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Song of the Sandman
In the aftermath of a small-town massacre, Venus McKenzie and her friends each try to deal with the fallout in their own way, not knowing that they are being pulled in the same direction: towards the pulpit of the Church of the Sandmen.
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An old story, built up from ideas of burgeoning superheroes trying to find their own way, stumbling over their mistakes, and the violence of their aggressors. Four young adults and teens become among Affinities, the first ones in the world.
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Sixty years after The Seclusion, in which America sealed itself off from the outside world, Patch Collins navigates the panoptic nightmare of a total surveillance state.
Jebnbubl P.H. James liked an update for Human Resources

Today I have the most amazing news to share. Yesterday, The Launch Pad announced their final winners of the 2016 Manuscript Competition — I am thrilled by the revelation Human Resources has been picked by Scott Free as one of their winners. 

To discover that a production company with such an impeccable reputation liked my novel — that they believe it has what it takes to become a successful movie — is beyond my ability to describe. Here is the official description of what that this prize is:

Ridley Scott’s company Scott Free was one of the first major companies to take e-books into the spotlight when they found The Martian and developed it into what would become a Best Picture nominee starring Matt Damon. They were also the first company to buy a Launch Pad project, when they picked up Daniel Turkewitz’s Tranquility Base. Now they’re looking to do the same for you. Our exclusive partnership with Scott Free means not only are they represented on our judging panel, they have also committed to option at least 1 project with an eye towards discovering their next break out hit.

More than 24 hours later and I still can’t fully process what has happened. There are no details to report beyond the official announcement. The novel has not — yet — been optioned, but it seems that is likely. My dreams are coming true, and you have all played a key role in enabling that to happen.

Thank you.

Bonus Feature: Advanced Field Intelligence System. 

I’ve created the second of my planned bonus features for you. This time, I’ve unearthed the wiki page for AFIS, the system used by the Special Operations Group in the novel to give them an advantage of the field. If you’ve read all the excerpts on the site, you will have encountered this under the acronym COED — the product has undergone a re-branding.

If you would like to learn a little more about AFIS, follow this link.

Crowdfunding Competition Rolls On 

The crowdfunding competition has not finished! The announcement yesterday was for the formally judged portion of The Launch Pad for 2016. The crowdfunding competition — the part you have direct control over — continues until 16 December. If you haven’t pre-ordered a copy, now is an excellent time!

You can pre-order here.

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    Jebnbubl P.H. James liked an update for Mission 51

    Earlier this year, despite some solid success, I let the Inkshares funding campaign for Mission 51 end without asking for an extension for two reasons: I wanted to focus on the writing and not on the campaigning, and I wanted to submit Mission 51 to Hollywood’s Launch Pad Competition 2016. I have to admit I was a bit disappointed it didn’t make it to the finalist group, but today I received some very strong encouragement!

    I received the formal Feedback Notes from Launch Pad, essentially an opinion about my submitted sample from an industry judge. Let me give you a few excerpts from the report:

    "This is a knockout premise, and those are very rare."

    "The fact that Mat’s story... is an immigrant story, takes this premise from being a great high concept to being a great high concept with real emotional subtext, and one that has resonance with our modern world today."

    "The pages here consistently communicate the story clearly, with great momentum, and a very palpable sense of empathy for ALL the characters... This is a great read, and a very capable execution of a highly evocative premise. This project has tremendous potential."

    "The quality of the writing here, not just on the conceptual level, but also in terms of the story in these pages and the writing of that story, is uniformly strong. The dialogue’s good too, voice specific and smart in its use of subtext."

    "This project feels like it has strong potential for either a TV or feature adaptation, and stands on its own as a great read as a manuscript."


    Well isn’t that just awesome!!! I am greatly encouraged that I am on the right track!

    Looking forward to the next suitable Inkshares contest so I can jump in and try again. I really want you to read the story!

    Peace, and Happy Thanksgiving!

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      Jebnbubl P.H. James liked the forum thread, Inkshares Book Club - November: These Are My Friends on Politics
      Greetings, inksharesians!

      Given the continuing intensity of political discourse this year, I thought it’d be particularly relevant to discuss @Billy O’Keefe ’s These Are My Friends on Politics, but there’s a catch. And it’s an important one.

      I’d like to us to avoid talking about the political situation directly. There’s more than enough of that on social networks all over the web, and it is rather vicious. Rather, I’d like us to talk about Billy’s poignant observations about political discourse itself.

      So, to start, I’d like to say that Billy’s book couldn’t have come at a better time. Despite the vicious acts of hatred and evil taking place all over the country, he’s got a great point: our conversations often become derailed, dealing less with policy and more with the lack of admirable behavior in our candidates. We talk more about morality than economic policy. And we’re obsessed with our newsfeeds.

      Let’s talk! I look forward to reading your thoughts on Billy’s book!


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        Jebnbubl P.H. James liked an update for Bad Medicine: Slay it queen!

        Friends, drag enthusiast and horror fans

        We won!! your girl Bad Medicine was crowned queen!


        After the Inkshares contest was over, Crypt TV had to pick the winner between the top three books. The winner gets "Crypt TV branding and promotion. Authors in the Crypt TV collection will also have opportunities to develop their work into other media, such as movies, TV series, and digital productions."

        The fellows at Crypt TV were  awesome and decided to include the three finalist in their collection, but there was one little lady who  was picked first. Bad Medicine: Slay it Queen!

        You can watch the video with the official announcement here 

        I have to say thank you to all of you for supporting my crazy idea. If you supported my first novel, The Catcher’s Trap, you know that it will take a while until you get your copy of Bad Medicine, but I promise you it will be worth it. From now on, I’ll dive into working hard to give you the best book I can write.

        Love
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          Jebnbubl P.H. James liked an update for Human Resources

          Today has been a momentous day. Early this morning (Australian time) the latest round of finalists in The Launchpad Manuscript Competition were announced — The Judges’ Top 25.

          I am ecstatic to confirm Human Resources has been included in this exclusive list! This competition started out with thousands of entries from twenty-four countries. To have HR selected by industry judges as being in the twenty-five best manuscripts from such an impressive cohort has me lost for words.

          Moving forward, the judges will continue to whittle the finalists down. In a few short weeks they will announce the Top 10 and the judges’ winners! In parallel to that, the crowdfunding competition will continue until 16 December (PST). The three winners of the crowdfunding competition are guaranteed publication, regardless of the results of the main judging process, so if you are following the novel but haven’t pre-ordered yet, please consider putting in an order now.

          The competition has been fierce, and even with the amazing support I have received, the pack is slowly reeling me in. If you are able to spread the word, to help me get HR in front of new eyes, it would be an enormous help.

          Thank you, and fingers crossed,

           

          Robert

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