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Hello All,

I’m making sure to connect with all of you by any means necessary.  Check your spam folder.

My book that you ordered will ship on or before the 6th of July 2021!

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    James P McLemore liked an update for The Bird’s Road

    Hello All,

    After a conversation with Inkshares, they agreed to a summer fulfillment if I can provide the proofreading by the end of May. I’ve contracted that through Reedsy with a delivery date of 26 May. Square peg, round hole. I still have concerns; I figure there’s nothing to stop them from kicking the can down the street again. We’ll see.

    I’m moving toward marketing, and some disturbing realizations are facing me. Who really wants to read this? It’s not a happy story with a happy ending. Most of it is really depressing. I thought that maybe the story of my family might be able to help families struggling with the same condition (Li Fraumeni Syndrome) as mine, but that’s a horrible idea. LFS has no turnaround. There’s no cure, and now it’s known that traditional cancer treatments aggravate it. You might add a few yeas to a life but that’s it. Everyone needs hope in a situation like that; you’ll cry to God for it but you’re staring down the barrel of a gun. I really hope those families never find this story.

    I don’t know what you’ll get from my book - hell half of you probably won’t read it when you get it - and that’s fine. Maybe it’s just for those that are gone. Maybe it’s just the satisfaction of knowing all those moments wont be forgotten.

    Thank you for your help. I appreciate it,

    Sharek

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      James P McLemore liked an update for The Bird’s Road

      Hello All,

      Here’s the best update I can provide.

      The "pour" is the manuscript formatted for printing or digital copies.

      From Inkshares:

      Proofreading: 2 weeks

      Proof resolution and cleanup: 2 weeks

      Cold read: 2 weeks

      Cold read cleanup: 1 week

      Pour: 1 week

      Printing/Ebook conversion: 4 weeks

      Ship from printer: 1 week

      Ship from Inkshares HQ to backers: 1 week

      Publication date: should be approximately 2-3 weeks after backers receive their finished books, but discretion is up to Inkshares.

      What is that, seventeen weeks?  September?

      This evening I offered to drop another K or two on the project to contract the proofreading myself... to keep the ball rolling. I’ll see where that gets us. Square peg, round hole.

      I think its down to the odd bits and that most valuable resource, time.

      I admit, the copyedit worked wonders and the pour does look perfect. 


      Thanks for being patient,


      Sharek

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