Like many people, I was shocked, sickened, and saddened to learn of the shooting that happened on Sunday near downtown Orlando. We have since learned that this was the worst mass shooting in US history and that it was an act of hatred, targeting a gay night club.
As you may or may not know, I live and work in central Florida. The shooting occurred not too far from my place of work. This was like a punch in the gut. My heart aches for everyone affected by this tragedy. Unfortunately these acts of violence have become all too common, but it does not diminish the fact that 49 people lost their lives and over fifty others were injured in a senseless act of hatred. I claim no special insight or closeness to what happened, other than physical proximity, and this has nothing to do with the book, but I also can’t just continue without addressing what happened.
I’m amazed to see the reaction of this community (and the whole world) – tons of people volunteering, giving blood, showing solidarity, and wanting to help in any way they can.
There have been tons of responses and ways to help. Here are some of them: GoFundMe, Planting Peace, OneBlood.
Hello all!
Things are going great! Firstly I want to announce that I’ve completely redone the book’s landing page. It was in really rough shape so I’ve spent some time sprucing it up, putting the book blurb first and making it sound more professional.
Secondly, you’ll be pleased to know that the first 50 paperback copies are getting a custom designed sticker to go with their book! It’s a mission patch for PHOENIX 5 designed by yours truly. Here it is:
Already sixteen paperback copies have been ordered so that leaves 34 copies to go (I reserve the right to retroactively add perks like this at any time) !
Thirdly, if you’ve already pre-ordered the book, you are entitled to the first FOUR, yes 4, draft chapters of the book! Please contact me to get them in PDF format. Just email Landon.Trine at gmail.com and tell me which great person you are! (If you’re wondering what the heck FF stands for, it’s all explained in chapter 4).
Fourthly, I completely finished the video but then I realized it’s just not good enough so I’m going to redo it. Then I redid part of it and it sounded really out of place. Recording is much harder than it looks. Then I got some unbiased feedback and realized I’m doing it all wrong (it’s all about me but it should be about the book!) So the video is coming, don’t worry.
Until next time, Landon
Hello all!
Things are going great!
I’m happy report that, thanks to your support, First on Mars is currently in fourth place in the contest! I’d like to thank the excellent Joanna Lynn Brosius Chaplin for leaving the first review! I take it as a huge compliment.
First on Mars is facing some excellent competition, and there’s still one month left in the contest, so there’s a of work to do. You can help by recommending or leaving a review (there’s a banner on the bottom of the page while you’re reading the draft). You can also just highlight some text that you really like. I’m really excited about this project and I hope you are too.
Lastly, if you’re new to Inkshares and looking for other books to order/pre-order, here are some to look at (I could list many more, but that’s it for now):
Thanks again!
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