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Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for Cape’s Side Bay

Hello!

It’s Sunday and we are at 199 orders. Unbelievable. Thank you all SO much.

If any of you reading this plan on ordering Cape’s Side and haven’t yet (or you have some spare credits lying around!), I’d love to hit 200 by tomorrow!

This weekend has been a huge boost, and BIG shout out to Joni Dee for helping me out! It’s a long tough road and help & support from fellow inksharians is always nice! If you haven’t checked out his book, AND THE WOLF SHALL DWELL, you’re missing out!

The GEEK & SUNDRY contest in almost over! It’s been a heck of a month, if you haven’t backed a book yet you have a few more hours to do so!

The top 5 as of this writing are:

THE PUNCH ESCROW by TAL M. KLEIN

AFTER MAN by BRIAN GUTHRIE

THE PIRATES OF MONTANA by ERIN S. EVAN

WE CLOCKED THE T-REX by RONALD VALLE

TANTALUS DEPTHS by EVAN GRAHAM

It’s quite the race and can’t wait to see the outcome! Best of luck to you all!

Finally, I just want to say I cannot believe that this update is going out to 220 people! Thank you all so much for believing in me, this book, and your continued support.

James

p.s SCRIBBLES by TABI CARD (who designed the Cape’s Side cover art) received an extension until Thursday! Help get SCRIBBLES: A COLLECTION OF WORDS to Quill!

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Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for Murder at the Veterans’ Club

Dear friends and followers,

One week ago, we were at 246 orders. Within 2 hours of my last update, we hit 250, and we closed the day at 251. Today, we are at 274. This means two things:

First, that this is definitely happening. When I say "this will be published", it will no longer be with the unspoken disclaimer "if I get the pre-orders". This will be published. You will get your books. And you will have my thanks: I couldn’t have done this without you, and I still can’t do this without you. The question now is whether I win the coveted Fully Funded publishing deal, or whether I settle for the light Quill publishing deal. That, too, will depend on you and others like you--whether or not I hit that shining goal of 750 pre-orders.

And second, it means that Chez Doris will be getting their cheque at the end of the month. Right now, the donation amount stands at $23. Can we make it exceed $50? I certainly hope so!

So, let’s move on now to the other books on the Inkshares funding shelf....

1) "And The Wolf Shall Dwell", by Joni Dee: a modern spy thriller set in London, in which an ordinary everyman and a retired agent find themselves drawn together in ... well, that would be the mystery. Dee’s strength is in setting and plotting: he knows where he is, and he knows where he’s going. He certainly gives an impression of knowing what he’s talking about as he paints the lives of his protagonists and the world they move in. If ever there was a book that could benefit from hitting the Full Funding goal, it would be this one.

2) "Scribbles", by Tabi Card: an eclectic collection of short stories. I’ve spoken about this book in an update before, but I believe it bears repeating: this is a good book, and it contains well-written stories. I’ve been impressed by the excerpts I’ve read, and I believe this to be true. Ms Card has had an extension to her funding period since last I spoke of her book, to this coming Thursday. She still needs 62 orders.

Folks, normally I just present books here to draw your attention to them: no pressure! This time, I’m actually going to ask you all to check your accounts for any spare credits you can throw in the direction of one or the other (or both!) of them. They need all the help they can get.

We’re all counting on you.

Aside from that ... have fun, and keep reading.

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Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for The Pirates of Montana

Pirates!! I have great news!!

The Break the Bechdel with Strong Female Characters Syndicate has chosen the Pirates of Montana as its May Syndicate pick!!

It is an honor to be selected. I am truly overwhelmed with gratitude right now. Thank you so much to everyone that voted for the book!!

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Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for To Live and Die in Avalon

Hello, everyone!

I hope your weekend has been great! As promised, I have posted a bonus issue of the Avalon Chronicler, including another piece of cryptic microfiction. What does it all mean? You’ll have to read the full novel to find out!

http://avalonchronicler.blogspot.com/2016/05/editorial-are-free-or-are-we-ants.html

This week I will be posting a video of a reading of one of the later, unreleased chapters. Sometimes it is best to let the work speak for itself! So, stay tuned for that!

If you haven’t pre-ordered your copy yet, now is the time to get it! We are coming very close to our first raffle for a minor role in the book! Those of you who have pre-ordered already THANK YOU so much for believing in this novel and its potential. I promise you won’t be disappointed!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and talk to you soon!

Jason

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Brian and Michelle Guthrie liked an update for Detective Diaries

Hello, readers!

Welcome to our 2nd Detective Sunday! I hope everyone has been well, and hope that whatever you are pursuing in life pushes you to your maximum potential. For this Sunday, I’ll just go over what has been happening with me and my concerns for Detective Diaries that you all should know.

Well, I’m graduating pretty soon--actually next week, and I’m pretty excited to finally be leaving high school. I’m sure I’m one of the younger writers on Inkshares, and I see that as a bad and good thing. I lack experience when it comes to being an experienced writer, and what I mean by that is that I haven’t been exposed to plenty of things I write about. I like to envelope the reader in the scenery and put them in the shoes of my characters, but it’s pretty hard to get the full experience when you haven’t met a person that is this way or haven’t been in a huge city during the winter. I think of myself as a visual writer--someone who can make words hold meaning that can relate to my readers’ senses; however, I may just be thinking too much about it.

Moreover, the positive thing about being a young writer is that I can learn from those who has been doing the same stuff I have for a long time. There are plenty of helpful writers and readers on Inkshares that I have gotten tips from, and I appreciate their assistance. It’s hard trying to pursue something without any knowledge on your best approach to handle the situation.

Lastly, my concerns for Detective Diaries is pretty straight-forward. I know the amount of chapters I want to leave you guys on, but I’m wondering about when I should press that pre-ordering button. It has been bugging me for a while, but I believe I’m overthinking. I won’t tell you guys yet, but once I hit the chapter limit I set for myself, we’ll more than likely transfer to the next phase. At that point, we’ll have more people in our small community, and I’ll just have to reach out to people to hit the milestones we need to surpass to make this a reality.

Thanks for reading, and have a great Sunday!

Until next time, Sixth.

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