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Let's get STORM OF FURY into Quill
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Dec 06, 2015 01:25PM
Yeah I'll certainly be participating; I've already booked a spot, so to speak, and I'll be dishing out reviews all day.
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Yeah, Andrew is in. He even addressed me as "Mrs. Weston" in his email :).
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NOOOOOO
"Better to have respect than disrespect," as a character of mine always says. :)
Andrew, you're right on the money. (Cara will get over it ;) )
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I'm a "Ms.", my dear gentlemen. Not that you would have known that, Andrew, but it's a good general rule - "Ms." works whether the woman is married or not. :)
Noted, Ms. Weston :)If you were from the Western Islands (my fantasy world), you'd be Mys Weston, and you'd have a tapstick for punctuating your sentences.
Hello everyone,Last night we hit 150 pre-orders for Storm of Fury, leaving us with 100 more to go. Unfortunately, only 15 days remain in my campaign. I've exhausted my resources and I'm not sure what more I can do to reach out. Do you guys have any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Andrew,Check out Tony Valdez's thread, especially the end. I think we fund lots of play from the viral reader update template and could do something similar for Storm. I think since we have a bit more time than with Dax (that one rallied with 4 days to go), we could co-ordinate.
What I did for Tony with the reader update was as follows:
1) Ask him to write up the template reader update for me. The update should be worded so that it can be copied and pasted by authors. I borrowed this idea from Cara with her review-a-thon shareable email.
2) Put together an email to some core contributors, with the reader update template, asking them to share it in reader updates.
3) Send it out myself.
If you can put this together for me we can do this. I can think of about 25 different Inkshares authors who I can reach out to with it.
If you're looking for further ideas on what to put in the reader update, we can discuss further by email. You know where to find me!
I put together this template earlier today. I modeled it after Tony Valdez's, just to use it as a skeleton. Unfortunately, I cannot do a raffle or something similar at this time.What do you think?
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Attention, fans of epic fantasy! With only fourteen days remaining and 100 copies left to order, this book needs your help!
Storm of Fury by Andrew Wood is an epic fantasy novel set in a war-torn land besieged by its own god. While avoiding a seemingly endless web of political schemes and plots, a young man must overcome his own lack of skill to confront his deity.
To find out more about this project, visit Storm of Fury’s homepage here:
https://www.inkshares.com/projects/st...
OR, read more about it now:
If there was one thing in certain in life, it was that man was a sinful creature. It his nature, it permeates his mind and perhaps even his very soul. It is whispered that once, long ago, man could simply ask for forgiveness, and it would be granted freely. But not anymore…
The great, almighty god Na’lek has scorned his creation, angered by their constant failings and unholy acts. Now, his divine rage is made manifest as an immense, supernatural storm. This is the Fury, and its sole purpose is to eradicate mankind.
This eternal war, god against man, has continued for countless years. The Fury has assailed men for so long that even the storm’s origins have grown vague in the minds of the people. This was the era that Kaven was born into.
After nearly two decades of proving himself over and over to be a failure in all he does, Kaven is presented with an opportunity. While the world falls apart around him, Kaven is tasked to go out into the Fury and beg for mankind’s forgiveness, one last time.
But if Kaven can survive the perils within the storm, the anger of his god and the treachery of his fellow man, the secrets that he uncovers may be far too much for him to bear…
Want to hear more? Check out the homepage and read the first three chapters for free!
And take a look at what some fellow authors had to say about Storm of Fury:
"The world Andrew Wood takes us to with this story is superb and believable. It's a tough act to establish a storm as an antagonist, but Wood does a great job of creating real extensions of this storm that give it a tangible, menacing presence, a la George R. R. Martin's White Walkers or Jordan's Myrdraal. In fact, the mood and tone very much conjured the familiar world of Wheel of Time, where instead of a dark one we have a menacing storm that is just as terrifying. This is fine epic fantasy and I very much hope to see this book in print so I can read it in its entirety." -John Robin, author of Blood Dawn
"A wonderfully immersive example of what epic fantasy should be. Whether describing the fury of a divinely created storm, the horror of monsters and titans, or the love of pastries shared by father and son soldiers it does so in a fast paced but highly detailed way. It will leave you wanting to know more about what are both highly developed characters and a highly detailed world. I can't wait to read the entire book." -Thomas J. Arnold, author of Exile, Magus
Go ahead, take a look and by a book!
BUT HURRY! The book’s campaign ends on JANUARY 17TH ORDER YOUR COPY NOW!
https://www.inkshares.com/projects/st...
Andrew wrote: "I put together this template earlier today. I modeled it after Tony Valdez's, just to use it as a skeleton. Unfortunately, I cannot do a raffle or something similar at this time.What do you think..."
I like it, but I could be biased due to my feeling flattered at the inclusion of my review in it. If no better template is put forward I'll most likely use this one tomorrow or Tuesday. For that matter I've been trying to come up with a template like this for my own book, so I may use this as a framework for that.
Andrew, I think it's great! I'm going to copy and paste it into an email and reach out to as many authors as I think would be on board to help, then I'll send in my own update. I'm wondering if we want a cover link to make it more catchy?
Hey all...Friendly reminder that last time I checked (this morning) this has just 27 more orders left before it hits Quill!
