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Dear supporters of the Self-Gamification crowdfunding campaign, 

It’s been a while since you heard from me. Before I share the latest news, please let me thank you again for the support of this campaign that ran more than a year ago. 

I didn’t reach the goal with the campaign, but a bit more than one year later, the book is here. And probably even in better shape than it would have been a year ago because it now includes many lessons of turning my lives into games, including those I gathered during this campaign. 

So if you are still interested in finding out how you can turn your life into games and intentionally come back again and again onto your happy path, then you can buy the book "Self-Gamification Happiness Formula: How to Turn Your Life into Fun Games" on Amazon by clicking this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SV46VPP 

I wish you a brilliant and fun week and summer full of an exciting project and activity games, which you design yourself and play. 

Best, 

Victoria

5 days left and so close to the end!

We’re nearly to the halfway point (which I’m hoping will be enough to show that there’s enough reader interest to publish) and since I’m not asking for another extension, this really is the final countdown. If you’ve been thinking about ordering another copy, reading, reviewing, or referring a friend, there’s only a few more days left to do so. After that, everything is in the hands of the people at Inkshares, so we’ll see what happens. Fingers crossed!

Tomorrow is also my birthday so if you wanted to order another copy, that would be a great present…just saying (wink, wink; nudge, nudge). Or you can buy me a slice of chocolate cake. Or a donut. All options are good options.

Thanks again to everyone who has already supported me in buying a book without having it in your hands yet, and to everyone who has expressed excitement to read Showtime in full. It means a lot, so I’m hopeful that you’ll be able to!

Hoping we can get a couple more by Friday!

Ricky 

P.S. Here’s some updated stats:

Copies ordered: 373 | Followers: 299 | Unique readers: 292 | Days left: 5 | People bothered: 7,577 | Number of copies sold since last extension: 73

Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve sent an update through this site, but I wanted you all to know: we are ONE MONTH AWAY from the release date of THE PHANTOM FOREST and, as such, you are probably wondering, "When do I get those books I pre-ordered like 200 years ago?" SO SOON! But in order to make sure they get to their proper destinations, please make sure your mailing address is up to date. How do you do this?

Log into Inkshares, and navigate to the upper right hand corner. Click on your picture, and scroll down to "Shipping Address." It takes 3 seconds! If you’re having trouble, please feel free to email or message me directly, or email avalon@inkshares.com to update it. 

I’ll keep it short and sweet, but I’m thrilled by the critical response so far and the excitement we’re seeing on social media among bloggers, booksellers, and librarians! When you receive your books, please do post a picture and tag me and Inkshares on Twitter/Instagram! We can’t wait to see it in everyone’s hands next month! 

Hugs,

Liz

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Howdy, Folks. It’s been six weeks since I announced the success of the campaign for Bane of All Things and I finally have an update to share. 

The next step in the process is the Editorial Letter. This will be an exhaustive evaluation of the manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses in all dimensions – character, plot, pacing, tone and all that subtle stuff that most readers probably don’t want to know too much about because it’s kind of like pulling back the curtain on the Wizard in Oz. But damn, doesn’t a story sing when the author gets it right. 

I found out yesterday that my Editorial Letter will be coming in mid-August. Once I have this in hand, the revision process will begin in earnest.

Not that I have been sitting on my hands in the meantime. On the suggestion of Inkshares CEO Adam Gomolin, I have been digesting two classic works on the craft of writing that I hadn’t yet added to my reference library, John Gardner’s The Art of Fiction and Madison Smartt Bell’s Narrative Design. Taking the time to reflect on the current draft of BoAT will reading through these has given me some ideas for tweaks and refinements. I have until mid-July to make those changes and resubmit the manuscript to Inkshares so that only the latest best version goes under scrutiny for that Editorial Letter. This will certainly keep my nose to the grindstone!

Those giveaways and prizes I promised

Now I must apologize for being slow with those campaign mementos and prizes I had promised – the signed posters and canvas prints. I have started getting those out, so if you were a prize winner for a canvas, or a supporter who qualifies for a signed poster(s) for having pre-ordered multiple copies of BoAT, rest assured they will soon be on their way. If you live in the Ottawa area and I haven’t asked for your home mailing address, it’s because I plan to either mail to your workplace or drop by and deliver in person.

Other great Inkshares projects you may want to check out

Lastly, I want to give a shout out to a few fellow Inkshares authors currently in funding:

Ricky Ruzin has only nine days left on the campaign for Showtime! and is hoping that getting past the 400-pre-order mark will be enough to earn a publication offer from Inkshares as I did. Showtime! Is a spooky tale about the boob tube described as “America’s Got Talent meets Timeless with a dash of Carrie.”

Jacqui Castle is already a published Inkshares author and has launched her campaign for the second book in her series, The Seclusion. This is one of those cautionary tales about a dystopian future under a total surveillance state that’s looking all too likely these days.

And then there is Allison Basile’s The Little Book of Bad Intentions, described as Jane Austen meets The War of the Roses, in which an aging playboy races against the clock to murder his ruthless trophy wife—before Alzheimer’s sets in, and he can’t remember where he’s stashed the body.

And, again, thanks much!

Once again, my deepest thanks to each and every one of you for making all this possible. 

Cheers

Leo

Greetings, Faoii!

 

 

Greetings, adventurers! 

Oops... I did it again. Mushroom and Anchovy Monday is a Tuesday again this month. I apologize! 

I have no updates today, so I’m going to keep it exceedingly brief! Check out my YouTube June Roundup (and maybe hit the "like" and "subscribe" buttons while you’re there) for all the stuff I’m doing this month! And, you can join me tonight on Twitch for some culinary shenanigans! 8:30 PM ADT! Hope to see you there! 

Until next time, may your travels be fraught with wonder and just enough peril to keep them interesting, K. M. Cooper