Hello, Mission 51 family!

It has been three quick months since you pushed Mission 51 into the top three of the Nerdist Sci-Fi Contest on Inkshares, guaranteeing its publication. I have taken this time to continue polishing the story before turning in the manuscript to the Inkshares editing gods. I have now come to realize that I might never be satisfied. I might always want to change this, delete that, embellish and refine, cut and paste, drag and drop, etc., etc., etc.

I had given myself this three-month limit for final polishing, and my time is up. Overall, I am happy with the story, so I am going to hand it in by the end of the week and get in line for the real editorial work. I fully anticipate making further changes as I work with Inkshares’ developmental editing team. I can’t tell you how exciting it is to be starting the process.

Along with the manuscript, I am to hand in my responses to an extensive questionnaire that will direct the Inkshares team on how to best approach my story, create a stunning book cover, and develop a successful marketing plan. It will be a long process, and I look forward to the hard work of putting it all together. I will keep you updated with progress reports from time to time.

Again, I want to thank you very much for this tremendous opportunity. It is only through your kind and generous support that Mission 51 will come into existence. I will never forget what you all have done for me!

Before I go, let me recommend four books that are currently in Inkshares contests, written by authors I greatly admire. They would certainly love your crowdfunding support. Please check them out!

In the prestigious Launch Pad Contest:

Susan K. Hamilton’s The Devil You Don’t https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-devil-you-don-t

TCC Edwards’ Far Flung.     https://www.inkshares.com/books/far-flung

In the Inkshares 2017 Horror Contest:

André Brun’s Arcadia.     https://www.inkshares.com/books/arcadia

M. Robert Randolph’s The Dark Mountain https://www.inkshares.com/books/wings-of-the-crallow

Thanks again! Peace and love to all!

~Ferd

Whoa. All I can say is “whoa”.

This has been a crazy week. I have been in first, second, and third place in this pre-order contest, in just one week!

With over 70 days left in this contest, I am very glad I don’t have a heart condition. I  wouldn’t make it.

Thank you so much to my friends who pre-ordered this week! Your pre-orders helped me to remain in second place at the end of this week. And since we all remember that the top 3 will get their book published, we know that that 2nd place is a BIG deal. (We could get a book published!)  

Also, a special shout out to all my folks who have shared, tweeted, and forwarded the link.  Who are you people? And how did I get so lucky?

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

-Meghan

Greetings, adventurers!

I’d be remiss if I didn’t update in the wake of exciting news! 

Guys... we did it. With just 2 days left in the campaign, we hit the 250 mark. Mushroom and Anchovy is FUNDED at the Quill level!

I’m at a loss for words, but the only two that come to mind are THANK YOU. I couldn’t have done this without everyone reading this e-mail. I’m so grateful for everything. 

Can I just say that I’m really feeling the Inkshares community love right now? You guys are awesome. Even if I don’t do another crowdfunding campaign in the near future, I’m gonna be sticking around. What a supportive group of fellow authors--a group of very talented people. I’ve learned so much from you all. 

If you want the chance at a $50 Amazon gift card, you still have time! I’m not closing the contest until the official end of the campaign--which is Monday. So, I will not count any preorders after 11:59 PM on Sunday (Sept. 10th) in the Amazon gift card draw. You’re automatically entered by preordering, but you can pick up some bonus entries. Take a look at the pinned post on my Facebook page for more details. 

Now, if you don’t mind, I’m going to be taking the next couple days off! I’ll get back to you all with the winner of the draw next week. I’m throwing in two ebook copies of my first book, novella Hub City Survival. It’s nothing like Mushroom and Anchovy, but hopefully the winners will enjoy it anyway!

That’s it from me for now, guys. This has been a real adventure. Thank you all for helping my biggest goal of this year come to fruition!

May your adventures be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting,

K. M. Cooper

Greetings, adventurers! 

 We’re at the home stretch, folks. The last few days. The final countdown, if you will. 

 With less than 25 preorders to go at time of writing, I’m starting to feel excited and hopeful! I still have work to do, though, to get to that number. Look at this beautiful bar:

So close!

 Thanks (again!) to local radio hosts Scotty and Tony of XL96 for blogging about Mushroom and Anchovy (again!). These two have been supportive of my work for years. Thanks again, guys! 

 By the way, this coming Thursday, I’m going to be starting a new initiative over on my Facebook page called Au-Thursday. I’m going to be featuring up-and-coming and indie authors, and their books. The first people to be featured will be supporters of MushAnch! Give my Facebook page a follow to see the authors I’ll be featuring. If you want a feature, hit me with a DM! 

 Final reminder about the draw! As I’ve mentioned before, you get an entry for preordering, but additional entries for sharing the pinned post on my Facebook page, and more. Details are all right here on that post! You can win a $50 Amazon gift card. I’ll be throwing in 2 ebook copies of my first book, Hub City Survival, if I hit the goal before 11:59 PM my time on Sunday. If I get the goal before the end of today, I’ll throw in a print copy. Let’s do this! 

Thank you so much for this, guys, really. At this rate, it’s looking like it might just happen. And if, by some chance, it doesn’t, I’m so grateful for everyone who’s been following the campaign and contributing in any way. I’ve learned a lot from this experience and have managed to discover so many interesting up-and-coming books through this. 

 May your adventures be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting, 

 K. M. Cooper

Greetings, adventurers!

WHAAAT? It’s not Friday! Though that may be true, I do feel compelled to write to you today because we’ve reached the critical timeframe: there is just one week left to make the preorder goal, as of today. We have just 70 preorders to go, which is a very small number, and also very doable! If you haven’t preordered yet, I really hope you’ll consider doing so shortly.

To try and get that last push for orders, I’ve created a Facebook event. If you would join the event and spread the word, I’d be very appreciative!

Mushroom and Anchovy has also been chosen as the Syndicate Pick for the Quill Brotherhood Syndicate this month, I am very pleased to say! That makes our second Syndicate Pick, and I’m very grateful. Thank you so much for choosing me!

Don’t forget about the contest, which could win you an Amazon gift card! If I hit 250 preorders before the 10th, I’ll also throw in a copy of my first book, Hub City Survival, and maybe an ebook as well!

All right, folks... this is it. Please help me push this book! I’ve been working very hard and want to bring this book to you in its best form. 70 is such a small number. At this point one month ago, the book didn’t even have 70 preorders yet, so I know we can hit this goal!

If there’s anything I can do to convince you to preorder, please let me know. I’d be more than happy to discuss any aspect of this campaign with you one-on-one!

May your adventures be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting,

K. M. Cooper

Our first week of pre-orders is coming to a close, and man, what a week!

We are over 20% of the way to our first pre-order milestone of 250 and we still have about 84 days to go. Thank you very much for jumping right on the pre-order band wagon. I can’t tell you how much it means to me. It is about as close as I ever felt to being a celebrity. So, I’m going to take that momentum and continue to work really hard on my end to shamelessly self-promote. As for you, I’d like for you to have a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

Thanks again,

Meghan Godwin

Greetings, adventurers! 

 A bit of a slower week compared with last week, but still a good one. We’re getting closer and closer to the end, with just a bit over a week to go and 93 preorders to go at time of writing. It’ll be very close but I think we’ll be able to sneak right in, just in time. 

 A quick note: please double check your orders to make sure you’ll get your book! If you’ve had any problems with your orders, please make sure to reach out to hello@inkshares.com. 

 This is a big reminder about the contest! You can win a $50 Amazon gift card! You get one entry just for preordering, then an extra one for every preorder, extra entries for Facebook shares of the post, and more. All the details are in the pinned post over on my Facebook page.  

Could I ask a favour of all of you this week? Could you please message a friend or family member that might enjoy this book and tell them a bit about it? When you do, please make sure to click “share” on the book’s page to generate your personal referral code for Inkshares credits! Make sure you’re logged in to Inkshares and click “Share” on Mushroom and Anchovy’s page to share your referral link. 

The reason for this is that one-on-one conversations have been, in my experience, the best way to get results in the campaign. 

 At this time, we have to turn all this pressure into diamonds. And like the treasure hunters in this book, we’ve gotta hunt those diamonds down and claim them as our own! Or... something like that. 

 Thanks for everything, adventurers. I’m really grateful to have so many of you joining me on this, and I’m really floored by the amount of people who have been preordering so far. Thank you! 

 May your adventures be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting, 

 K. M. Cooper

 Good morning friends!

If y’all are going to continue to be awesome, I will be forced to gush. That is just how it going to have to be.

After only 2 days (TWO DAYS?!) we are at 17% of our light publishing goal of 250. That is crazy good! And that is all you. I can’t pre-order this thing. You are the reason we are in first place after only two days.

Sure, I wrote it but you guys are the ones that are going to bring it to life! My family, friends, co-workers, former co-workers, school pals, and friends of friends of friends. We are trying to (and going to at the rate you guys work) get a book published. Uh, that is pretty freaking cool. 

For that, I am immensely excited and grateful.

I also had one more bit of good news! I got the email yesterday that Eudaimonia made it to the top 50 in the Launch Pad Manuscript Competition. (Some of you saw my dancing video on Facebook and Instagram, so much dancing is going on here!)

https://tblaunchpad.com/script/contests/9

I hope you have an incredible day, I know I will.

Meghan Godwin