Two special things I wanted to share with you today.

First, JF Dubeau and Paul Inman, two awesome Inkshares authors, kicked off their podcast, WriteBrain, with an episode where they talk about the experience of being published with Inkshares, some of the changes to the Inkshares funding model. They talked about some other Inkshares authors and I was one of them! (I'm mentioned from about 38 mins  - 54 mins.)

It's a great podcast so I hope you all enjoy:

Both JF and Paul's books are in production, so if you haven't yet, please do go and have a look at them. The Life Engineered  is about our robots descendants trying to avoid the mistakes of humanity. Ageless explores the idea of someone who can live forever, and how that might not be a good thing.

Second, I want to share an epic fantasy book here on Inkshares that I discovered today and am very excited about! This is Storm of Fury by Andrew Wood, which right away has the feel of Wheel of Time, but with a storm in place of the Dark One. The opening is gripping and the mood reminds me of a blend of the prologue in Game of Thrones and the prologue from Hamlet. This is a really talented writer who I think deserves some attention from fans of epic fantasy, so be sure to check out his book:

Do you recognize your name on the banner below?

If you bought 3 COPIES of Blood Dawn, you are a GOD-KING, which means I've created a house/clan/social group in my world based on your name and my talented artist, John Anderson, has made an emblem for you.

Do you want to see your name and custom emblem added to that banner? I will be displaying all emblems, based on GOD-KING backers, on the Blood Dawn page.

If you want to have you name added, then:

My artist is eager to draw more of these, and I am forever eager to build my world. The world where Blood Dawn is set has numerous nations with various cultures, ranging from noble houses, to clans, to desert tribes to sultanates or ascendant rings. In the stories to come, the world will undergo a magical revolution and there will be opportunity for even the most lowly to rise up and claim power. Once there was one God-king -- Azzadul -- but as revolution stirs in his fallen empire, human beings will discover that there is more than one way to divinity.

GOD-KINGS, not only will I create a special piece of social fabric based on your name, I will factor these names into my stories and involve someone from these houses in the plot for future books as it unfolds.

Isn't that great? Do you want to be part of that?

I'm so excited about this opportunity to bring art to the table and John's enthusiasm for the Blood Dawn world. We have many more surprises ahead. Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to seeing more GOD-KING backers so that we can have fun building the world.

Don't miss your chance to make your mark on this exciting story in its early stages. This is a great deal, folks! For only $29.97, the price of a hardcover book, you can get three copies of Blood Dawn to give to friends or family -- and you'll get to be part of this creative venture.

Join the growing ranks of believers and help make this book possible.

I know, it’s been a while since an update…life has been extra tough as of late as my wife and I continue to deal with the loss of our daughter. I’ve read that the real grief doesn’t hit till months later, after the shock has worn off, and that has absolutely been my experience. In fact, it’s hard to believe that Piper would have been 6 months old today. 

However, I teased on Facebook that I had some big news and I thought it only fair to share. 

3point8 is going to be published. 

You may have received an email last week about coming changes to how Inkshares works…it’s a bit complicated but they’re adding a light-publishing option for anyone who gets 250 copies pre-ordered…we’re currently at 272. 

So what is a light-publishing option? It means that every one of you who pre-ordered will receive a physical and an e-book copy of 3point8. It also means that the book will receive a light edit, an ISBN, and limited distribution (including physical and digital on Amazon.com). 

There’s one small catch…on October 30th, the price of pre-ordering a copy will increase to $20. Anyone who ordered before then will be grandfathered in at the $9.99 price…but if you don’t order before 10/30, it’s gonna cost you more…so order now! 

They’ve also changed their minimum requirement for full publishing…if we can get 750 copies pre-ordered we’ll get a full edit, complete publishing run (which includes the book being marketed in brick and mortar stores) and I’ll be sent out to Inkshares HQ to personally autograph every copy that is pre-ordered. So keep spreading the word! 

And if you want to support the project by ordering additional copies (which is a huge help) do so now to get it at only $9.99 a copy cause on 10/30 it’ll be $20. 

I think I’m still in a bit of disbelief about getting the book published…it hasn’t quite sunk in…but I can tell you that it wouldn’t have been possible without each and every one of you. Your support has made a huge difference in my life and I am unbelievably grateful for all of you. 

http://bit.ly/3p8novel