An avid writer. A constant dreamer. A worldbuilder. And a self-proclaimed failure until proven other...
So...that was a week wasn’t it?
Work this week has mostly been focused in three general areas:
NaNoWriMo is also a thing that’s currently happening, and while I’m not officially participating (like I did in 2014 when I wrote the first 50k of Ghosts) I am at least trying to write every day. As such, here’s a new spreadsheet...
I haven’t quite hit my internal ’1000-words-a-day’ goal, but there’s still plenty of time left in the month to get back on track. Plans for the week include:
So, until next time...
PS: If you want to check out LandFall, it’s over here: https://www.inkshares.com/books/landfall . There’s not much there at the moment, but that’ll change.
Budapest is proving the ideal place to get some work done. I’ve made a lot of headway the past two days and am a mere handful of chapters away from finishing this revision of the manuscript.
Once done, I’ll deliver it to John Robin and Michael Haase and they’ll provide the last round of feedback. After that, it’s delivery time.
Today has been a momentous day. Early this morning (Australian time) the latest round of finalists in The Launchpad Manuscript Competition were announced — The Judges’ Top 25.
I am ecstatic to confirm Human Resources has been included in this exclusive list! This competition started out with thousands of entries from twenty-four countries. To have HR selected by industry judges as being in the twenty-five best manuscripts from such an impressive cohort has me lost for words.
Moving forward, the judges will continue to whittle the finalists down. In a few short weeks they will announce the Top 10 and the judges’ winners! In parallel to that, the crowdfunding competition will continue until 16 December (PST). The three winners of the crowdfunding competition are guaranteed publication, regardless of the results of the main judging process, so if you are following the novel but haven’t pre-ordered yet, please consider putting in an order now.
The competition has been fierce, and even with the amazing support I have received, the pack is slowly reeling me in. If you are able to spread the word, to help me get HR in front of new eyes, it would be an enormous help.
Thank you, and fingers crossed,
Robert
Hello! I know this update comes sooner than expected, but I wanted to share with all of you that I learned earlier today that "Shadow King" made the Top 25 list for the Launchpad Manuscript Competition!
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Friends
The Catcher is knocking at your doors!
The official publication day is tomorrow, but many of you received today your copy of The Catcher’s Trap! Those of you who have not receive your book yet will get it this week.
I truly hope that you enjoy the book. The Catcher’s Trap is a dark tale of struggle and inner strength. I believe that beyond the supernatural aspects we can all relate to the journey these characters experience.
Some critics are loving it, some critics not so much, but they all agree on one thing, The Catcher’s Trap is entertaining and a fast pace quick read. Please add your voice to those critics. Once you are finished reading the book, leave an honest review on Amazon, Goodreads and Barnes and Noble.
Reviews are key to the success of the book. (my husband Tom, checking out a great book)
I want to leave you with a fun story. I spent this past weekend in New York and, of course, I had to stop by at Union Square’s Barnes and Noble. Guess what I found on the third floor, in a display called “New Sci-Fi,” of course The Catcher’s Trap.
It was so surreal and so empowering. Just seeing my book on the shelves of one of the biggest bookstores in New York made every single sacrifice and struggle to publish this book worth it.
And for that, I thank you.
Have a fantastic week!
Hello, Everyone, I know I haven’t been here in quite a while but I checks in periodically to see how everyone is doing and those of you who have won the contest or even entered. Congratulation! Those of you who made it to Quill and/or full publishing. I am so proud of you! I will be looking for your books online or in a bookstore. I would love to walk in the local Barnes and Noble and see one of you all’s books on the shelves instead of a bunch of strangers. Again, Congratulation! And keep up the good work. :)
