Hello, rebels!
I have some extremely unfortunate news about Tantalus Depths.
Apparently, there was a significant amount of abuse relating to Inkshares’ free credits system regarding Tantalus Depths. This means a large number of the pre-orders it has accumulated were likely achieved by misusing the referral system Inkshares has in place, presumably by purchasing multiple copies using credits rather than cash.
I may be responsible for this, as I’ve encouraged people to make use of the credits system in the past, however the overall number of pre-orders that have been flagged as abusing the system is significant. Inkshares has been removing pre-orders that have been flagged as abusing the system, and as of now, Tantalus Depths has dropped dramatically to 557 pre-orders, and may continue to drop lower if they find more.
Inkshares is investigating this issue, as am I.
If any of you have been making illicit use of the credits system, I appreciate your desire to help, but please do not abuse the system. It isn’t helpful, and it isn’t right.
Since only 11 days remain in my campaign and I am now back down to at least 200 pre-orders away from the full funding goal, I have asked for an extension to my campaign. Meanwhile, your legitimate support is needed more now than ever.
Hello Cape’s Side Bayers!
Here we go! One month left in the campaign, 146 orders until we reach 750. It has been a long exhausting road, and the light is finally visible at the end of the tunnel!
Hitting full-publishing is a close reality but not a given. Those of you that have pre-ordered already, thank you very much, but if you could recommend, share, insist on others that would be great.
The last month will be grueling, I believe we can get there, and I believe in this book and cannot wait for you all to get a chance to read it!
https://www.inkshares.com/books/cape-s-side-bay
That’s all for now. Thanks for taking the time to read it. I’m excited for what’s to come!
Hello, rebels!
Today is the 4th day of contest and I’m feeling pretty good this morning. Late last night I had got an email confirming my housing at my college, and boy, I’ve been waiting on it for years haha! I’m very thankful because getting an apartment would have put a heavy load on myself, messed up my update schedule because I would need a job offering plenty of hours, and it would take my attention away from writing. The good news doesn’t stop there though! I have an event to attend in a couple hours that will promote my books. I plan to speak in-front of a mixture of crowds about myself, my books, and my future goals. I want to lay it all out so that people know my passion and where I’m coming from. Also, I believe this is a good approach to put myself out there and get supporters in the door.
I said that the next chapter would be up today, and I haven’t forgotten, dear readers. I’m expecting to have it up before I attend the event I’m going to, but in case things don’t go as planned, it’ll be in the evening. So, you can snuggle up in your sheets and read to your pleasure haha! Don’t forget to give the book a recommendation, or at least share it around if you really enjoy it, and it could be the simplest things like--my cover, story, characters, etc. Just let people know!
There are two more things I want to speak about before I end this update. First, I want to give a big thanks to Kaytalin Platt for ordering last night, and for mentioning me in her recent update. I was encouraged by what she said to me and the fact that she’s another writer in the contest. Please, go follow her book called The Living God with me if it’s your type of story! Now, the last thing I want to mention is that with our current followers, we can blow past some of the contestants and get on the leaderboards. I’m aiming to get up there before the week is up, so please, for those who haven’t ordered just yet, consider pre-ordering within the new chapters I have to offer!
Thank you for reading! o/
From yours truly, A.J.III.
Hello, detectives.
Every once in a while, something will happen that reassures me Tantalus Depths is really succeeding where it matters.
Getting picked by the Break the Bechdel Syndicate was one of those, as it reassured me that Tantalus Depths was doing an effective job of representing strong female characters, which was crucial for me. Getting picked by the Great Sci Fi Syndicate was another, as it reassured me that I was effectively creating a science fiction work that embodied the best aspects of this genre I love so much. There have been many little things along the way that provide similar assurances that I’m on the right track, either in the form of reviews, recommendations, or general feedback. Today I was honored in a totally new way.
KSU Trumbull, the university branch responsible for almost all of my college education, did me the great honor of coming to me and holding this interview to promote my book. This is the same college where I honed my writing skills, took advanced literature classes, learned character development from theatre classes...heck, Tantalus Depths was written for classes at this school. The fact that they’d honor me by highlighting my work is a tremendous honor that I’m still processing.
Please go ahead and check out this interview.
Also! Tantalus Depths is now only 87 pre-orders away from FULL PUBLISHING. We have a bit less than 13 days to get there. We are SO close, everyone. Keep pushing!
Hello, detectives.
