The villainous twin of a fallen superhero secretly takes up his dead brother’s cape to become the antihero the world deserves.
Books, books everywhere, but not a drop to drink!
The books are finally arriving. Again, I’d like to thank everyone who bought a copy for their support. What you are holding/will hold in your hands would not exist without your help. I hope you enjoy it.
Still, even with the release of physical books to backers, there’s still plenty to do. The actual release date is March 15th (no Caesars were stabbed during the making of this novel.) And naturally, we need as many people as possible to be aware of An Unattractive Vampire by then. So, if you like the book, tell a friend or two or seventy. Rate and review it on Goodreads. Amazon won’t let you review it until the actual publishing date, but prepare a review for them too. Seriously, reviews on Amazon are apparently super important for sales of a book as they determine how visible your book is on their website.
(Oh and if you don’t like the book, tell someone you don’t like very much to read the book. Ruin their day. I’m not picky.)
On March 15th (release day), I will be interviewed on the podcast that started it all, The Sword and Laser. Kind of a dream come true for me. I’ll try to keep it together. Anyway, I only mention it because they are currently taking questions on Goodreads, so if you’re one of the 20,000 or so members of the Sword and Laser and you’d like to ask me a question regardings writing, monsters, audio drama, places to dispose of bodies, etc, head over there and ask it. Otherwise, people will just spend thirty minutes of me squeeing.
Also for anyone who is in or around Chicago remember that March 18th, we will be having a launch party at Bucket O’ Blood Books and Records (appropriate, no?) at 7 PM. Come say hi on your way to green beer.
Anyway, before I let you go, I thought I should remind everyone that the Nerdist Space Opera contest is still going on. There are plenty of good books still in the running to be published including:
The Madness of Mr. Butler by Michael Haase: a tale of a crazy old man desperately trying to prove to everyone that their world is round.
Lucky by RH Webster: the story of a space trucker who finds herself caught in middle of an interstellar conspiracy.
The Life Interstellar by Zach Jordan: a novel the most dangerous and terrifying creature of all time: the galaxies last human.
Space Tripping by Patrick Edwards: a Hitchhiker’s Guide like story of outer space hijinks as human and alien delivery men try to avoid being killed by marauders and space criminals on the way to their next drink.
Happy Friday! Couple of small updates. While work on cover design continues, and while we await word on the edit, some loose ends regarding contests are also being wrapped. This week a couple of really sweet bone-in Ribeyes were sent to the winner of the McCall’s Meat And Fish Gift Certificate, and I have been in contact with a tattoo artist about the Honor-Derric-Of-The-Beagle-Freedom-Project tattoo. This should be fun (and maybe a little painful!) Meanwhile royalties have started to trickle in, and the first 10% donation to the Beagle Freedom Project has been made. So if you haven’t ordered and you want to help a good cause and read a good book, hit that pre-order button! Also, don’t forget if you’re on Facebook to head over the book’s Facebook page. There I’ll be posting updates on the production process and whatever interesting things I think you might like. Here’s the link in case you missed it.
https://www.facebook.com/womenlikeusnovel/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
Oh, and the extremely talented Steven Murashige took my author photo, which appears below. As you can see we decided on something more casual and fun rather than ultra-serious. I love the picture, and I can’t thank him enough. Check out Steven’s site for more on his work here:
I think that’s it for now. Thanks all and have a great Friday.
100 Inkshares authors are following this "Idea" and have expressed interest in submitting one or more entries.
This project stands an excellent chance of winning a Full Fledged Inkshares publishing package, due to the following two reasons:
1. The sponsors, Mykl Walsh and Richard Saunders have already demonstrated the ability to achieve this goal. Their unusual book
https://www.inkshares.com/books/journey-secretagentman-volume-1-2 (Click Here)
was released in December. It is one of the few Inkshares books that have cracked the Barnes & Noble problem. It is in a few B&N store locations so far and we are working on expanding into more.
On March 12, from 12 to 3 PM, Rich Saunders will be appearing at the Burlington, Massachusetts B&N location. For more info on this book see http://secretagentman.org (click Here).
2. The second reason is that around 12 to 15 Inkshares authors will have a story, essay or poem in the book. They will share in the income stream and will get a royalty advance. With the combined unrelenting power of ALL of these authors working to generate pre-orders, it is almost guaranteed to reach the 750 pre-order level!
We hope that everyone who believes in this project and submitted an entry (who don’t make the cut, this time), will also help us by recommending the book to their followers.
If this is successful (and we firmly believe it will be), we’ll start soliciting entries for Volume II as soon as we reach the funding level for this one.
Quill is NOT out goal. 750 pre-orders or bust!
So get cracking on your entries! We have received several already and the competition will be tough.
Thanks for all of your support and good luck to everyone here; with this and with your other Inkshares projects!
Kindest regards,
Mykl & Rich