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You heard it here first: DARCY CONRAD

One of best parts of being a hit author is getting to discover new talent. Allow me to introduce Inkshare’s funding author Darcy Conrad.

[See all those Scott Pilgrim books on the book shelf? Cool, right?]

While Darcy Conrad is not a science writer, she is one of the best YA (Young Adult) authors I have read all year. 

In fact, I have not been so excited by a YA book since reading J.K. Rowling’s first Harry Potter book almost twenty years ago. If you think I am exaggerating in the slightest, read for yourself:

Here are the first 9 chapters of The War of Wind and Moon.

(Like audiobooks? Got you covered: Here are the first 9 chapters being read by author.)

The world of The War of the Wind and Moon is an entirely new world and a whole new mythology. And right now you have the opportunity to say, "I knew about Darcy Conrad before the rest of the world." And if she’s anything like me, she will remember. 

Here’s the link to back The War of the Wind and Moon. SPECIAL OFFER: Back this book and receive the uniquely eternal gratitude of supporting a new author before they hit big!

That’s it. Here we go, Team! Keep up the good work and read on.

Mike


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    Darcy Conroy's writing is like being touched by lightning. She is in the same league as J.K. Rowling. The War of Wind and Moon is new YA mythology as its finest.
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    Floating to the ceiling of Mia’s bedroom, its dangling belly swollen after a feast of rage and fear, the Gossip enjoyed a dessert of contempt and defiance. Through bulging, yellow eyes the creature watched Mia uncurl from the ball she habitually formed whenever her mother’s fists began flying. The girl turned her ear to the door she was forbidden to shut and stilled her ragged breathing, listening for her mother’s movements in the tiny flat.

    The Gossip had been bound to Mia since the gi. . .

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      Floating to the ceiling of Mia’s bedroom, its dangling belly swollen after a feast of rage and fear, the Gossip enjoyed a dessert of contempt and defiance. Through bulging, yellow eyes the creature watched Mia uncurl from the ball she habitually formed whenever her mother’s fists began flying. The girl turned her ear to the door she was forbidden to shut and stilled her ragged breathing, listening for her mother’s movements in the tiny flat.

      The Gossip had been bound to Mia since the gi. . .

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        Thanks Amanda, 
        Reading that article was fantastic, certainly answered my questions and more - as @JF Dubeau noted, the company only owes us so much transparency and that is more than most would give, which is something I appreciate (especially when profit sharing, which makes sense and should be fair but also has a rough history in publishing and music!)

        I guess there will be quite a few of us who came in because of the G&S contest after the announcement of July 31st but before the ToS and Publishing Terms had been changed on the site (I came in an Aug 3 and got the old ones), so I only heard about the changes through other avenues, not here, which made it seem like a red flag. Had the ToS and Publishing Terms had the current numbers in place when I signed up, I would have still signed on (though I wouldn’t want to go any lower than 35%) even without reading that post by Adam (who I’m now following on Medium, so as not to miss anything else!) 

        Very happy to be moving forward and diving into this lovely community without continued concern. :D 
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          Just some quick facts on this change, just in case followers of the thread feel like their questions weren’t answered:
          1. The change to the royalty structure was announced on July 31st before the contest began.
          2. You can find a breakdown of this in Adam’s Medium article here.
          3. Work is still being done behind the scenes on what the new offerings will be for Quill authors, but for the moment our information is that Quill authors receive the same structure as fully funded Inkshares authors.
          4. Much of the basis for the royalty structure was based on information Inkshares gleaned through two surveys they sent to the authors who already have funded books, as well as a hangout they held to talk to their authors directly. 
          5. The royalty restructuring is a direct result of a change in leadership at the company that happened a few weeks ago. Former CEO Jeremy Thomas was replaced by current CEO Adam Gomolin. 
          6. The reason for the change to a profit-sharing model is explained in the article in detail, but can be summed up as: Sharing revenue was draining money from the company, so they are switching to sharing profit so that the costs of making a book are taken care of before either the company or the author receives money from a book.

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            Great post, JF. I’m trying to walk the trail you and MikeM have paved. So happy for you guys and the others who are blazing the Inkshares trail! Please keep it up, we are right behind you cheering you on! 
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