James Matthew Smith sent an update for Of Wood and Stone

Hello Readers!

We had an amazing push Monday & Tuesday and now we are within FOUR pre-orders of my 25 order goal by DragonCon.  That’s HUGE!  I can’t tell you all how excited I am that this little passion project is building steam, thank you!

Now for the actual writing update.  I’ve finished writing chapter four and have now started into chapter five.  On the editing side, I’ve gotten several notes on chapter three and today should start digging into putting a bit of polish on it before posting on Friday.

It’s Wednesday so there is a new piece of character art from my wife Sylvia up on the main page.  If you’ve got the time, why not head over and check it out.  While you’re there, maybe recommend the book?  It REALLY helps with getting the book up on the front page.

Thank you for reading,
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    James Matthew Smith sent an update for Of Wood and Stone

    Hello Readers!

    We now have one week of the funding period in the bag and ended with 12 pre-orders!  That’s a pretty good head start but I want to keep the ball rolling.  I’ll be attending DragonCon in Atlanta this weekend and it would be fantastic if I could roll in with 25 pre-orders in the bag.  That would put us at 10% of the pre-order goal in just 2 weeks!  Please keep sharing and passing along the project to friends and family that could be interested in Of Wood and Stone.

    By now I hope everyone has had a chance to read over chapter 2.  The scene with the Hedgehogs is possibly my favorite so far (Personally I imagine them with Monty Python in drag accents).  To keep the good times going, I’ll post more character concept art on Wednesday and chapter 3 of the book on Friday while I’m at the convention.  

    Thank you so much for reading!

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      James Matthew Smith sent an update for Of Wood and Stone

      Greetings my favorite people! 

      Ever since I decided I wanted to create some sort of young adult fantasy novel like the ones I enjoyed as a ten year old (a la The Chronicles of Narnia, Hobbit, etc.) I wanted to incorporate some sort of illustrations into the work.  Today I posted the first of several sketches my wife Sylvia created for Of Wood and Stone.  It’s a sketch of Eliza in her fuzzy winter hat and holding her slingshot.  I’ve got a few more in the pipeline so I hope you all enjoy them!

      Thank you for reading!

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