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In a previous blog I mentioned that I'd be starting up my own publishing entity. It all starts with one book that we are in the process of producing that I will be sharing with you as soon as we get the trailer done. It's a project that I am very excited about. In order for us to get the ball rolling on the publishing entity we need to cover the costs of producing the first book out of the gate. Through a website called, Kickstarter we will be able to do that so in the coming days or weeks I will be rolling out the trailer and synopsis in order to get that going. Kickstarter is a website that allows anonymous donors to give towards a creative project.
Please know that asking for money in these hard financial times is extremely difficult for me but I also believe that it's in times like these that necessity becomes the mother of invention and should we come out of the other side of this financial crisis still breathing something good may come out of this. It's not about helping further my career. It's about sharing heartaches in a fictional setting and how I've learned from them.
That's the single most important reason why I write.
It doesn't take a good writer to be successful but it does take one who is willing to lay everything out to see and the reality is that there is a cost involved. Also know that because my family and I have weathered some storms ourselves every penny will be greatly appreciated and put to good use. Please do not feel obligated and I hope I haven't offended anyone. I will send out a notice when the proposal goes out.
In the meantime, please visit http://www.facebook.com/jupiterchronicles for some preliminary information on the book. I've also included a synopsis below:
The Dawn of Steampunk Rises on a Faraway Planet called Earth.
It is the year 1892 and Ian and Callie Castillo have had to suffer the hardships of a single parent family since their father went missing five years ago. Since then Ian has refused to use the last gift that his father left the wounded boy; a telescope that sits collecting dust in the attic. When Callie decides to peer through its murky lens it activates the device and sends the Castillo's to the steam-powered floating cities of Jupiter to rescue their father and save the Jovians before the Martians launch their attack.
What follows is the beginning of an era that will forever be known by its strange name…Steampunk.
Sure there's plenty of action but what's the real story here?
As one who grew up in a single family, I can relate to the struggles that kids go through as they try to find themselves in the midst of surviving each day. Things like resentment, lack of focus or self-confidence, and even self-blame can really wreak havoc on a child's persona. Through a fictional setting, my hope is to convey to kids who find themselves living in that day-to-day that a resolution can be found and that the only decisions they are responsible for are their own. In this story, Ian and Callie Castillo have not seen their father in a very long time. Callie was very young when he disappeared but Ian (being older) has suffered the loss in a much deeper way.
Thanks so much in advance!
Chat soon,
Lenny
Leonardo Ramirez is an author or prose fiction and graphic novels in the genres of Young Adult and Children's Books. For more information please visit http://www.leonardoverse.com.Thanks for reading!
Leonardo Ramirez is an author of prose fiction and graphic novels. For more information please visit http://www.leonardoverse.com.
In a previous blog I mentioned that I'd be starting up my own publishing entity. It all starts with one book that we are in the process of producing that I will be sharing with you as soon as we get the trailer done. It's a project that I am very excited about. In order for us to get the ball rolling on the publishing entity we need to cover the costs of producing the first book out of the gate. Through a website called, Kickstarter we will be able to do that so in the coming days or weeks I will be rolling out the trailer and synopsis in order to get that going. Kickstarter is a website that allows anonymous donors to give towards a creative project.
Please know that asking for money in these hard financial times is extremely difficult for me but I also believe that it's in times like these that necessity becomes the mother of invention and should we come out of the other side of this financial crisis still breathing something good may come out of this. It's not about helping further my career. It's about sharing heartaches in a fictional setting and how I've learned from them.
That's the single most important reason why I write.
It doesn't take a good writer to be successful but it does take one who is willing to lay everything out to see and the reality is that there is a cost involved. Also know that because my family and I have weathered some storms ourselves every penny will be greatly appreciated and put to good use. Please do not feel obligated and I hope I haven't offended anyone. I will send out a notice when the proposal goes out.
In the meantime, please visit http://www.facebook.com/jupiterchronicles for some preliminary information on the book. I've also included a synopsis below:
The Dawn of Steampunk Rises on a Faraway Planet called Earth.
It is the year 1892 and Ian and Callie Castillo have had to suffer the hardships of a single parent family since their father went missing five years ago. Since then Ian has refused to use the last gift that his father left the wounded boy; a telescope that sits collecting dust in the attic. When Callie decides to peer through its murky lens it activates the device and sends the Castillo's to the steam-powered floating cities of Jupiter to rescue their father and save the Jovians before the Martians launch their attack.
What follows is the beginning of an era that will forever be known by its strange name…Steampunk.
Sure there's plenty of action but what's the real story here?
As one who grew up in a single family, I can relate to the struggles that kids go through as they try to find themselves in the midst of surviving each day. Things like resentment, lack of focus or self-confidence, and even self-blame can really wreak havoc on a child's persona. Through a fictional setting, my hope is to convey to kids who find themselves living in that day-to-day that a resolution can be found and that the only decisions they are responsible for are their own. In this story, Ian and Callie Castillo have not seen their father in a very long time. Callie was very young when he disappeared but Ian (being older) has suffered the loss in a much deeper way.
Thanks so much in advance!
Chat soon,
Lenny
Leonardo Ramirez is an author or prose fiction and graphic novels in the genres of Young Adult and Children's Books. For more information please visit http://www.leonardoverse.com.Thanks for reading!
Leonardo Ramirez is an author of prose fiction and graphic novels. For more information please visit http://www.leonardoverse.com.
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