostly involved adding in more of pretty much everything and making sure the story and wording were clear. Usually editors recommend cutting chapters, characters or even entire story arcs at this stage, so being asked to do the opposite was a very positive sign!

I’ve uploaded the most recent versions of the sample chapters onto my Inkshares page for anyone who’s curious about the changes. We still have copy editing to get through and then proofreading so these samples will get polished up a little more yet before going to print.

Second, the publication date has been pushed back to May 30th, 2017. There were a number of production and marketing reasons for the change. But the positive side of it is I got a couple extra weeks to work on developmental editing and a slightly more relaxed schedule for the following stages.

And finally, I should have a couple early versions of my book cover back from the cover designer around September 15th which I will be sure to send out to gauge everyone’s opinion!

Thank you all for your continued patience and support! The Bones of the Past is well on its way and it’s going to be awesome!

 Cheers!

Readers,

I wanted to share something very exciting with you! 

(That’s the extent of my Photoshop skills, sorry.) 

See those red arrows? Those arrows are pointing to the #1 Most Community Interest in Space Opera. That’s our Lucky, right there, sitting at the top of the pile. And that’s all because of you, the readers. Take a moment today to treat yourself to an extra cup of coffee, a donut, or something special. You’ve made a difference in the life of an author and the luck (no puns, I swear) of a novel.

Thank you all so much for your continued support.

- Webster

Spotlight Update:
It seems like everyone and his mother has given this book a well-earned recommendation by now, but I haven’t thrown mine in yet. Considering how hard Jaye Milius has been working throughout her campaign, this book really should have hit full funding by now.

Terminus has such a simple, yet endlessly promising premise: in the future, technology has bridged the gulf between life and the afterlife. This story is set in a world where mortality itself no longer means what it once did. The entire world has been forced to make radical changes to accompany the revelation that one of the most universal and inescapable aspects of the human experience, the inevitability and finality of death, is now merely a new stage in an increasingly complex lifespan.

The premise is fascinating, the worldbuilding is brilliantly thought out and developed, and the characters manage to be highly relatable, despite living in a world so far removed from our own.

Currently, Terminus is only 24 orders away from reaching the Quill publishing goal, which it absolutely deserves. If this premise interests you, please check it out and see about supporting it!

Also, for Tantalus Depths, today is the last day of my special promotion: a free copy of this poster to anyone who orders or refers someone else who orders a physical copy of Tantalus Depths. Order by midnight, and you can still get one!