Dear friends

I come to you as the bearer of good news. Very good news!

Blurbs and reviews for The Catcher’s Trap are trickling in, and I can’t be more thankful and proud. I share with you three blurbs that put a smile on my face:

"Ricardo Henriquez’s impressive use of description and storytelling weaves a most captivating introduction of macabre and beauty in his new series. Readers should clear their schedules the day they open The Catcher’s Trap. As soon as they finish chapter one... there is no stopping until the final page has been reached." Alicia Smock, Chicago Books Examiner

“With his debut novel, “The Catchers Trap,” Ricardo Henriquez sucks the reader into a vortex of suspense, sarcasm and stunning detail that is both captivating and thrilling. The novel is engaging to both horror and non-horror fans, with a read that is more than meets the eye.” Christine Bucci-Caprilozzi, Senior Editor for Horror News Network

“The Catcher’s Trap is a riveting story that kept me up reading far too late more than once.  Equal parts terrifying and heroic, Andres’ descent into a nightmare existence and back is going stay with me for a long time.  I hope Mr. Henriquez has a sequel in the works, because I need to know what happens next, and there’s so much more about the Catcher’s world to explore.” Dave Barret, Author of It’s All Fun and Games, and Nerdist contest winner.

As an author I want nothing more than people to enjoy my work. The fact that those who have read The Catcher’s Trap like it, encourages me to continue writing and sharing the stories I carry inside of me.

In other great news, Nerdist and Inkshares announced yesterday at Comic-Con that our anthology Too Many Controllers was picked to be part of the Nerdist collection. What does this mean? It means that Nerdist will put their marketing power behind our project to make sure it is a successful one. This is a great honor that I share with other 14 talented writers.

Finally, just a reminder that in about a month, on August 27th, I’ll be at the Connecticut Horror Fest, at The Matrix Conference Center in Danbury. If you are in the area, come and say hello. I’ll have free advance readers copies of The Catcher’s Trap and other chachkies to share.

Have a Fantastic Week.

Ricardo

Thank you to everyone who has placed a repeat order for SQUIDS IN following my last update. As a result the book is that little bit closer to publication. 

Hendrix the Octopus is continuing in his promotion of the book, though personally I suspect he’s just playing Pokemon Go!

Special thanks to Nick Holden who ordered 10 BOOKS!!! Nick races in the Britcar series over here in the UK in a Renaultsport RS-01 and uses one of my Race-Keeper HDX2 onboard video-data logging systems. Now tell me that this isn’t a gorgeous looking race car...

110 orders in 46 days. LET’S DO THIS!!!

Matthew

Yo, readers!

As I said earlier, there would be a late update today. So, officially, I welcome you to our 12th Detective Sunday by yours truly. Technology can be a hassle to deal with when you got plans set out for you, so I apologize for the hold up. Now, I hope everyone’s doing alright these days, and I also hope you’re enjoying your summer because it’s slowly coming to an end. I’ve been staying in the most of my summer, and that’s mostly because I’m writing or chatting up with friends I’ve known for years but are way too distant for me to spend time with them. Anyways, I’m shying away from the purpose of this update. Let’s jump into it.

First, I want to mention that there will be a spike in orders this upcoming week. The majority of these orders are coming from family members or friends, and the desired goal I have is somewhere around 30-40 orders. It’s a nice jump from where we are now, and it can be very well possible if you guys assist me as well. Help make the load easier by contributing, and those of you who are writers are open to PM about anything as far as trades go.

Next up, the 2016 LaunchPad Manuscript Competition. Now, this all really just came out of the blue and I was rather intrigued by it because it’s different from the other competitions. I couldn’t join the others because I either wasn’t here at the time or my books didn’t fit the category. This competition doesn’t seem to have specific genres, and I’m a competitive guy, so I see no problem with going through with it. I was debating on using an old project of mine called Rewind, or possibly the new idea I’ve been dreaming about called Changing Seasons. Rewind is about a highschool boy in his senior year that has the power to wind back time for a split-second in order to correct specific errors. The power was bestowed upon him when he lost his parents in a wreck, and ever since, he’s been using his power to save lives; however, when he transfers to a new school, he couldn’t save a particular girl from death and struggles with keeping her alive after saving her because a much darker force is after her. It turns into a much bigger story when he learns of how he got the power and the effects of abusing time. Changing Seasons is a collection of short stories that spans over seasons. I’m debating about how many stories, but a few heart-to-heart sequences that I came up with involves an immortal living in a village alone, but watching over the deceased, or a sacrifice going on a pilgrimage and coming to the end which results in death in order to keep the world stable. Either way, I will have the opportunity to work on my writing and challenge myself against fellow writers who are very skilled.

  Sooo that’s about it for this update. Once again, sorry for the late update, and have a good rest if it’s night for you as well, or good morning when you read it the next day!

Until next time, A.J.III.

All, thank you for the support. Things have been progressing well...Need those pre orders for Plagued, guys!  Please!  Thanks for all of the love and support!

Hey Campers! 

It’s Sunday Funday, which means that today might be the perfect day to preorder Sunshine is Forever if you haven’t already. Dive into the first few chapters of the book, and get lost for a bit. 

Also, if you like TV, you will be able to see me again in tonight’s episode of Preacher on AMC. I promise it’s a great episode. 

Anyway, thank you again for the support! Please keep spreading the word about my book to your friends so that I make it to the publishing goal.

You are all the best!

Kyle T. Cowan

Today, Seeking the Elephant ends its pre-sale campaign.

We didn’t make the 250 pre-sale goal, but I’m not worried about it. As a writer and a person who’s not particularly skilled at self-promotion, I learned real promotion skills, and how to get comfortable with public interaction. More importantly, we built up a real following.

Going forward, as Seeking the Elephant finds its footing in real-world publication, I will be reaching out to those who were good enough to support this campaign.

I want to thank some people & groups!

• Kim Molisani
• Break the Bechdel with Strong Female Characters Syndicate
  
• Janna Grace
• Amy Savoian
• Tabi Card
• Kristen Walls Kearney
• Athena Driscoll
• Melissa Johnson
• Tim Rohal
• Ray Duell
• Matt Robb
• Mercedes Fox
• Craig & Margo Munro
• Kelsey Rae Barthel
• James Rasile
• Jennifer Volk
• Mercedes Fox

In the meantime, please follow Seeking the Elephant on Facebook as well as Twitter for future updates.

Have a great weekend!

Hey, readers.

The official Sunday update will be tonight hopefully, or tomorrow morning. I’ve run into some problems with my computer and can’t update properly, so I’m doing all of this from my phone. Please, look forward to it because there is much to discuss.

Until then, A.J.III.

Hi, Everyone!

Dear friends and followers,

The summer heat leaches the energy from you and leaves you panting after all the things you thought you’d be able to do now that the days are longer and you have the free time. It will be better, I think, to accept that everyone needs a break, and step away from the campaign for a bit. Well, step further away, at any rate: I’ve already taken a step away for the summer. (And yet here I am, still updating....)

For the next week, I will be focussing on writing this second Peterkin text adventure. So, here’s the deal:

The first six people to pre-order between now and next Monday will get the option to have a character in the game named after them.

(This includes the victim, the murderer, an innocent suspect, and the police detective to whom the player must voice their suspicions.)

Meanwhile, what’s happening on the shelves of Inkshares?

1) "Terminus", by Jaye Milius. Imagine if you could call up the dead with a simple scientific procedure. Milius explores some of the ... interesting developments that could arise from the existence of such a procedure. Frankly, they look intriguing as all hell.

2) "Proxy", by Rebekka S. Leber. A different take on the cycle of life and death: what if the total number of souls were finite? The writing looks crisp and confident, and the heroine full of character. This adds up to an engaging story, no matter what.

Just a short update this time. Everyone involved with "Too Many Controllers" is watching for news from the Nerdist panel with bated breath, and I have nerves I need to defray. Until next week (and that update may be a couple of days late) keep reading, and have fun.

BIG EVENT TOMORROW:

Hello Everyone,

Tomorrow @6pm I am holding a PostAthon event on Facebook. Basically, there is an event I invite ALL of you to join.

At 6PM PDT Sharp tomorrow I will post a specific post in the Event & on my Facebook wall. 

I am asking EVERYONE Copy & Paste the post on their own wall and Tag 10+ friends of their own to do the same.

I only need 65 more orders till reading the Quill Goal and guaranteeing publication. Please Join the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/300290283693874

Participate. If this gets enough posts I will reach my goal from sheer mass of people seeing the post.

If you have not ordered I Am Waltz yet, please do so. As you know the book dies without your help. 

WHAT YOU GET IF YOU PRE-ORDER…

1. A copy of the book
2. Entry into a contest to win 2 Tickets to the sports team of your choice!
3. Help the victims of the Pulse Night Club shooting. (Matthew is giving all his proceeds to the victim’s families)
4. Help someone achieve their dreams
5. Tell people you helped publish a book
6. Something great to read.
7. Early access to books 2 & 3. (Beta read chapters and early drafts. Author’s notes)
8. My affection and gratitude
9. Matthews affection & gratitude

Thank you all. I will update tomorrow a few times as the 6PM posting gets closer.