An asteroid miner survives galactic civil war using the life lessons of politically incorrect comic characters, Gung Ho and Little Pluck.

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C.J. Pitchford

Self-published author seeking a new audience—you.

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An asteroid miner survives galactic civil war using the life lessons of politically incorrect comic characters, Gung Ho and Little Pluck.

Fernando Crôtte liked an update for Sorcery for Beginners

Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All,

It’s been a couple weeks since our last update, but for good reason: Sorcery for Beginners has finally been shipped to the copy editor! For all intents and purposes, the last draft of the book has been completed. There may be some small final tweaks, but my last major pass on the story went out last Wednesday.

I have to be honest, it’s a bit weird. I’ve been working on this novel off and on for four years, so to hit a point where there can be no more changes and tweaks feels odd. I feel good about the book, and I think it improved a lot in the last month, but there is still some George Lucas-y part of me that wonders if I should go back and make more tweaks. Maybe add some more people screaming "Nooooooo!" (Kidding.)

Juliane is hard at work on the illustrations, Kevin is working on the layout, and we’re discussing ideas for the back cover art. Very soon all the creative work on Sorcery for Beginners will be all finished, then we have to sit back and wait for the orders to come in.

But before that, I wanted to introduce you to Euphemia Whitmore. Whitmore is the mysterious, intelligent figure who owns the Codex Arcanum, and sells Owen his copy of Sorcery for Beginners. She is also the author of the original edition, which was deemed too esoteric to understand, so Juliane and I were brought in to make it more of a novel. I’d like to say it was a fun experience working with her, but it was not. She is extremely demanding and condescending toward anyone who can’t cast spells at her level. (Which is pretty much everyone.)

Still, I’m grateful to her for letting us help tell her story. I only hope she doesn’t magically erase our memories to prevent us from saying anything about the Codex Arcanum.

If you haven’t done so already, please add us to your Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes and Noble, and other favorite bookstore wish lists. It encourages them to order more books. Thanks again for all your support!

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For the Love of Soulmates

I’ve written a poetic chapbook with short stories on the path of a soul back to its soulmate.

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Amanthis Austin

I write poetry, science & historical fiction plus my own copy as a voice actress. I also act in...

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Alice Turnip longs to be boring. Instead, she lives under constant threat of being flung into a perilous realm of high fantasy, while an elvish swashbuckler named Alta ruins anything normal in our world that Alice tries to build for herself.

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Fernando Crôtte liked an update for Artificial Generation

Heard back from another betareader yesterday! Some other stuff to go on than the first, but all in all she had mostly good things to say, and what wasn’t good was mostly because of her own preferences.
There are some things to take into consideration, but I’m still waiting for my last 4 betareaders to get back to me before doing anything majore to the manuscript. At this rate I should have it up for pre-orderes in early summer!
Hoping you’ve all had an awesome easter.

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Fernando Crôtte liked an update for The Walls are Closing In

Happy Easter! The Walls are Closing In just passed the 500 order mark - 250 to go!

A very special thank you to those of you that have gone back and ordered a few more, and to all of the complete strangers who have taken a leap of faith. It will all be worth it when walking through a bookstore, spotting The Walls are Closing In on a shelf, and knowing that each and every one of you helped put it there.

I am committed to chugging with all of my might until that 750 line is passed, and I am feeling confident that it will happen. So, if you know that 1, 2 (or, you know, 250) of your closest friends or relatives would like the topicality and would jump on the chance to support an emerging author if you asked, you know what to do! Remember, the campaign ends as soon as that 750th order is placed!

As promised, may I present the limited edition bookmarks that I will be placing en route to your mailbox once the campaign ends (a little instant gratification for before embarking on the production process ride-along).

If you would like one, please send me your address at your earliest convenience so that I can eagerly begin creating an envelope tower. If you don’t get back to me, I will do my best to convince the lovely folks at Inkshares to place them in the paperbacks prior to shipping.

Until next time! -Jacqui

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