Greeting, Faoii!

We’ve made it through the first 24 hours and, sadly, we didn’t take that hill. Or even get our banner on the leader boards. But I know that’s just because not everyone has the money to put towards The Last Faoii until refunds come in. So my eyes are still set on that prize, and I know we’ll take it within the next couple days. Thank you to everyone who’s joined the fight (again). We’re already at 33 pre-orders, which is FANTASTIC for two days. Keep your heads up. We’ll publish this thing, and we’re still going to get to that number 1 spot in the contest. The people will know who we are.

As a side note-- for those of you who are interested, I just found out that royalties for publishing through inkshares has changed drastically. If you’re trying to publish through inkshares and you haven’t seen the change, make sure to check out the FAQ as soon as you can.

Illindria guide your battles,
Faoii-Tahani

All right, Faoii! Listen up!

Apparently communication broke down somewhere. I’ve been pacing these barracks impatiently for a few days now and finally contacted our Inkshares allies about why my soldiers haven’t gotten their weapons (read:refunds) yet. About 45 seconds later everyone got a message that their refund will be processed in 3 to 5 days. So we’re still waiting. 

That hill is getting harder to take by the day, so when we are finally armed and ready, it’s going to take every single one of us to see the Faoii banner at it’s peak. We’re going to do it. We ARE going to take that hill in under 24 hours and make sure that every single person in this war remembers the day that the Faoii stepped onto the field. We will show them ALL that this project is worth it, and that we’re not giving up until its publication is a reality.

Don’t forget, faoii-- after we capture the hill we have to HOLD it. That’s a harder thing to do, but not impossible. Share, review,tweet, post, send blade-blasted carrier pigeons if that’s what it takes-- but prove to everyone you know that this is a fight worth joining, and that the people/world of The Last Faoii are worth saving. 

The battle’s coming, Faoii. Shields up. I want to hear your battle cry.

Faoii-Tahani

Okay, Faoii! Listen up!

The battle plan is set. We know the course, and we’re ready to follow it-- with you all backing me up, I know we can’t fail. The minute that refunds go out I want to push forward and open the new campaign, and I know that those of you who have supported me already will hold he line and put that money right back into Faoii’s publication. So, I changed the end date of the current set. You all should be getting your money back on Thursday. Which means we can charge forward and take that contest with a battle cry starting on Friday. There’ll be fire in our eyes and swords in our hands when we enter this last stretch-- people will know the minute we’re on the field, and it will be glorious. 

If you follow my personal blog at all, you know that my life just broke into shambles a few days ago. I’ve swept the pieces into some sort of haphazard array that seems to be standing for the moment, and I’m going to move forward like that. Don’t pity or worry-- this is good news for you. Because while the rest of my life gets broken and swept aside or whatever, I have to keep my sanity by focusing on whatever positives I have-- namely The Last Faoii and your support. So most of my energy is going to be going into this campaign in the coming weeks. You can expect more artwork, more updates, yet another edit (or two) and I think I found another beta reader. Things are looking up for The Last Faoii. As long as I still have your support on Friday, we should be at the top of the contest early next week. 

Up until now I have been invincible. Unstoppable. Whatever happens in my own life is irrelevant. I will not break now.  And The Last Faoii is going to succeed. 

See you on Friday.
T

Hi, everyone! 

Another really quick sorta-update.

A really wonderful person has offered to buy 10 copies of The Last Faoii, but ONLY if those ten copies are donated to 10 different high school libraries in the US. How cool is that?? I’m really excited about it and happy to oblige-- we just need to find the 10 schools to send them to (assuming I get up to my Quill goal, that is). 

So-- if you or someone you know works in/makes decisions for school libraries, let them know that I’d LOVE to send them a free signed copy of The Last Faoii. They can e-mail me at tahani.nelson@gmail.com or find me on Facebook (TahaniNelson) so I can get their mailing address. We’ll send copies to the first 10 that reply.

Oh! Also, make sure the school knows that it is a fantasy novel, and is for ages 13+.  (Please do not respond if either of these things would be a problem in your school district).

Thanks again. Love always,

T

Hi, Everyone!

Hey, everyone!

It’s a nice lazy weekend here, so I decided to celebrate by putting up the next three chapters of the Last Faoii. I know, I know. I’ve been saying this entire time that I was only going to tease people with the first three, but then I remembered that one of my favorite scenes happens at the end of Chapter 5, and you finally get to truly meet the antagonist in 6. So I’m changing my mind and putting up a few more chapters today. Must be the nice weather getting to me. ;)

In case you didn’t know, chapters 1-3 have been up since I joined inkshares, but if you haven’t read those yet then start there. 4 just went up a little bit ago. 5 and 6 should go up in the next hour or so. Have fun reading!

Love always,

T

Hello, Friends!

I’m sorry that I haven’t really given an update in awhile. I finally realized that I was running myself ragged with this book, and I had to take a break from it (and everything else) for a few days. My health and sanity are now once again intact (or as close to intact as they’ve ever been) and I’m back and ready to build the bridge that leads from here to publication!

I realize now, of course, that at least a few bricks in the bridge are going to have to be public readings (cue scary music). Reading my own book in public terrifies me. Even more than birds terrify me (which is way more than they should). It’s not because I don’t think the book is worthy of being read-- It is able to stand on its own merits-- but because I am not really one to sing the praises of my own work in a face-to-face situation. I don’t ever want to sound... arrogant, so instead I tend to come off as too meek to make an impression. Which probably means that I shouldn’t have used this route to try and get published. 20/20 hindsight, I guess. XD

But, you know what? A lot of things terrify me. And I’ve faced all of them before. I even walk by the bird cages in the pet store now. So why wouldn’t I face this terror when it might help me reach my goal of actually seeing The Last Faoii in the hands of readers like you?

So I’m going to do it. I’m not sure where or how, yet, but I’ll figure it out and I’ll send you another update when I get to that point. Until then, however, I would love LOVE love any advice you all could give me. You’re interested in The Last Faoii-- what would you like to hear at a reading? What questions would you want to ask? Would you like to see a fight scene? A sad one? A funny one? Would you like to meet a bunch of different characters or focus on the backstories of one or two? How long would you expect a reading to go on for?

Was that enough questions? Can you tell I’m new at this? haha. 

Take care of yourselves. 

Love always,
T