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Before the age of reason and science, magic ruled the world. Now, it’s coming back and if most of humanity gets wiped out in the process....well, sometimes you have to break a few eggs.
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Well, Geek and Sundry’s Hard Science Fiction competition has come to an end. It’s a tremendous honor to have been able to come in fifth place in the running, especially after getting such a late start and a slow build at the beginning. I’d like to give a heartfelt congratulations to the winners: Tal Klein, author of The Punch Escrow, Brian Guthrie, author of After Man, and Erin S. Evan, author of The Pirates of Montana. All three of them deserve every pre-sell they have gained. They’ve worked hard, built a huge following from the ground up, and most importantly, they’ve all told brilliant stories. I heartily recommend following them all.
I’d also like to give a shout out to Ronald D. Vale, author of We Clocked the T-Rex, for coming in fourth place (although if the contest had lasted a few more hours, I totally would have passed him. Just saying :P). I understand he’s suspending his own campaign, but his book also looks absolutely fascinating. Follow him, and please give him support when he inevitably decides to give it another go!
So what does this mean for Tantalus Depths, not winning the competition?
Absolutely nothing.
I knew from the very beginning I had about zero chance of winning it. I didn’t even start my campaign until the contest had already been running for three weeks! Therefore, I was never banking on a win. Sure, it would have been nice to catch some unexpected windfall and take the lead, defying all odds. But a wise man never depends on chance, and I’m only a fool on weekends.
The work really begins now. We have 91 days to get Tantalus Depths to 750 pre-orders. We’re getting those pre-orders.
If I have to print out posters and put them in every shop window in my entire state by hand, I will. If I have to beg for coverage from every book blog on the internet, I will. If I have to take out a loan just to buy enough books to do enough author-swaps to reach goal, I will. I’ll allow for no obstacles. Tantalus Depths is, above all, a story about one lone person overcoming unspeakable odds to come out of the experience victorious, and if I can’t hold myself to the same standards that my main character embodies, I’m no author at all.
I may not sleep until August 16th, but so be it. I perceive a need.
Keep following, keep spreading the word. You’re all a part of this. We will descent into the Depths together, and we will come out the other side.
To the Depths!
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    "But a wise man never depends on chance, and I’m only a fool on weekends." I love it!

    You’ll make it @Evan Graham. It takes determination, wit, and great writing, you’ve got all in spades! (Did I mention the determination part?) 
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      Congrats @Tal M. Klein ! Super stoked to read it!
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        The Punch Escrow
        It’s the year 2147: a time of enduring peace on Earth. The Last War ended half a century ago. We can cure most ills, the air is pure, and teleportation is how we get around. Sounds great, right? So why does everyone suddenly want to kill Joel Byram?
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        We did it! The Punch Escrow is getting published!!

        I’m on a plane and my laptop battery is about to die, so I have to make this quick. You lot have done something which my wife would have heretofore deemed impossible: I am speechless. So, while I do a little happy dance to myself, I wanted to recognize a few people, and then we’ll get on to all the raffle winners and such tonight (alas, victory doesn’t afford me the ability to shrug off my job).

        Rachel Klein: I know it’s not easy being married to me. Thank you for putting up with my creative obsessions. I love you.

        Iris and Violet Klein: My two beautiful muses. You’re too young to understand, but you’ve given my life purpose.

        My extended family. Especially the Brown ladies, who are making me discuss my book at their book club at our next family reunion. Thankfully there are no sex scenes, although the protagonist does get naked once or twice. (’ey lord! Bless his soul!)

        My “staff” (+3 of great friendship, 20% savings throw bonus when asking others for favors) – These folks have gone above and beyond to assist me in various phases of the book. Without them, The Punch Escrow would not be: Peter Birdsall, John Hannon, Joe Santoro, Dave Sontag, Ian Ellison, Russ Mitchell, Dan Salinas, Ben Murphy (kindof), Ryan Potter, Meredith Peruzzi, Acar Altinsel, Robert Kroese

        My Inkshares “mental support” crew: James Rasile, Rick Heinz, Pat Edwards, Peter Bats, and my arch nemesis Brian Guthrie (who, despite the fact we were competitors, was always on hand to help me understand the Inkshares contest process, and teach me promotional tips and tricks).

        Micah Pegman - Won the shirt raffle this week!

        Our top 3 referrers in the past 96 hours (each gets a "teleporting" The Punch Escrow coffee mug):

        Pete Downing

        James Rasile

        Nicola Sarjeant

        Stay tuned for the MAJOR PRIZE announcement. Also, if any of you who participated in the Penguin Magic promotion have not gotten your Tarbell 51 code, please let me know, don’t bother the Inkshares or Penguin Magic support people.

        More soon!

        -Tal

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          More on Trekonomics at Time magazine

          Dear all,

          A quick update to let you know Time just published this piece by yours truly on their website: http://time.com/money/4330029/star-trek-robots-jobs/

          You may read, comment and like on Trekonomics’ official facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TrekonomicsBook/ or @ me on Twitter (@trekonomics).

          More coming soon, as publication date is approaching. 

          In the meantime, 

          Live Long, and Prosper

          Manu


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            This would be so helpful. After a recent pod cast by Write Brain where they discussed my book, they seemed unclear about my co-authors involvement simply because the manuscript was uploaded in my name only. We thought we had made Chris’s contribution clear in our description but simply being able to make some sort of indication that he’s a co-author would go a long way.
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