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Greetings friends... today we have some excellent content for you to slice through while you await the season finale of Game of Thrones.
First up: My final copy edited chapter 1. While the entire book is done, I’m only putting up chapter one for you guys to read. If you want to have some literary fun and compare the old chapter 1 vs the copy and proof edited version I’ve made it easy.
Click HERE for the old one.
Click HERE for the NEW FINAL SUPER AWESOME one.
When you are done, feel free to leave a review. Consider it practice for when I start showing up at your houses begging you to leave other reviews on Amazon or Goodreads in November.
Next: We cleared the milestone mark of 1k! I did an interview with Chris Irvin (Author of Wrestletown) for his blog HERE. Finally, Publishers Weekly has listed The Seventh Age (Gotta scroll down a bit, but I made the list!)
I’m waiting on some final artwork before I begin the raffles, so I’ve decided to leave it open. Anyone who preorders a copy of The Seventh Age before I get my final demon hunter kit ready for raffle and the art needed will be eligible. (Thinking early July).
Today has been a memorable one for Mission 51! With the help of super-fan Sally Reed, her family, and our co-workers, Mission 51 received 12 pre-orders in just one day! Our best day yet! WE (all of us together) have now blasted past the half-way mark to Inkshares’ Quill publication services! Just 122 more pre-orders in the next 42 days and this book becomes a reality!
I want to thank each and every one of you for your pre-orders and your words of encouragement! I will keep working hard to continuously improve the book, so when we hit our mark, it will be ready to go. I can’t wait for you to read it! :-)
Our next goal is a fun one! At the 150 pre-order mark, the Mission 51 Raffle kicks in. Those who have purchased one of the first 150 pre-orders will have a chance at an original Idan Carré signed sketch, a study she drew in preparation for a drawing in the book. It is a one-of-a-kind sort of thing, a great memento of our group effort to get Mission 51 off the ground. You will want to be a part of this!
Thanks again, everybody! I am sincerely humbled. I find it a bit overwhelming to be at the receiving end of so much love and support!
Please continue to help pushing Mission 51 to family, friends, and even to perfect strangers. We still have a ways to go and 42 short days in which to do it! Getting this book published by Inkshares is a group effort. You can send your people this link:
https://www.inkshares.com/books/mission-51?referral_code=13a0d0cd
Peace and love to all!
Ferd. :-)
Weekend Author Spotlight!
This weekend I wanted to highlight a few authors whose projects have caught my eye! I am focusing specifically on those that are funding. I’m sure many of you have already come across these titles but just in case you haven’t take a gander, follow, and help these gifted wordsmiths achieve their goal.
The Sleeping Man
The last of the dreamwalkers seeks for answers in the long lost Compendium, but the greatest mystery lies within his own past.
“Carignan draws you in the world of dream effortlessly. The Sleeping Man coaxes the reader to enter the dreamscape of an elegant, otherworldly land. Get lost in the dream!”
https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-sleeping-man
Borehole Bazaar
A slight twist on the traditional hero, the protagonist fails to escape capture and emotionally breaks before finding inner strength.
“Magnificent worldbuilding! The culture is palpable and thriving. It jumps out at you so fiercely you can almost smell the Borehole Bazaar. Beyond the well-crafted world, you find characters that feel like we do, fear, love, and stress. It feels real and stays engaging.”
https://www.inkshares.com/books/borehole-bazaar-a-vow-unbroken
The Traveler’s Cup
I’m being boarded onto a military-grade starship about to be launched into the middle of a civil war between the Star Dragons and Celestial High Wizards, hoping to make it through alive. No one has completed this mission. Tri-annually for centuries we’ve sent ships and not once have they returned.
“Dude Star Dragons and Celestial High Wizards! Do you honestly need anything else?”
https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-traveller-s-cup
Mechcraft
A teen with the ability to control a swarm of shape-shifting nanobots must use his power to turn the tables on the warring factions that want to control or destroy him. It’s The Matrix meets Harry Potter in this fast-paced sci-fi thriller.
"It’s all about the suspense! Fitzpatrick has blended the awkward nature of being a teen with the elements of nanobot puberty. The dialogue is fresh and feels natural. The action is well paced and leaves you white knuckling your tablet as you read! Mechcraft is fun, engaging, and downright clever! When do I get my nanobot powers?!"
https://www.inkshares.com/books/mechcraft-7532
Tantalus Depths
The Diamelen’s survey mission to Tantalus 13 takes an unexpected turn when the entire planet turns out to be an ancient artificial structure. What lies in the heart of Tantalus? And why is the crew’s AI, SCARAB, willing to kill to keep its secret?
“I’m sorry, I can’t do that Dave! This harkens back to 2001 but gives hard science fiction a serious upgrade. The suspense of deep space exploration is ever present in the depths of Tantalus 13. Tantalus Depths gives hard science fiction a face lift by keeping you floating down the river of intrigue!”
https://www.inkshares.com/books/tantalus-depths
The Last Faoii
After her monastery is attacked and her sisters slaughtered, young Kaiya-faoii is left alone to fight back against her uncle’s dark army, or watch him enslave an entire nation.
“Gritty, bone-crunching, blood-soaked action! Disorientation, confusion, and gore punctate the dark, gripping intro to this promising adventure!”
https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-last-faoii
GIVE THEM SOME LOVE!
Cheers!
Christopher Lee
Dear friends:
Every once in a while, I get an e-mail from Inkshares with the subject line “You’re Selling Books.” Opening those e-mails is like opening a long awaited present. Those e-mails mean that a bookstore has decided to take a chance on my novel, and it will be carrying one or several copies of The Catcher’s Trap.
The first thing I do when I get those e-mails is googling the bookstore, finding out where is located and then sending them a thank you tweet for taking a chance with a new author.
So far six independent bookstores will be carrying my book: A. C. Vroman, in Pasadena, Ca. Common Good Books, in St. Paul MN. Tattered Cover in Denver CO. Prairie Lights Book, in IOWA City IA, Mysterious Galaxy Books, in San Diego CA and Flyleaf Book, in Chapel Hill NC.
There are over sixteen hundred independent bookstores in the U.S. It would be a dream come true if all of them carry my book, but, in the meantime, I’m thankful for those 6.
Hopefully, a bookstore in my home state of Connecticut will take a chance on me.
I also dream about taking a road trip and visiting every single one of the bookstores carrying my book. So far my map looks like this:
My trip would cover 4 thousand miles and it will take 61 hours of driving. If I’m lucky, and readers love my book as much as I do, many other stops will be added. Maybe I’ll have to take a year off to cover them all. An author can dream, right?
Have a wonderful weekend!
A very, very special thanks to Jamison Stone: our Thursday update takes the form of a special guest blog post on his site.
Click here to read it, and please consider buying a copy of his awesome book, Rune of the Apprentice, hitting shelves soon!
40 Follower Update:
So I finally got my scanner working again. The Map will be posted in this update.
I might be getting interviewed soon (What? No you won’t see my face, sorry, I know you really want to, but not yet.) Along with being a potential Syndicate pick (that would be amazing.) There are several things in the pipeline as of now. It’s amazing to see honestly thank you all for everything no matter how small the gesture.
Quill Goal/50 Paperback Special Update:
Yes I still plan on writing out pieces of the History of Valthera in the first 50 paperbacks sold, this is essentially giving you: 1. Signed Copy. 2. 1st Edition. 3. Collectors Item that will never be seen again.
Think about it and pre-order. I’ll still love you either way. But more so if you pre-order.
While the map may not look that great, I just want you to understand--I drew this by hand, I am not an artist of any kind. I stink. But it gets the job done.
Until next time, my space-faring friends...