Hello Friends

Quick update to let you know that I made a decision.

This is the direction I selected for the book’s cover. Thank you all for your input it truly helped me select the right cover and give feedback to the designer.

And the work continues. We are onto copyedits, and the second round of cover proposals based on my feedback will be sent to me in the coming weeks (I will share that with you as well.)

The folks at Inkshares, Girl Friday Productions and I, are working hard to make sure you get a great book this coming fall.

In the mean time go to Inkshares and check out the work of other authors. There are great books in there; some of them available for purchase and some of them in the process of funding.

Don’t forget that if you want to support LGBTQ aspiring authors you can join my Write Out Loud syndicate. For $10 or $20 a month you will get a great book and will support the community and its allies.

Have a fantastic week.

Hello Friends

Last week you received an e-mail from Inkshares announcing significant changes in their platform. These changes have various implications; the most important, though, is that pre-order prices go up, but the funding goal goes down to 750. This means that as of October 30th (when these changes will be rolled out) The Catcher’s Trap will have surpassed its new funding goal!

These are fantastic news. Some great Chilean swears can perfectly portray how happy I feel, but I don’t think they translate well, and it would probably be frowned upon to share them anyways.

Of course the work doesn’t end here; the work starts here. I have to finish a manuscript that I will feel proud showing to the folks at Inkshares, work with their team to turn this book into reality, convince Ronald D. Moore to read the book, sign a contract with SyFy network, agree to a film adaptation directed by James Cameron and schedule my photoshoot for the cover of Entertainment Weekly. As you can see, lots to do.

I want to thank each and every one of you who supported me through this campaign. This is a dream come true and I owe it to you: old friends and new friends who decided to give my book a chance.

If you are reading this, and you have not pre-order yet, please do so. Prices are going up at the end of the week, and you’ll be missing out on owning a first edition of a book destined to be HUGE  (trust me on that one)

I will continue pushing sales and sharing updates through social media, so find me on twitter @RHfromTheGlen or the book’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/catcherstrap.

Have a great week.

I’m trying not to spam you with updates, but anxiety is killing.

820 copies pre-ordered; 180 more to go. Sales have slowed down quite a lot. I’m hoping the interviews I am doing the next couple of weeks will help me regain momentum.

In the meantime, I am furiously writing and revising my manuscript. I don’t want to sound pretentious, but I’m quite proud of Chapters 11 and 12 which I have just finished (even though the work is never done)

My fellow author and friend Rick Heinz –who has been incredibly supportive- (order his book here, it is awesome: https://www.inkshares.com/projects/the-seventh-age-dawn?referral_code=5a8ac53b) said to me the other day “I got so many copies of your book, it better be good!” He was joking, but, believe me, I feel the pressure and take your support very serious.

I honestly think you are going to enjoy The Catcher’s Trap. When it becomes a Syfy series directed and produced by Ronald D. Moore, you will say, “I pre-ordered a copy of that book when the annoying author was spamming me more than a Nigerian prince.”

You know the drill. If you haven’t pre-order a copy of The Catcher’s Trap, please consider doing it. If you already did, get another one for a friend or family member. If you are a fellow author, let’s support each other!

Please feel free to share the link and spread the word.

Have a great day!

Dear Friends we reached 750 orders!

Thanks to all of you who have supported me, to those of you who have ordered more than one copy of the book and to those of you who have shared the link with your friends and family.

This means The Catcher’s Trap will become a published book!

I don’t want to be sappy, but I have to (start playing Sarah McLachlan song) The young immigrant who came to this country 15 years ago, barely speaking English but full of hopes and dreams, never thought this dream would come true; thanks to all of you it has.

So now we keep pushing. 43 days to go and 250 more books to sell.

If you have not pre-order a copy of The Catcher’s Trap, please do. If you have already, please spread the word; hitting 1000 copies will be hard!

thanks