Hey everyone!!

I know I said I wouldn’t send anymore updates but.....I would really like to reach the Top 3 in the Nerdist contest. I’m only 8 readers away from 3rd and so with less than 16 hours left in the contest every pre-order helps! 

I’ve worked so hard on this story and as a black, female author I want nothing more than to increase diversity in the literary world. With this gamer girl novel, I hope to shed light on the lady gamers out there and show my true passion for writing. By hitting that lovely green button you’re not only supporting my project but bringing me one step closer to a lifelong dream. Once again, I ask those who haven’t pre-ordered yet to take a chance and invest in a gamer girl story with dragons and video gaming. 

No matter the outcome, I will be proud with how successful this campaign has been and I won’t stop until this story is published. 

Thank you for following me and have a good night!

New cover!

We have a new cover, and it is beautiful. Credit goes to Landon Trine; I could not ask for a more fitting summation of Invictus. There’s a a few things worthy of comment:

-The double helix is artificial. This mainly reflects on the afterlife, which is a thing of our own creation. However the theme of authenticity runs strong throughout the story - in heaven, identity and appearance. The faces of those of the Inner City are a nice example: very clean and tidy, very pretty, but oh so fake. 

-The colours. The double helix is rainbow coloured! I’ll admit that this speaks to me on a personal level, but also reflects those in the story. I can’t not write LGBT+ characters, and such themes feature very heavily in certain character’s stories. Harriet, Silver and Alyx predominantly.

I’m going to stop gushing now and get back to writing. The first draft is coming along nicely, and I’m consuming far too much coffee and confectionery for my own good (even by maths student standards).

As always, thank you to everyone who has commented, reviewed and recommended Invictus. I always love reading feedback, and am always open to contact. Intercontinental hugs go out to you all.

Love,

X x

All, thank you for your support. I just wanted to catch up on sharing some of the art for Frost that you could win a poster of if you end up being one of my top 10 supporters!

60 Reader  Milestone | 24 Orders (can we make it an even 25?)

Hello the The Company,

Well, my Inkshares graphs in the dashboard show I’m way behind on my goal. That’s cool. I’m mostly here to get the word out about my book and hopefully pick up a few legit fans along the way (which I have!!). 

I case you didn’t know, as a Pre-order Bonus, I’m currently offering a "Lost Chapter" of my novel, which got cut during a re-draft.  I’m only passing this PDF out for a limited time, so if you are new to writing and want to learn a bit what it’s like to write a whole chapter then delete it, be my guest and place a pre-order and I’ll email you the "Lost Chapter" as a free gift.

If you’ve already pre-ordered and would like a copy, I’d be glad to send it over to you.  Just let me know. (Don’t want to spam everyone).

I’m going to plan another push to get readers onto the site. Got a few ideas in mind. Just need time. Got hit with a few Government audits at work and hasn’t been fun.

Ok, that’s enough about me...

Why the heck isn’t Mission 51 funded yet? Come on you guys, I’m super excited about this book! I want to read it bad!  If you have credits, give this one a shot!  It was recently selected for a Syndicate, so I know I’m not the only one. Here’s what I had to say about it:

Mission 51 opens with a child’s dream of being a hero and exploring outer space. Now an adult, Mat, is tasked to successfully complete a journey across the vastness of space where so many others have failed before him. With the help of his rag-tag crew and a slick, 5D traveling space ship—a ship that could’ve well been pulled straight from Flight of the Navigator—Mat must reach Earth’s distant sister planet. As the plot thickens and the twists unfurl, the reader will be taken down a road reminiscent of The Twilight Zone.

Pre-order Mission 51 Now!

That is all.

Nauselbaum,

-M.R.R.-

Good Monday everyone!  I’ve had a ROCKING GOOD WEEKEND!!!  Lots of stuff happened.  The Borehole Bazaar stuff is that I sold 36 COPIES!!!!   This is HUGE news!  I’m well on my way to making Quill, but I still need a little bit more help to get the last bit of the way!

Hello all!! 

There are a mere 4 days left in the contest and right now, I am sitting in 4th place about 13 orders away from 3rd. I know I’m sounding like a broken record here but to the 61 followers who haven’t pre-ordered yet please consider hitting the green button. As a gamer girl, I wanted to represent all the ladies out there and share a tale that would hopefully help bridge the gap between women and the gaming community. Even if I don’t win the contest, I’m going to keep on writing until I finish Are You Sure You Want to Quit? and hopefully reach Quill as well! :)

This will be my last plea for support for my project so you won’t be bothered by me for a couple days! I’ll be heading to Austin, Texas with my boyfriend in a few days (is it sad that I’m more excited about the Pokemon I’ll catch there than the actual trip?) and I can’t wait! 

Until next time dragonslayers! 

Best,

アリサちゃん

Well, I might have lost the 72 ounce steak eating challenge, but I did receive another syndicate pick! That’s the Idiosyncraticate Syndicate, and those guys are awesome! We have a lot of ground to cover before September to reach the full publishing goal of 750, and this is exactly the push we need. I’ve also decided that every 50 orders will see the drawing for another print from The Sleeping Man art, and when we hit 300 I will eat a python:

The only bad part about this roadtrip is I lost Emma in Texas because she refused to take her state issued gun. 

Please share this book and pre-order so I can afford bail for Emma, it’s getting to her. I can see it in her eyes.

Sweet Dreams,

Stephen 

All, thank you for the support. Things have been progressing well! Here’s today’s illustration to encourage you to consider entering my top 10 contest!