I didn’t think I’d ever sign back into this account, but I’ve had several people message me today on how to get a refund from Inkshares. Not sure what prompted the sudden question, but I figured if people are asking ME, they’ve been waiting for a looooooong time, so I decided to just make a blanket PSA and sign back out of this account forever. 

If you’re still waiting on a book you pre-ordered and haven’t heard anything for a while, I would suggest trying to contact the author of the book for a timeframe. In a perfect world they should be updating you on the status of the novel you invested in, but sometimes things fall through the cracks. 

If you don’t know how to contact the author, just want your money back, or have lost interest in the last few years, you should be able to send an e-mail to hello@inkshares.com asking for a refund.  

Hope it helps. Good luck.

((Oh, and if you’re still interested in the Faoii Chronicles the entire series is now available and has won several awards. Don’t buy them through Inkshares, though.))

Today I want to give a shout out to my parents, Bob Dalrymple and Bonnie Bechtold. They’ve both done so much to make this book possible, and I (like most children) do not credit them enough.

My father has been the first line of defense against plot holes and grammatical errors since day one. Actually, even before day one-- he’s been reading every book and short story I’ve ever written since I could read. But for Faoii-- He listened to the idea long before I put pen to paper. He read the first chapter the morning after I woke up in the middle of the night and wrote it all down in one sitting. He was the first person to read the finished manuscript. The first one to offer advice and opinions. He read every rejection letter from every agent. He knows the inkshares process as well as I do now because he’s had to listen to me talk about each new step for several hours several times. This book exists, in large part, to him-- and its clean and polished edges are his doing as well.

My mother has shared EVERY SINGLE POST I’ve put up about The Last Faoii. Several times. And with more capitalization and exclamation points each time a new missive has gone out. She’s resilient and insistent and has more than earned her Faoii title. Half of you wouldn’t even know about this book if it wasn’t for her being my number one fan.

But even before The Last Faoii. Before the books, short stories, and poems. Before I could write or read... I grew up watching both of these people read every night. I listened as they read to me before bed. I learned to appreciate literature even before I knew the word. And that, I think, was the basis of all of this.

Thank you both. I love you. And I know I don’t say that enough, either.

Updates, Faoii! Listen up!

The first month of the Geek and Sundry contest is over, and even though we came to the fight 20 days late, we still made it to the top 10 list. Well done, soldiers! Drinks all around!

I also learned something interesting today-- did you all realize that several of those who are above us in the ranks are still writing their novels? The novels that people are pre-ordering so quickly and in such large quantities... are not even complete, much less polished and perfected. I find this perplexing, since I put The Last Faoii through 5 years, a dozen betas and 13 edits before I even considered it worthy of your gazes. Surely if they can reach such heights while in a state of unreadiness we can conquer the same forces with our sharpened swords. Our banner will be at the top of that hill soon, but only if we find other warriors to join the fight. I need you, Faoii.

Remember there are still 3 days to share the pinned post on facebook.com/the-last-faoii (and thus enter to win a $25 Amazonian gift card). And I plan to put up an even better prize for people who have pre-ordered if we can reach 100 copies sold. I’d tell you more-- but it’s a secret. ;)

We’ve done well, Faoii. But this fight is just beginning. Remember-- all of this is for naught if we don’t get into one of the top 3 spots. And there’s only 2 months left to get there!

Shields up, Faoii. I will send out more updates as I can.

Faoii-Tahani

Okay, Faoii, we’ve got 2 weeks until your refunds hit and the REAL battle begins!

Did you all think I forgot about you? Of course not, I’m just working behind the scenes at the moment getting everything ready for Phase II of our campaign to get The Last Faoii published. Part of my preparations include watching the current competitors in the Geek and Sundry Fantasy contest. So I’m going to get you all up to speed:

The current leader has 64 unique readers that have pre-ordered Flames in the Dark (which, seriously, seems like a fantastic book. They’re well-deserved). Now, I know what you’re thinking-- 64? That’s a lot of pre-orders.  And you’re right-- it is a lot. And Ms. Roquemore has definitely earned of every single one of them. 

But if you’re wondering how we’re going to catch up when we’re already 20 days behind... Don’t! Because right now  The Last Faoii has 90 unique readers. And an additional 33 that are reading this message right now that haven’t committed themselves yet.  If we were able to enter the contest today, we’d be at the top of the leader board right off the bat.

That means that we have a huge chance at winning this contest, getting you you’re signed copy, and getting The Last Faoii mass-produced-- but only if everyone clicks on that little green pre-order button again in two weeks. I’m not asking you to spend any more money-- by the time I put The Last Faoii up again you should all have your refunds safely deposited into your bank accounts. I’m just asking that you continue to support this project as you already have. 

We can do this together, Faoii. I know it. 

-Tahani