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Hey everybody!  I didn’t expect to be saying this for at least another 3-4 months, but Exile, Magus is live and in funding mode!  When I saw the G&S contest announcement, it was too good of an opportunity for me to pass up.  I’m now in that somewhat panicky "I wasn’t ready for this" first day of campaign launch mode.  Its both an incredibly nervous and highly energized feeling.  I’ve already gotten a pretty good start, so now its just up to me to keep up the momentum.  I’m hoping you’ll join me in that endeavor as well.  That’s all I’ve got for now, expect to hear from me every Tuesday or Thursday from now until the end of this contest with updates on our progress as well as other fun "things" I’ve been doing my best to save up to share with you all.

As always, thanks for your time, support, and keep reading!
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    It still hasn’t quite sunk in yet, but as of today I am a published author.

    Almost a year after I first started pestering people with buymybookbuymybookifyou’rereallymyfriendyou’llbymybook harassment, it’s finally out.  If you’re reading this, you’ve already gotten your copy (I hope!), but now they’re available online at Amazon, B&N and others, and at dozens of independent bookstores all around the country.  

    Thank you so much.

    The amount of effort that goes into publishing a book is truly awe inspiring.  My editors Kiele Raymond and Michael Trudeau transformed some mediocre writing into the polished manuscript you received this past month.  I’m beyond over-the-moon about the cover Elyse Lyons produced for me, and Emily Zach and the rest of the production team at Girl Friday was professional 100%.

    Meanwhile, at Inkshares, my marketing manager Avalon has been working overtime getting me interviews, reviews, and my books in stores, while newly appointed CEO Adam Gomolin has been in overdrive on the derivative properties side.

    And then there are the Nerdist folks, who not only sponsored the contest in the first place, making this whole thing possible, but who also treated me like a real Author when I visited them at Comic Con in San Diego.

    Thank you all for your tireless work to make this project as successful as possible.

    Now, some news:

    Monday night I was featured on The 207, a Portland and Bangor local features show on NBC.  The boys from Bull Moose were extremely kind in their promotion of my novel.

    Today I woke up to a Bangor Daily News review, which was similarly positive.

    I’m also looking at scheduling book signing events around the Bangor area over the next several weeks.  Check out my Facebook page to stay current!

    Lastly, in case you missed it, I’ve got a Comic Con recap on my blog, which you can find here.

    So that’s pretty much it.  

    I can say thank you enough
    Dave

    PS: Leave reviews!!!!!!!!!!111

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      My lovely supporters,

      With two days left, we’re still very much short of Quill, and I’ve been doing a decent amount of thinking.

      Although I have more preorders than I have Twitter followers, which is a testament to the power of word of mouth if nothing else, there were a lot of things I ought to have done differently during the course of fundraising that I didn’t even think of six months ago. When I say this has been a learning experience, that’s no exaggeration.

      Inkshares offered me the opportunity to expose a wide audience to my manuscript, which is amazing for a young unpublished writer without a preexisting reader base. People whose work I admire have read and lauded this weird little story and I have this strange newfound hope for the future, which believe it or not is more important than publication.

      Which brings me to the conclusion of all that thinking:

      I am not going to be asking for an extension on the campaign.

      Those of you who’ve already placed preorders will always have a special place in my heart, but unless something ridiculous happens that enables me to sell another hundred preorders before then, you’ll be receiving refunds on Friday. Everyone who has offered emotional support or feedback, or plugged the project on Twitter or Bookface or wherever else I’ve seen referrals coming from, you are the real MVPs. Thank you, thank you.

      I tried to find a "riding off into the sunset" gif, because Western, and Google gave me this. Cheers!

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        I’ve noticed that sometimes formatting can get tossed out of sync between what’s on the screen and what gets sent out in reader updates. My most recent update is an example of this. 

        Is there a way we can get a "preview update" so we can see what stuff will look like before it’s shipped off to all the backers? 
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          Amanda Orneck liked the forum thread, Updates to Inkshares credits

          Dear authors and readers,


          Thanks again to all who completed our recent surveys. Your feedback, experiences, and insights continue to inform how we advance Inkshares as a community, publisher and creative IP marketplace.


          In the first survey, a vast majority of you stated that you found credits helpful, but with caveats. Many communicated that the credits policy is confusing and needs to be more strict, and that overall it’s too generous a system to continue in its current form. We agree.


          The intent of the credit system is to encourage engagement with the platform.  Specifically, we want to incentivize readers to re-engage with the platform after their first purchase and to reward readers that bring new users into the Inkshares ecosystem.  At the same time, it’s important for us to be proactive in preventing harmful uses and abuses of this system.


          To that end, we are updating credits to make them more sustainable. Starting today we will issue two types of credits:


          Referral Credit for referring someone who buys a book (one credit per book): $2.50

          First Order Credit for first-time users only, earned after their first purchase: $5


          As always, we welcome feedback and questions.


          Have a wonderful weekend!
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            Hi, Lucky Readers,

            Good news today, I am beginning to sell preorders for Allegra as part of the Inkshares/Geek & Sundry Fantasy contest. The title of the novel has shift and it is now called Children of the Teller. I hope you will continue to support and follow this novel over the next several weeks. Stay tuned for updates as I have some schemes up my sleeve to make this contest more exciting! You can find Children of the Teller here: https://www.inkshares.com/books/children-of-the-teller

            Happy reading!

            - Webster

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              Amanda Orneck liked an update for A God in the Shed

              Hello everyone,

              I guess I should talk about this shouldn’t I?

               

              There’s a minuscule little article on The Tracking Board that talks about me and my upcoming book; A God in the Shed. Go read it. It’s fun. I’ll wait.

              You’re back? Awesome. So what do you think? Yeah, I was a bit overwhelmed. Still sort of am. I’m not exactly wired to take compliments or bask in the glory of good news on that scale. I’d love to pretend that it’s because I’m humble and level-headed but in truth I’m just terrified of disappointment and incapable of processing success. My own issues aside, I think it’s important to know a few things about this announcement.

              What this isn’t:

              • The rights to A God in the Shed haven’t been sold.
              • You’re not going to see A God in the Shed on TV any time soon.
              • I’m not rich and famous.

              What this is:

              • An important step in the right direction.
              • A sign that the rights might one day sell, which still wouldn’t mean a series would get produced, let alone distributed, but again; step in the right direction.
              • Nic Pizzolatto is now my new best friend and can come to all my birthday parties.

              The great Mike Mongo (Astronaut Instruction Manual) once told me; "However long you think this process is going to take, double that." and the awesome Adam Gomolin also shared this nugget of wisdom; "It’s a no until it’s a yes."

              So I’m going to try and take it easy. Keep the day job and continue chipping away at my other projects (check out Arch-Android, the sequel to The Life Engineered, along with Too Many Controllers).

              Thanks again for the support everyone. Go read that article again and while you do that, keep telling yourself; ’I’m part of this.’

              Because you are.

              JF



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