And here we have what (may) wind up being the final cover for The Children of the Forest. There are two other pieces en route, but I’m especially in love with this one. 

Oh, hi.

I know it’s been a while and I’m sorry. It’s just been very busy. So very, very busy. Turns out that manuscript that was ready to go for A God in the Shed? I’ve been increasing its level of readiness for the past month and a half. The good news is the end result is going to be that much better. The other good news is that it’s not going to noticeably slow down production. There’s no bad news. Not for you guys. Also, I feel fine now that I’ve forgotten what sleep feels like. 

So what’s the point of this update? Bullet time! 

• A God in the Shed is going to be in Inkshares and Girl Friday’s hands by the end of the week. This I vow. 
• The Life Engineered is 4 reviews away from 100 on Amazon. Have you read The Life Engineered? Liked it? Be one of the final four people to push it over 100 reviews. Rumour has it I get a unicorn when that happens. Amazon is vague about the benefits. 
• Most important, crucial to my survival and well being, please go check out Too Many Controllers. I’m supposed to be promoting this incredible project. The other amazing writers participating in the anthology are hustling like machines to get attention to this book. Meanwhile I’m not pulling my own weight. See above about not having time for anything. So give me a hand in not looking like the dead weight of the group and maybe pre-order a copy. It’s going to be a great book. Also, if I don’t do my part I’ll get murdered. I think I signed a thing that says that.

 Is that it? Oh yeah! Go follow Arch-Android. I’m going to be making some sweet announcements for that project in the coming weeks and you don’t want to miss out. 

Now I’m done. Back to work. 

Thank you for your support and patience. 

JF out.

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Greeting Jackolytes,

Christmas in July! The word is I’m getting the copy-edited version of Sync City back mid-July. I’ve got to say I’m excited (and nervous) to see what comes down the pike.

I’m also off to Canada tomorrow. Hopefully in a couple of days I’ll get to meet Christopher Huang and some of the other Montreal Inkshares crew – and, in all honesty, that’ll be awesome!

I’m  also still feverishly banging away at Destiny Imperfect to try and get into the top three of the Inkshares/Nerdist contest. It’s amazingly tight at the top and if you could throw a pre-order my way, it’d be much appreciated.

Have a great day!

Cheers,

Peter

In five days, we’re re-launching the campaign to get Blue Water published.  This time, we’ll be ready.  I hope you are too.  Together, we can get this book into your hands, and with your help, the hands of all your friends and family.

http://www.bluewaternovel.com
http://www.inkshares.com/books/bluewater
http://www.facebook.com/bluewaternovel

Dear friends and followers,

It has been an exceptionally slow week, but I did say I was going to sit back a bit and consider my next steps. So ... with the manuscript for "Murder at the Veterans’ Club" done, what have I been up to?

Those of you with a taste for Interactive Fiction might be interested to know that I am putting together a little game for our friend Eric Peterkin. Join him--well, BE him--in a little investigation! I expect to have this out in a couple of weeks, so watch this space.

With all the news currently coming out of the UK, I’m reminded that the action of "Murder at the Veterans’ Club" is supposed take place in November 1924. Among other things, this is the month immediately following a general election in which the Conservative Party ousted the incumbent Labour Party with a landslide vote. Much of the Conservative victory was attributed to the publication of the Zinoviev letter a few days before the election, fanning fears of communism and suspicion against the left-leaning Labour Party. Interestingly, this seems to have hurt the Liberal vote more than the Labour vote: perhaps the non-Labour partisans of the day were voting strategically by throwing their collective weight behind the stronger of the two remaining parties.

Was the Zinoviev letter a forgery, though? And would anyone at the Veterans’ Club have cared? The military branches seem to tend towards the conservative, but that’s not exactly a rule. And conscription in the Great War meant that a lot of men, of non-military backgrounds, now qualified for membership at the Club....

I suppose we’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, what’s on the shelves at Inkshares?

1) "American Art Killers", by Andrew Oye. This has some very slick production art, and Oye appears to really know his stuff. I’m honestly a little surprised that this hasn’t had more traction over the course of its campaign.

2) "Falling from Grace", by Felecia Downing. A supernatural mystery, rather than a straight-up murder mystery. The sample is very well executed and shows personality right from the first paragraph.

And now, friends ... it is a glorious afternoon, and I intend to take full advantage of it. Until next week: have fun, and keep reading. 

Hey all!! I’ve been spending time with my family and friends in Wisconsin and having a blast, but sadly I’m going back tomorrow :( The competition has been heating up (just how Amasarok likes it) and we’re nearing the end of the month. In order to stay in the Top 3, I need all of the support I can get to make sure Maggie’s story gets published. If you haven’t pre-ordered a copy yet please do so! And tell everybody about my story, especially those who would enjoy reading AYSYWTQ?

I want to represent all of the gamer girls out there and share a unique perspective that’s rare in the literary world!! :) 

P.S. I’ll be watching the Game of Thrones finale tonight! :D

Thank you all for following and have a great Sunday!

Best,

Alisa-chan