Yes, I’m still alive (though you wouldn’t know it from my lack posts recently) and working hard on finishing up the novel so that it can be submitted for final edits. It’s a long process, and time-consuming, so I haven’t had many opportunities to post here. 

Looking ahead, I’ll be doing some update work to the main page for "CotF" - which includes adding additional artwork, along with updated versions of the entire first act of the novel (15 chapters, fully edited and finalized). This should serve as a healthy preview of the final book, giving readers an entire arc to work their way through as the novel prepares for wide-distribution. 

I’m also scheduling my first con appearances, so be on the lookout for videos and promotional-material I’ll be posting in the upcoming weeks. That’s pretty much it for now - I’m hoping to have the updated samples and everything else up by the end of next week, though things can always change. 

P.S. 

I do have one treat for everyone, although it’s still only a WIP, I think the quality (by the lovely Ellie Yong) speaks for itself. Taken from Fionna Cohmwell’s encounter with the Spirit of the Forest, from about half-way through the book. 

Enjoy ~

The end is nigh my friends...200 of you intrepid adventurers have put your trust and hard earned money into this making this book a reality, and with 10 days to go, funding is almost completed. Barring some major shift in events behind the scenes, Deus Hex Machina will be headed toward production shortly thereafter.

After a raft of orders overnight, Squids In is in...drum roll please.... 5th place. Oh, I know you were all expecting more from this wacky book about a video-game playing octopus but unfortunately the other entries in the contest are equally as fascinating and so have been raking in the orders themselves. It looks like the Octopus and I have our work cut out if we want to break into the top 3. As such, the octopus has committed to cut back on his drinking and get himself into shape for the fight ahead. As such, the Wii has been dusted off... 

Hey, everyone!

Jason here with your weekly To Live and Die in Avalon update!

Editing is progressing quite well on the first draft which is slowly morphing into a more polished second draft. Initial feedback from my beta readers has been very positive and I’ve already cleaned up a lot of stuff myself. 

We’re at the 30-day mark and as I see the book taking shape toward a completed form I’m getting more and more excited to get it into your hands. The complete novel has eighteen chapters with only four of those (pre-revision) chapters up on the campaign page. There’s a lot more story out there and some really great stuff I can’t wait for you to read, but the book has to go into production before that can happen! If you feel that this is a book worth being published then please pre-order!

Those of you who have already pre-ordered have already shown your faith in the finished product and I can’t thank you enough. Please keep spreading the word! 

That’s all for this week. As I said last week, I’ve put the supplementary fiction series The Avalon Chronicler on hold while I dig into full on edit/second draft mode, but please, if you dig this kind of thing and want to see more of it, let me know!

Also, if you have a moment, please check out the draft of my next project:

https://www.inkshares.com/books/aurasong-blue-sword

As I get closer to finishing Avalon, you may see some more updates on that subsequent project!

Thanks and have a great week!

Jason

@atomicboywonder

split0@gmail.com

It has been a while since I updated anything, but I have been working on some music as of late. I have some major grammar work from "The Unexpected Delivery", which I have just updated today. There is still a bit more tweaking that is required, but I hope to continue work on "That Cat" in the coming weeks.