Dear Supporters of Fake News, True Story: 

Thanks for pre-ordering copies of my book, a twisted tale of life as protégé to and later enemy of Roger Ailes, founder and chairman of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News Channel. In order for the book to be published, I need 320 more pre-orders by Wednesday, November 22. Perhaps you know of people looking for Christmas gifts! Even just a $10 e-book counts toward the total, and I appreciate any and all support. 

In the U.K., Her Majesty’s Government is considering whether to allow Mr. Murdoch’s proposed takeover of U.K. broadcaster Sky Plc. In U.K. Parliament on Monday, November 20, I will tell stories about the pervasive disregard for the truth in the world of Roger Ailes.  You can read Bloomberg’s preview of the event here. 

With the support of good people like you, I am ready to enter into the fray by taking on those who seek to control and steer our discourse. The past months in America have been a time of reckoning across many industries. This is the chance to seize the banner, break the filters, and reorient the media to the truth and to the people. 

Fellow Inkshares writer Benjamin Gray says: "[Fake News, True Story] reads like madness, exactly as it should. Take it from a former journalist ... Order this now, so it can get on the bookstore shelves it needs to be on."

I would be much obliged if you would pass my crowd-funding link on to others. 

https://www.inkshares.com/books/fake-news-true-story

Thank you for your support.

Yours sincerely,

JP Lindsley

"The clock strikes," The White-Haired Woman says with her back turned to you. "Do you hear it?"

You are unsure of how to answer, but thankfully she is not looking for one. She tosses a copy of The Wolf in the Woods, the only one in existence, out of the airlock. You are protected from the vacuum by a simple space suit. The White-Haired Woman wears nothing over her usual brown pantsuit, but she seems un-vexed. Giant lenses rise from the white soil of the moon; they concentrate the sun’s cold light into hot beams that incinerate the book in a flash. You wonder how this is possible without atmosphere.

The White-Haired Woman does not turn toward you, she never does, but she does shift her posture slightly to indicate that she is turning her attention back to you.

"The campaign is over," she says to you. "They’ll be getting their refunds over the next few days."

The White-Haired Woman’s demeanor darkens in a way only you can sense. "And the judges?" she asks you. You wince, remembering what happened the last time judges were mentioned.

"It’s not an official announcement, but Inkshares did send an email out a few days ago explaining that another book from the Horror contest would be published. It did not reference the competition or the judges directly, and there’s nothing specific in the rules about choosing only one book, but we feel confident that this is the end and that an official announcement is imminent. The Wolf in the Woods is dead."

The White-Haired Woman’s torso turns toward you like any normal person’s would, except that her head does not turn with it. Regardless, you get the sense that she is smiling.

In a blink, she is close to you, and pushes you backward. A metal door with a small window at eye level slams shut in front of you, and you realize you are in a sophisticated coffin-shaped box.

"We are terminating your contract, effective immediately," she says. "I, personally, want to convey to you that it has nothing to do with your job performance. In fact, you were an excellent hire and, if you weren’t an Unevent, I would tell you to put me as a reference on your resume."

The coffin suddenly launches toward Earth, hurtling at an impossible speed. It breaches the atmosphere and descends on a familiar area-- your home. You see yourself on the ground, looking up at you with wide eyes that are just beginning to process what is happening. Moments before smashing into your own body, moments before waking up in your bed as you do every morning, you hear The White-Haired Woman say her final parting words.

"The Department of Funerals thanks you for your service."






(P.S. you all raised over $200 for Room to Read! Good for you!)

It’s that time of year again...the mince pies have been scoffed and the brandy quaffed, now all that’s left to do is catch up on the backlog of goodwill for 2018.  

Hopefully by now all you lovely people that purchased LOUISIANA BLOOD will have received a digital or paperback.  If anybody has not, please let me know. 

In that vein, can I ask you all for a small favour?  REVIEWS. I’m starting to plan the marketing campaign and good reviews are one of the most important planks in the bridge from obscurity to notoriety.  

If you have read or are reading the book please take a few seconds to nip over to Amazon and post a review.  Hundreds of you were kind enough to launch the book into the ether, now I need some reviews to help land it in the press and boost it up the ranks of the mighty Amazon.  No algorithms were harmed in the construction of this update :) Thank you for all your support.

POST REVIEWS HERE

Hi all,
Just uploaded a new short chapter of my work. I hope you like it.
All feed back is welcome.

Thanks,
Albert

1/20/18

Hello Air Pirates!

Things are moving right along for "Wings of the Pirate".  So far we are on schedule for a May 29th release with all ebooks and hardcover preorders going out several weeks before that.  My good pal, Clint Beach at Attic Studio Productions has just completed a new updated cover and it has an even more exciting image than the previous one.  Thank you to Ryan Pemberton at Pemberton & Sons Aviation for the use of the photo of their gorgeously restored Grumman Goose seaplane.  Check out the "Wings of the Pirate" book page on Inkshares and we are also up on Amazon.

Cheers to finally getting this book on the path to publication!

Sincerely,

Eric H. Heisner

www.leandogproductions.com