THANK YOU so much for supporting Pilot X. We are halfway to the first milestone, the "Quill" goal that gets it published! I can’t believe it’s only been a week.

To celebrate the halfway mark, I’ve added a second sample chapter. This is the opening chapter of the book. It’s called Prologue 1 because the first few chapters set you up to tell X’s story, although they take place at the end of his adventures. It’s all part of the time travel fun!

Anyway hope you enjoy it and let me know if you’re curious about other parts of the book!  The first thing in the manuscript right now is a section on the three major races of the universe ripped from the Encyclopedia Alendia. Man the librarian was mad at me about that.

Thanks again!

Tom

Friends, it is Easter in the Western Church, and I hope everyone is having an excellent day. The weather up here is lovely, and it definitely looks like Spring out there.

It is also one week since we opened up for pre-orders! Some of you have already stepped up with your support, and I am grateful for it. I do confess to moments--no, hours--of crippling self-doubt. And some of you may already be aware of this, but I’m promising to donate $1 for each pre-order beyond the first 250 to a local women’s shelter. I have plans to add other charities at the 450 and 600 levels, but it may be a little early to think of that right now.

Now, let’s talk about some of the other books out there.

First off: Sync City, by Peter Ryan. This story has a really excellent narrative voice: Ryan’s hero is earthy, a little salty, and self-assured enough to make his toughness believable. That voice is going to grab you and take you for a ride, believe me.

A couple of hidden gems: Vendetta in Valletta, by MT-B, and Samba: Princess of Thieves, by Kevin Smith. Please take a look at them. They’ve somehow managed to slip under everybody’s radar, and I’d like to correct that.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: The Amaranth Chronicles, by Alexander Barnes and Christopher Preiman. I do not understand why this hasn’t already hit the 750 mark: to my mind, it’s got sci-fi geek bestseller written all over it.

Of course, there’ The Traveller’s Cup, by A.C. Baldwin. Enough has been said about the space dragons (maybe too much has been said) but, as Alex Barnes notes in his review, the interesting thing about the story is the fact we have an aristocratic hero being forced to work in isolation with the underclass ... never mind the worldbuilding; I suspect we may have some very interesting social commentary on the side.

And I’d still like to see A God in the Shed, by JF Dubeau, reach its 750 pre-order full funding. Seriously, I think this will be better than Dubeau’s first book.

That’s the news for now. I’m still looking at books here, so this catalogue is far from complete. Until next week, dear friends.

Greetings Earthlings!

1. Do you believe in this project?

2. Are you one of the 14 Followers who have recommended it?

If you answered Yes to Question One and NO on Question two, then  . . .


Please consider recommending it here on Inkshares and on your social media pages.


Thank you for any consideration you may give to this request!

Kind regards,

Mykl & Rich



p.s. The June 4 deadline will come sooner than you think - so if you are serious about this, we suggest you get cracking on those entries!

The writing on Chapter 4 has begun! I’ll give you a hint as to what’s happening now in the  book: 54 68 65 20 75 6e 61 77 61 6b 65 6e 65 64 20 70 61 72 74 20 6f 66 20 74 68 65 20 73 6f 75 6c

 Anyway, I can’t wait to get this chapter finished and on its way to you. Only thing is, this will be the first exclusive chapter, so I need your help if you want to read it. I’m going to be sending this to all the people who have already preordered the book, but in order to do so I need you to sign up to my email list so I can put you on the VIP list to receive it.  

6 Days to Launch - Updates Various

Greetings wonderful people, 

First of all I’d like to say how grateful I am for all your continuing support in getting this project this far. We are at 164 orders with 45 days to go. We are well over half way there with only 86 orders to go to make Quill. WE CAN DO IT!! 

That being said I have finally received some much needed time off from work and have spent that time hard at work (ironic). I just posted a newly revised chapter 4 and it has gotten some massive changes I can tell you that. So please check it out and let me know what you think. 

I will continue to work hard to give you a wonderful finished adventure to curl up with. If you haven’t ordered Beyond the Code yet please help this caffeine induced dream become a caffeine induced reality. Another 36 orders and we will have another 50 Point Raffle for a soft blanket with Beyond the Code’s cover art embroidered on it. 

Again thank you all for your continued support and please if you like my hard work help support it and bring Beyond the Code to QUILL!!!

Kelsey Rae Barthel

Well it’s Thursday, and with that comes another update from yours truly.

As promised yesterday FRIDAY EVENING has been posted. Before you read I just want to let you know that this is not the entire chapter, this is a set-up. It’s still in draft form and may change, but what you will read in this chapter is a bit of a backstory on Bruce Archer and a creature he once encountered while visiting Cape’s Side Bay. The piece does not end on a cliffhanger so much, but gives you an idea (a small one) of what the people of Hillsbury and Cape’s Side Bay are up against (Some of you may have noticed a new cover design. It will make more sense after reading Friday Evening).

Once the pre-order launch is in full swing I will post the rest of the chapter. 

This opening to Friday Evening was one I really enjoyed writing. I wanted to go back in time for a little while and explain that there has always  been something strange going on in Cape’s Side Bay, it’s just been in hiding all this time.

Here’s another picture sketched out by my friend. This is of Victor and his son while teaching him to hunt in Friday Afternoon.

Look for pre-orders of Cape’s Side tomorrow evening!

As always please help spread the word (and a BIG thank you to those who have), and please comment and let’s engage in a discussion about Cape’s Side Bay. 

Enjoy your Thursday!

James

I am sooooooo excited about this update.

1st : I just got interviewed by a local Newspaper.

 that’s right, Lies and Deception will have an article in a Montreal newspaper, discussing the development of the book and the crowdfunding experience  with Inkshares.

2nd : I see new faces following Lies and Deception.

Welcome to all new followers , thank you for your interest for Lies and Deception. If you haven’t ordered the book yet ,do not hesitate this will be a hell of a story and you will not be disappointed.

3rd : Chapter 4 will be uploaded tonight.

Yes a brand new chapter will be online. I a sure this chapter will give you a better idea the direction the book is taking.

more update to come in the next days, I will also post my Newspaper interview link on my book page.

thank you for your support :)

André

It’s here! I’m pleased to release the official cover of Welcome to Deadland! I hope you all love it and can’t wait for you to be able to hold it in your hands and dive into it’s pages! I’d like to thank David Drummond for his design work, the awesome folks over at Nerdist, Inkshares, and Girl Friday for their help and input reaching this monumental step! This was a great group effort! 

Thank you all for your support! Only a few more months to go!

-Zac