Mission 51 has reached an early milestone, with 83, or one-third of the 250 pre-orders required for the book to be published! A sincere thank you to everyone who has helped get us this far!
I ask the Mission 51 followers who have not yet pre-ordered the book to please pre-order now, and help get us past the 100 mark, which would be another great milestone!
Peace and love to all!
Ferd. :-)
Hello, everyone!
I send this brief note in support of Mike Donald’s excellent thriller, Louisiana Blood. He is in his last 17 days of funding and needs just 25 pre-orders to be published. Louisiana Blood is a "Staff Pick," and has earned the support of TWO Inkshares Syndicates. This book is the real deal! In the spirit of crowdfunding excellent work, please support Mike and Louisiana Blood with a pre-order! Thank you!
https://www.inkshares.com/books/louisiana-blood-a-chandler-travis-and-duke-lanoix-mystery?referral_code=13a0d0cd
Hello mis amigos!
This is my weekly request for the favor of your pre-order, to keep me on track for Quill. Every single order helps! Please take a moment and help me achieve my mini-goal of reaching 80 pre-orders. I need less than 10 for that to happen. (BTW, I do pre-order swaps.)
Mission 51 is coming along nicely! I am working on the chapter where Deltare gets her first glimpse of the alien. Among the closing lines of the previous chapter:
“And now," Smith announced, “let’s go see the dead alien. That will be a good prep for the live one you’ll be meeting tomorrow.”
Officer Smith said that as if it was a normal thing to say. But it wasn’t normal, Henry/Deltare thought...
Well, I guess Deltare is entitled to her opinion, but things will change!
Stay tuned!
Peace!
Ferd. :-)
(ahem... your pre-order? Please and thank you!)
Hello everyone! Hope your week is going smoothly, and that you’re reading and writing away!
First, a very warm welcome to all new Mission 51 followers! So glad you’re onboard! :-)
I have 5 quick items:
1. A heartfelt thank you to those who have supported me and Mission 51 with your kind words and pre-orders. I am truly touched by your friendship and kindness!
2. Mission 51 now has a "STAFF PICK" star on the home page! I’m thrilled! Thank you, Inkshares!
3. Mission 51 now has over 100 followers! What a super milestone! I am so glad to see the family growing!
4. Feeling very grateful, I have decided to add an "Appreciation" section to the book. It will include the name of every person who has supported Mission 51 with a pre-order. I will add all current supporters to the list this weekend, but I have already started it and uploaded it to the project.
5. Finally, this is my weekly ask. To all those who have yet to pre-order, PLEASE help me reach my next mini-goal. I need 11 pre-orders by the end of the weekend to reach 80. That will keep me and Mission 51 on track. Please, and thank you very much!
Peace!
Ferd. :-)
"Abduction," "Dream Job," and "Transformation" are a trilogy of chapters developing one of Mission 51’s principal characters. In these chapters, Dr. William Henry goes from being nabbed off the street in Chicago, to a meeting with the president at the White House, to Roswell, NM to learn about top-level national secrets. During this time, he changes. Dr. Henry doesn’t just come out of the closet, he is thrown out! And he likes it!
"Transformation" will be complete by sometime this weekend and I will update y’all with it. Keep an eye on your email for this top-secret chapter!
Peace!
Ferd. :-)
Here’s a little window into the writing room in my mind...
When I envision a scene, I think of my novel as a comic book. I want to tell my story in key scenes, with a dramatic image in mind, with succinct text that you could fit into a thought or word balloon. I picture landscape views to set the scene, middle distance views to tell the story, and close/ups of emotional faces or depicting an action. I try to use real-life conversational language that is true to the character.
So there you go. Some of the gears in my brain-box.
Peace!
Ferd. :-)
What great day!