Brian Fitzpatrick liked an update for The Madness of Mr. Butler

Short update, I promise...

In all honesty, it’s been a rough couple of weeks. We suffered a few terrible events in our family that led up to a great loss. I’m not going into great detail here, since this is a personal matter, but I felt you all deserved a good reason for why not much has happened over the past month. 

BUT! There are good things afoot!

1) I am a part of an arranged group of Inkshares authors, and we are all working together in order to polish our stories and make them the best they can be for when they arrive in your hands in 2018! I will give more details when I have them and when I am in a greater swing of things. But I assure you, this is a big deal. 

2) I am still writing other things, and I want to share them with you! I have started a website called Tall Tales Told (click here: talltalestold.com) and it is a blog of sorts. I wanted to get an author page going, and that might be a part of things in the future, but I noticed something about most author pages: there’s no writing. Tall Tales Told is laced with what I’m calling "embellished nonfiction." I am telling tales from throughout my life, but with necessary embellishments, allowing for the fact that my memory of events might not be 100% accurate. I see these tales as something along the lines of David Sedaris in terms of delivery. Also, there is poetry! And it is illustrated by the amazing Phil Rood! (Please check out philrood.com, because this man is incredible and you should be buying his work.) 

Tall Tales Told is also on Facebook and Twitter, and I plan on releasing all things Mr. Butler on this website as well. I am putting it all up there for your enjoyment, and for free. I hope you like it. Thank you for checking it out. 

That’s all for now. There’s much more, of course, but my brain and heart are a bit frazzled by this insane month of May. 

Thank you all for the support. I love you all. 

-Michael. 
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    Brian Fitzpatrick liked an update for Kanimbla

    G’day everybody! 

    I’m back again with a slightly pre-emptive week 3 update.  You’ll notice the number of copies sold hasn’t moved much in the last week (from 94 to 97, I believe, although I did receive ), but never fear!  Kanimbla is still on track for success.  

    The focus for this part of the campaign has been on reaching out to some of my long-shot prospects (twitter followers, etc), while I spend the rest of my time distributing flyers and business cards, etc, to try and generate some passive sales while I continue campaigning over the next few weeks.  

    At 97 sales, Kanimbla is currently 39% of the way to the Quill publication goal.  If you’ve already bought a book, thank you!  If you can keep spreading the word, that would be great.  And if you haven’t, what’s holding you back?  Flick me a message and let me know!

    Cheers!

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      Brian Fitzpatrick liked an update for Champions of the Third Planet

      Oh you. I haven’t forgotten about you.

      I wanted to let you know that CHAMPIONS OF THE THIRD PLANET is still coming your way. I got interrupted recently with some TV projects – mainly a pilot for Disney XD and this crazy thing for Fox Network: http://deadline.com/2016/11/neil-gaiman-angry-films-fox-network-the-building-series-development-1201854827/

      But I’m back at work now finishing CHAMPIONS, which I still love with all my heart. I think it will be worth the wait and you will dig it.

       Thanks for being patient.

       I love you.

      --Chris

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        Brian Fitzpatrick liked an update for Mutants: Uprising

         

        It is just past the end of the second full week of the Inkshares/Nerdist science fiction novel contest, and my entry, Mutants: Uprising, is tied for second (so technically in 2nd, alphabetically). I spent a good part of the week in third, and then yesterday was TIED FOR THIRD with two other books, but a surge of support put me up, and here we are today.

        Needless to say, without continued support from YOU (and you, and you too) we won’t be able to stay in the running. Mutants: Uprising was nominated in a couple Inkshares Syndicates this month, and I am hopeful that I might get at least one to back me. It would be an immense boost to my campaign!

        Less than four weeks to go. Never give up, never surrender!

         

        I’ve had some questions about the Lovecraft connection in my novel, and while I’m wary of giving away too much, I’m going to let you, my followers, in on part of it. The Cthulhu/Lovecraft connection is a surprise for Jane, who has a lot on her plate already, so it isn’t present except as foreshadowing in the early parts of the novel.

        Lovecraft exists in my universe, only he was a mutant - a psychic who managed to contact a much stronger psychic Presence in another dimension...and It wants to come here. My main character (you) stumbles into this information the further she goes, as the conflict escalates from local gangs to shadowy organizations who may or may not want the world as we know it to end.

         

        Order your copy today!
        ~ Jane-Holly

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          Brian Fitzpatrick liked an update for Human Resources

          The developmental edit for Human Resources continues. During the last month I completed Act One of the rewrite, handing it over to Inkshares and my editor to review and "course correct" before pushing on. 



          I’m lucky to be working with such an engaged team who are working tirelessly to help me transform my rough-cut stone into a sparkling gem (of dark adventure). After reviewing the updated Act One, we have more changes to implement as we focus in on the core themes of the novel. That means a slight pause on the rewrite itself while the outline is tweaked further, then back into it with gusto.

          I think it’s been a few updates since I thanked you all. I have this opportunity because of your generosity, and I won’t forget it. Thank you — for your belief, support, and patience. This process is a marathon, but I’m continuing to drive through it and each day brings us closer to physical books rolling off the production line.

          BTW: If you haven’t seen it, Inkshares have a sci-fi themed competition running right now in partnership with Nerdist (https://www.inkshares.com/contests/nerdist-sci-fi-contest). There’s some great novels being pitched, so it’s worth checking out.

          I hope you all had an amazing Month — I’ll be back with another update at the end of June.

          Robert   

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            Brian Fitzpatrick liked an update for APEX

            Dear Readers and Followers,

            Good news! I have recently completed a detailed outline of my reworked manuscript. It took several attempts with a stack of index cards (each containing a single scene) to get the story just right. I’ve focused and tightened the story itself, and I’ve done considerable work on my characters and their motivations, too. Now, I’m awaiting feedback on the outline before I launch into the actual rewriting of the manuscript, which will be part revising and part new words on paper.

            I’ve also been doing a lot of reading about writing in order to develop my skills as a storyteller, and I think APEX will benefit from the time I’m spending on that front as well. Thank you for your continued patience.

            As a side note and shout out, I’m very proud of my fellow writers on Inkshares and the projects they’re working on right now, including Tal Klein, Ferd Crotte, Jane-Holly Meissner, Craig Munro, and Regina McMenomy. Just type in their name on Inkshares, and you’ll see what I mean. They’re participating in contests, hosting book signings, releasing novels after years of hard work, and so forth. It’s all very exciting and inspires me every day to keep pursuing my own projects. 

            Cheers, Debbie

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              Brian Fitzpatrick liked an update for Mission 51

              How exciting! I have just added a video book trailer to the Mission 51 home page. When you have a moment, please check it out!  :D

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