Good afternoon, Sailors!
Well... we did it! It feels surreal right now, but it’s official! Storm Song is listed as the #2 finish of the Geek & Sundry fantasy contest.y The last 3 ’months have been incredibly intense and stressful, but so so so worth it.
I’ll be keeping you guys updated on what’s what as this progresses.
Thank you again. I’ll update again when I can be more coherent and not just a bundle of overwhelming emotions
Until then!
- Allison
Happy Halloween, Sailors!
In mere hours, the Geek & Sundry fantasy contest will be over. By tomorrow afternoon, the winners will be officially announced, and we’ll find out if Storm Song will have what it takes to remain in the top 3.
So I’m coming to you one last time while this contest is live to say thank you to the 324 individuals who have already pledged their support to my dream. No matter what happens over the next few hours, I am still blown away by the fact that literally hundreds of people have looked at my book and said "Yes, that should exist."
There are about 70 or so of you that are following the project, but haven’t ordered. Now, I know for a fact that sometimes you order and see a confirmation on the website, but the order doesn’t go through. So if you guys want to do me a solid, check your inbox to make sure that you got a confirmation email for your order. If you didn’t, email hello@inkshares.com right now to see if they can help you get it straightened out.
Even if that’s only one or two of you, that’s one or two people that wanted to order, but might not have just yet.
For those who are following, but haven’t ordered yet... The time is now!! I want you aboard this ship, taking off on fantastic adventures with me!
I’ll be updating tomorrow once the results are official. I’ll be sure to let everyone know what has shaken out of this whole thing. Thank you again for all of your encouragement. I couldn’t ask for a better crew.
- Allison
Happy Friday, Sailors!
I’m frantically packing to head out of town for a wedding! One of my very best friends is getting hitched tomorrow, and I’m her maid of honor (or best lady, as I prefer to call it). Before I left, I wanted to swing by and check in with all of you- mainly to drop one final reminder:
The dice giveaway ends tomorrow! October 15th!
Be sure to get your pre order in today or tomorrow. Once I’m back home, I’ll be puling three random winners and sending out and update to congratulate on their prize! Right now we have over 100 entries! But there’s still time to stack the odds in your favor by referring your friends to enter and notifying me of what names to look out for.
Currently, we’re sitting in 3rd place at 277 readers. I’ve got my eyes set on hitting 300 before the end of the month. I think it’s absolutely achievable. I’m hoping you guys can help me get there! Order today or send your friends over to get a copy for themselves. New milestones are being hit every day in this campaign.
As always, let me just tell you all how amazing you are, and how grateful I am for your support in this process. I wouldn’t have made it this far if it weren’t for you guys.
Have a great weekend, gang!
-Allison
Happy Monday, Sailors!
Guess what? We’ve officially hit over 250 copies ordered!! How exciting! There are 230 of you who have purchased Storm Song, who want to see this book become a real, tangible thing out in the world. I can’t thank you guys enough for order and promoting. More than that, I want to thank everyone for taking a chance on me. I promise you won’t regret it.
The one shot D&D session was a lot of fun! Putting the characters and the elements of Elysia back into a d20 system was a wild, nostalgic trip for me. I hope to have the opportunity to do more of those!
Also! Storm Song was featured in this Geek & Sundry article which is a sentence I never imagined myself typing. Check it out! There are four other amazing stories also featured!
So far, we’re holding onto 3rd place, which means we’re still in the top 3- but I don’t know about you, but I would feel way more comfortable in 2nd place. Or heck- let’s shoot for 1st. It’s possible! But if I’m going to manage it, I need help from you guys .There are about 100 of you who are following that haven’t ordered. That would be huge! And if you’ve already ordered, try to convince someone in your life to throw $10 at the project as well!
I think we can pull out some amazing things in October if we all work together, gang. I’m ready to get to work. What about you?
- Allison
Good evening, Sailors!
Wow, September is wrapping up this week, which means the final leg of this contest is about to begin! October is going to be just as exciting for the Storm Song campaign- possibly more so! And how are we kicking off October?
That’s right! A one-shot Dungeons & Dragons session within the Storm Song world. On October 2nd, I’ll be hanging out at Game Paradise in Fountain Square, running a session of Thoster and company hunting down the Luck Diamond. What this means is that I’ve been going back to my roots and transposing my characters back into D&D character sheets. And I thought you guys might like to see a little of that!
Thoster’s stats, for example:
Check out that sweet, sweet charisma score.
But what about Vashile’s spell list?
I don’t know about you, but I’m not about to get on her bad side.
And for those of you who might be curious how Linn’s Silvertongue ability works?
So that’s a little of what I’ve been working on lately. I’m really excited to get to the one shot session and share my world with more gamers in my local community! Speaking of gaming, though- there’s something else I wanted to announce!
The dice giveaway deadline is going to be extended until October 15th
I wanted to make sure to give everyone a chance to get their order in or refer their friends who might want to receive the dice prizes. So far we’ve got around 75+ entries with referrals and orders. I am convinced we can break 100 entries for the giveaway in the next couple of weeks! If we do, I just may have a few surprises in mind for you guys...
As always, I appreciate all of you who are standing behind my project and helping to make this dream of mine a reality. I adore you all. If you haven’t ordered, please consider doing so today. If you have already, please find a friend and convince them. It means the world to me.
Thank you!
- Allison
WE ARE LIVE!
Head on over to the STORM SONG facebook page to tune in for the live reading of Chapter Six!
There are giveaways happening! You don’t want to miss out, folks!
- Allison
Good evening, Sailors! And a happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day to you all!
A lot has happened since I last updated you all on the progress of Storm Song. Our dice giveaway is well underway. One week in and we have 61 entries currently for the chance to win the three sets of goodies! Those referral entries are really paying off for some of you... I’m telling you, guys. Find some friends that you can convince to buy this book and you can set yourself up for a nerdy bundle of goodness. The contest ends Sept 30th so get a move on!
On the news front, there’s been some fun things happening. A lot of you may have already read the latest Inkshares blog with a question answered by those of us in the top 10, but if you haven’t... Check it out here
Also, you can see an interview that I gave to Three If By Space over here and one given to Alastair Luft over here ! Both interviews were amazingly fun to give, and I’m so thankful that I was given the opportunity to talk about the book and my background with both of them.
The biggest news? WE BROKE 200 READERS! 206 as of the moment I am writing this, which puts us just a breath away from 2nd place. I’m constantly amazed at how wonderful you all are, how you always come through for me, how you go out of your way to find new and creative avenues to help me succeed. Thank you thank you thank you.
Upcoming news! This Thursday at 10pm EST, I am going to be giving a LIVE reading of Chapter 6 on my facebook page STORM SONG . Please like the page to follow more updates, but also come swing by on Thursday night. This will be the only place to find Chapter 6 until the book comes out, so don’t miss your chance to find out what happens next to your favorite fledgling pirate!
Thank you all! I adore each and every one of you!
- Allison
Happy Friday, Sailors!
I hope that the week has treated you well. Since our last update, a lot has happened in the Storm Song campaign. But it’s all really exciting stuff!
First and foremost, I wanted to let you know that you can get updates about Storm Song out in the world of social media! I’ll provide links at the bottom of this update for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can share news about the book’s campaign and help me get the word out by liking/commenting/sharing to your heart’s content!
Speaking of getting the word out, you should check this out: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/09/prweb13660958.htm
A press release came out this week to discuss the buzz surrounding Storm Song! Feel free to pass it around and share with any of your friends who may need a little more oomph behind your very convincing words.
Outside of the news circuit, I wanted to let everyone know that you can check out the main project page for some new information on Thoster, the land of Elysia, and the different types of magic that are explored in Storm Song. I’ve shifted some things around to give you guys more background information instead of teasing at it. I hope you enjoy it!
And last (but certainly not least!) in the news of Storm Song this week, we have a brilliant new cover design up! I’m so excited about it, and just blown away at how lucky I am to have cultivated a unique networking group by entering this contest.
The cover was designed by another Inkshares author in the top 10 of the contest! Kaytalin Platt is an amazing writer and designer with the world’s biggest heart. Like me, she’s never had her own work published, but she has helped several other authors get their own works out into the world. If there was anyone in this thing that I would love to see in the top 3 with me at the end, it would be Kaytalin. The Living God is one of my favorite pieces in this whole thing. Platt’s world is impressively developed, and the concept of her story is so intriguing. Telling the story of a character who is born with magic and has it stripped away as punishment (and all of the consequences that brings her) had me drawn in from the very beginning. I highly encourage you guys to go check out the sample chapters and video up on the project’s page and consider pre ordering.
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As always, I appreciate everything that you guys have done to help me make this dream a reality. We’re still hanging out in the top 3! I’d love to see us more solidly in 2nd place or even to catch up to take 1st again! This update is a little longer than the usual, but there was just so much to talk about! Thanks for reading. Thanks for supporting me. Thanks for sharing this and grabbing the attention of other people in your life that may want to jump in and help me out. You’re all amazing.
- Allison
