Friends, Readers, and Sorcerers All --
Amazing news. As of this morning, SORCERY FOR BEGINNERS is in the TOP TEN of the Geek and Sundry Contest! We’ve only been in the contest for three weeks, but because of you guys, we’ve already blown past 390 other entries.
So yeah, this is me right now:
20 more readers, and we’ll be at number 7. 200 more readers, and we’ll be in the TOP THREE. There are only 8 days left in the contest, but I’m feeling insanely optimistic. I know we can do it!
Your support means the world to me. Keep sharing, tell a friend, and please, if you haven’t done so, pick up a pre-order. THANK YOU ALL!
mh
Hello Freewalkers,
First off, thanks for supporting this book. I really appreciate it. After some consideration, I have decided to send this back into draft mode so I can focus all my energies on my other Inkshares book, SORCERY FOR BEGINNERS.
It’s about an eighth grader named Owen Macready who finds an easy-to-read, how-to guide to magic, then has to prevent everyone else from stealing it.
The story is in the same mold as Freewalker, and I think you would enjoy it. Since the money you spent on Freewalker will be refunded, I would greatly appreciate it if you considered purchasing a pre-order of SORCERY FOR BEGINNERS instead. Either way, I appreciate the support and I wish you the best!
mh
Hello lovely readers,
As I sit down to work on The War of Wind and Moon, today, I’ve been sipping my morning coffee and looking through some photos from my time in Japan for inspiration/research on the Kazemoto side of things. I came across this shot which I took while travelling at 300km/hr on the Shinkansen from Nagoya (where I lived at the time) to Tokyo (manual focus is king!) I thought I’d share it with you because it reminds me so much of the spiritual element of The War of Wind and Moon - an ancient Shinto god quietly, faithfully, lovingly watching over a modern industrial world that occasionally takes time to revere Fuji-zan’s beauty but has all but forgotten its true nature, and the destructive power that lies within.
Industrial Fuji-zan
As always, wishing you courage and creativity in all you do.
Ganbatte!!
Darcy.
The Animal in Man is done. I can hardly believe it. No one doubted that this day would ever actually arrive more than me, I assure you. After months of what I called Radio Silence, I’m back - fingers trembling - to send out this reader update.
So what happens now? Well, I’ve sent all 350+ pages to Inkshares just an hour ago, and from there they’ll put together my production timeline and all the other wonderful things they provide. I’ll collaborate with them to nail down some ideas for the final cover design. In the months that follow there will be edits… load upon load of edits. The more meticulous work, you see, is really just starting.
I’ve never finished a project this massive in all my life, and yet, it’s not entirely finished. Still, I can’t contain my excitement. This is a turning point for me, and I couldn’t have done it without all the follows, all the interest (all the pre-orders!) for The Animal in Man. I just wanted to thank you all for your continued support. You’ll be hearing from me on the reg from now on!
(“Natural Collapse” - Design by Diogo Hornburg via threadless.com)
Dearest Readers and Miscellaneous Followers,
Today Fae Child rocketed past 60 books preordered (many thanks to those who ordered today!), and so the first phase of my adorable fantasy creature giveaway has kicked into gear. I entered the numbers into a random draw, and ORDER 53 was picked. Danika Kenn! I have already been in contact with her, and she picked the cute green dragon. He will be getting some hugs for the road and then being shipped out this weekend. Congrats Danika, and thank you for your support!
This leaves the PINK DRAGON and the ALMOST-TOO-HAPPY UNICORN as the giveaways for orders 61-70 and 71-80.
Don’t miss out! Preorder today!
~ Jane-Holly
