This is an impressive, fully realized world that Evan has created. It has the kind of solidity that hard sci-fi needs to intrigue its fanbase.
I’ve got a quick update this week for everyone. First news of important dates:
Besides dates and places to meet up! What would an update of mine be without pictures?! I bring you the final cover illustration for the Front Cover!
Well, ladies & gents, it’s been an action-packed 45 days. In that short span of time, I found myself campaigning on social media, rapping in book trailers, scattering SideScroller adverts all over the city of Toronto, and (surprisingly) being accused of being in league with Voldemort (which I can still neither confirm nor deny).
The video game contest has come to an end, and my final ranking is 8th place. All I can say is...thank you. All of you. I may not have won, but I was part of something crazy & wild, something I’d always dreamed to be a part of. And I never could have gotten here without the support of every one of you crazy kids! (Also, 8 is totally my favourite number, so there’s that!)
Special shout-outs go to fellow Inksharians James Rasile and Tabi Card, for all their technical help, support, beautiful graphics, and gracious advice, and to Robin Williams for filming my book trailers. I’ve also got to thank Prescott Harvey, Regina McNemony, and Peter Ryan; all three of them were kind & supportive to me throughout this contest, even though their own awesome works were also currently in the running. And thanks to the Inkvengers for their podcast shout-out as well. All in all, I’m proud to have come in 8th when the people ranked above me are such admirable, excellent wordsmiths. Congrats to everyone who competed. Pat yourself on the back; whether you win or not, YOU WROTE A BOOK. Let that sink in, homies. You made something special out of nothing. And that’s ALWAYS a win.
Of course, then there’s YOU: you, who pre-ordered SideScroller and helped a brother try to achieve his dreams. You, who put your faith in a book that exists solely in a small, lonely Word file on my crappy Sony Vaio. You, who clicked on a little green button and literally MADE MY DAY. Thank you. Your love & support is appreciated more than I could possibly say.
So, the contest is done. But SideScroller can still be pre-ordered for another 40 days. We can still get this book past its Quill goal and out into the world. If you haven’t ordered yet, now’s your chance. Like any good video game character, SideScroller’s still got a few lives left in her before the screen goes blank.
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It’s Friday! I hope you guys have a great day and I’ll keep this super short!
• Goodreads giveaway ends Monday so if you want a chance to win a free signed copy, sign up soon!
• We’re at 37 Amazon reviews. Which is awesome! Please head over this weekend and leave your own review.
That’s it! Thank you guys for all the Monkey Business support. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
- Landon
Lemme tell you about Christopher Irvin… This guy is the author of WRESTLETOWN, a book with a title so intense it can only be written in caps, g*****it! A book with a premise so creative, it can only be truly expressed by its amazing cover art and in-book illustrations. ...and Chris’ Inkshares page for it also does an excellent job explaining it, of course. See for yourself!
Chris is also the author of “Burn Cards,” “Federales,” and more dark, gritty crime fiction. I’ve always been a huge fan of noir stories, but sometimes I need to get away from the mid-20th Los Angeles of Raymond Chandler and see some unexplored, modern locales, to read some stories with modern themes and meaning. I think “Federales” is going to do that for me, taking place in Mexico, deep in the cartel wars. More horrible people doing horrible things to each other…
Were you thinking that would lead to something about “The Animal in Man”? Well, Chris was gracious enough to feature my book as a guest blog on his website, so if you want to know a little more about my story’s exploration of violence, you can get your AiM Reader Update fix over there. Thanks again (to Chris Irvin, to everyone!) for your continued support of The Animal in Man.
