Today has been a memorable one for Mission 51! With the help of super-fan Sally Reed, her family, and our co-workers, Mission 51 received 12 pre-orders in just one day! Our best day yet! WE (all of us together) have now blasted past the half-way mark to Inkshares’ Quill publication services! Just 122 more pre-orders in the next 42 days and this book becomes a reality!

I want to thank each and every one of you for your pre-orders and your words of encouragement! I will keep working hard to continuously improve the book, so when we hit our mark, it will be ready to go. I can’t wait for you to read it! :-)

Our next goal is a fun one! At the 150 pre-order mark, the Mission 51 Raffle kicks in. Those who have purchased one of the first 150 pre-orders will have a chance at an original Idan Carré signed sketch, a study she drew in preparation for a drawing in the book. It is a one-of-a-kind sort of thing, a great memento of our group effort to get Mission 51 off the ground. You will want to be a part of this!

Thanks again, everybody! I am sincerely humbled. I find it a bit overwhelming to be at the receiving end of so much love and support!

Please continue to help pushing Mission 51 to family, friends, and even to perfect strangers. We still have a ways to go and 42 short days in which to do it! Getting this book published by Inkshares is a group effort. You can send your people this link:

https://www.inkshares.com/books/mission-51?referral_code=13a0d0cd

Peace and love to all!

Ferd. :-)

  Time for this week’s vlog! This time I discuss the idea of character creation from the standpoint of both a writer and an actor.
 

Also, Tantalus Depths is currently only 12 orders away from 375 preorders. Why is 375 significant? Because it’s the exact halfway point to the ultimate goal of 750! If you haven’t placed your pre-order yet, please do so and support this project! (and hey, even if you have, you could buy another copy if you want. That’d help a lot too)

Greetings Destiny-followers,

We’ve reached 100 readers! Thanks to everyone for jumping on board and helping to make this book a reality. I couldn’t do it without you.

Right now, Destiny Imperfect is currently in fourth position and I could do with your help. For this book to be successful, it needs to be in the top three and time is ticking away! No top three, no Destiny :-( If you are following Destiny Imperfect and haven’t pre-ordered, I’d love it if you could. If you have pre-ordered (thanks again!), try and think of someone who would also enjoy the Destiny Imperfect experience and suggest to them (politely) that now would be a great time to jump in and support it!

Have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Peter

Weekend Author Spotlight!

This weekend I wanted to highlight a few authors whose projects have caught my eye! I am focusing specifically on those that are funding.  I’m sure many of  you have already come across these titles but just in case you haven’t take a gander, follow, and help these gifted wordsmiths achieve their goal.

The Sleeping Man

The last of the dreamwalkers seeks for answers in the long lost Compendium, but the greatest mystery lies within his own past.

“Carignan draws you in the world of dream effortlessly. The Sleeping Man coaxes the reader to enter the dreamscape of an elegant, otherworldly land. Get lost in the dream!”

https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-sleeping-man

Borehole Bazaar

A slight twist on the traditional hero, the protagonist fails to escape capture and emotionally breaks before finding inner strength.

“Magnificent worldbuilding! The culture is palpable and thriving. It jumps out at you so fiercely you can almost smell the Borehole Bazaar. Beyond the well-crafted world, you find characters that feel like we do, fear, love, and stress. It feels real and stays engaging.”  

https://www.inkshares.com/books/borehole-bazaar-a-vow-unbroken

The Traveler’s Cup

I’m being boarded onto a military-grade starship about to be launched into the middle of a civil war between the Star Dragons and Celestial High Wizards, hoping to make it through alive. No one has completed this mission. Tri-annually for centuries we’ve sent ships and not once have they returned.

“Dude Star Dragons and Celestial High Wizards! Do you honestly need anything else?”

https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-traveller-s-cup

Mechcraft

A teen with the ability to control a swarm of shape-shifting nanobots must use his power to turn the tables on the warring factions that want to control or destroy him.  It’s The Matrix meets Harry Potter in this fast-paced sci-fi thriller.

"It’s all about the suspense! Fitzpatrick has blended the awkward nature of being a teen with the elements of nanobot puberty. The dialogue is fresh and feels natural.  The action is well paced and leaves you white knuckling your tablet as you read! Mechcraft is fun, engaging, and downright clever! When do I get my nanobot powers?!"

https://www.inkshares.com/books/mechcraft-7532

Tantalus Depths

The Diamelen’s survey mission to Tantalus 13 takes an unexpected turn when the entire planet turns out to be an ancient artificial structure. What lies in the heart of Tantalus? And why is the crew’s AI, SCARAB, willing to kill to keep its secret?

“I’m sorry, I can’t do that Dave! This harkens back to 2001 but gives hard science fiction a serious upgrade. The suspense of deep space exploration is ever present in the depths of Tantalus 13. Tantalus Depths gives hard science fiction a face lift by keeping you floating down the river of intrigue!”

https://www.inkshares.com/books/tantalus-depths

The Last Faoii

After her monastery is attacked and her sisters slaughtered, young Kaiya-faoii is left alone to fight back against her uncle’s dark army, or watch him enslave an entire nation.

“Gritty, bone-crunching, blood-soaked action! Disorientation, confusion, and gore punctate the dark, gripping intro to this promising adventure!”

https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-last-faoii

GIVE THEM SOME LOVE!

Cheers!

Christopher Lee