Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for Detective Diaries

Good afternoon, Detectives!

It’s been about two weeks and I’ve been slowly thinking over my options on how to expose Detectives Diaries, and shape it into a much better story. I’ve come to the conclusion that I must revise certain major story points that I believe should posses a much deeper meaning in the long run, for it applies to the mystery of the identity of the Bone Breaker, the past of Rochester, and much more. So, once again, the chapters will be revised! I will discuss more later, but for now, this is the first step. Check later for more.

Sincerely, Anthony Jones

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Jane-Holly Meissner liked the forum thread, Book Page Update

I think there is a bug...It SEEMS as if I can create a new chapter in any book I choose. Once I click READ, it shows a list of chapters/add chapters like so...

Then when I click the ADD NEW CHAPTER button it gives me this...

I didn’t go any further because I didn’t want to accidentally add a new chapter.

Otherwise looks great man.

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Jane-Holly Meissner liked the forum thread, Book Page Update

Hi Everyone,

As you may have noticed, we just pushed a significant update to our book pages in an effort to better organize how information is presented to users and streamline overall usability.

Please let me know if you encounter any errors or usability issues, or if you have any suggestions for how we might improve these pages.

Thanks!

Thad

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Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for APEX

Dear Readers,

I’m writing today to ask you to support a fellow Inkshares and Portland, Oregon writer and friend, Jane-Holly Meissner. She is the author of Fae Child, which can be pre-ordered at https://www.inkshares.com/books/fae-child.

Fae Child is the story of Abbie, a young girl who is accidentally taken into the fairy world by a fairy boy. The plot thickens as we traverse both Abbie’s adventures in the fairy world and her parents’ dismay at finding their daughter has been replaced with a changeling. This book has an ethereal, other world quality to it that reminds me of both Alice in Wonderland and Taken where two worlds clash. Although designed as a YA and teen read, this book is delightful for all. I’m talking to you, Harry Potter fans.

Fae Child has won FOUR syndicate awards, which is amazing, but is still 82 pre-orders away from being published. There are only two weeks left to help Jane-Holly achieve her dream of being published. For only $10, you can get an e-book to read or gift to others. For $20, you can get a signed paperback copy.

Let’s make this happen! I can’t wait to receive my copy!

Cheers, Debbie

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Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for The Last Faoii

Greetings, Faoii.

Still waiting for Inkshares’ to tell us they’re ready to move forward, but this isn’t about that. Instead, I know that a lot of my warriors are aspiring authors, and I wanted to give you a couple of old links to my blog that says a little bit of what The Last Faoii has been through before it got to this point. It’s been through some dark places and incredibly rough patches, and I wanted to share those with you so you don’t lose hope in your own progress. Hang in there.

The first is a post from 2 years ago today, when I got my LAST rejection letter from an agent. By this point in the process, I’d learned what my original manuscript’s flaws were, but I had dug myself too deep a hole to get back out. Thus ended the traditional querying stage. I thought I had given up there. I started a new book and put Faoii on a shelf where it was supposed to gather dust until I died. Obviously, that’s not what happened.

The second post is from about 6 months ago. It gives an overview of EVERY STEP that brought me here. It is long, and filled with moments when I failed, miserably. But it still ended with me being here, ready to finally publish through Inkshares and checking my inbox twice a day to see if it’s my turn in the queue. I know that I’m not quite published yet, but unless someone pulls the rug out from under me this time (which has happened a few times already in The Last Faoii’s production) this should be the light at the end of the tunnel. Do you see why I tell you not to give up if it’s important to you?

Shield up, Faoii. You’ll make it.

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Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for A Prophecy for Two

I like writing with soundtracks, or at least certain songs and music in mind. So I thought I’d share my mental playlist for Prophecy:

David Bowie, "Heroes" (the working title from this story came from this song!)

Journey, "Only The Young" (Oliver would be a classic rock fan)

Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream" (because, let’s face it, in the modern-day alternate-universe version of this story, Tir would totally dance around singing this in his bedroom)

Pansy Division, "Who Treats You Right" (because Pansy Division had to be somewhere on this list, given the genre, and because both Tir and Oliver would be vastly amused by most of their less safe-for-work songs)

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Maps" (for when they set off on the Quest: "wait, they don’t love you like I love you...")

The Shins, "Simple Song" (Ollie and Tir both like indie rock, too; they hang out with Ollie’s art-student friends a lot)

ABBA, "Waterloo" (for probably obvious reasons having to do with love and the knowledge of a prophecy and also I think Tir would be an ABBA fan, don’t you?)

My Chemical Romance, "Summertime" (as a backdrop for a certain climactic scene)

Queen, "You’re My Best Friend" (also probably obvious, but I couldn’t resist: "ooh, you make me live...")

Tegan & Sara, "Love They Say" ("you don’t need to wonder / if love will make us stronger / there’s nothing love can’t do...")

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Jane-Holly Meissner sent an update for Fae Child

Two weeks to go!

If you haven’t ordered your copy of FAE CHILD your time is running out! I am so grateful and excited to report that the Fantasy Syndicate here on Inkshares has picked FAE CHILD as their book for February 2017. This is an amazing honor and I don’t want to let anyone down who has put their faith in me and my little book. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. :)

To recap: 2 weeks to go, 82 copies to sell. I’ll update again as we get closer to the deadline!

Much love, Jane-Holly

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Jane-Holly Meissner commented on Fae Child

Kyle - I am doing my best! :)

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Jane-Holly Meissner liked an update for Ghosts of War

Well, after a few minor technical issues, Ghosts of War is done and in the hands of a small group of beta readers.

This is an important step and a terrifying one. This will be the first time anyone outside of my head knows how the story ends, which has been a closely guarded secret for, oh, about 6 years now. So yeah, this will be me for the next few weeks: