Announcement
Apr. 28th, 2012 07:08 pmIn order to thank those who are donating to the tip jar, I wanted to make an offer.
1. Anybody who donates in any amount can get the entire novel, free, ahead of time as an e-book.
2. Anybody who donates more than $25 can get a short story, poem, or non-fiction essay of their choice. It can be a short story about a character or place from this novel that you liked or unrelated. Short stories will run about 2500-3000 words, poems around 30 lines.
And for those who might not be able to put anything in the tip jar (believe me, I understand), signal boosting, links and recommending this novel to friends if you liked it is also really appreciated.
1. Anybody who donates in any amount can get the entire novel, free, ahead of time as an e-book.
2. Anybody who donates more than $25 can get a short story, poem, or non-fiction essay of their choice. It can be a short story about a character or place from this novel that you liked or unrelated. Short stories will run about 2500-3000 words, poems around 30 lines.
And for those who might not be able to put anything in the tip jar (believe me, I understand), signal boosting, links and recommending this novel to friends if you liked it is also really appreciated.
Full Downloadable Ebook File (in epub, mobi, and pdf formats)
Acknowledgements
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Reminder:
* Donate any amount and you can get the entire novel in ebook format before it comes out on 1-July-2012. All novel, no waiting! After that, can get their choice of being given a named thank you message on Twitter, Tumblr, LJ/DW, or elsewhere if they'd like, and until 1-Jul-2012, they can get the e-book early. After then, they can choose between a public shout out, a link or signal boost to a site/thing/person of their choice.
* Donate over $25 and get a poem, short story, or non-fiction essay of your choice. Want to find out more about a favorite character? Want to revisit your favorite place in the City? Just donate and ask!
Acknowledgements
Apr. 25th, 2012 12:11 pm
Dedicated to Mom, Gran, and Bo -
All I can say is sine qua non
(without which none). It was from
you that I heard all the best
stories and grew confident enough
to tell my own.
First off, let me thank all the awesome people who gave me critiques and read over this during the various drafts of this novel:
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meloukhia, dungeonwriter, claws_n_stripes. Your comments, insights, and ideas in how to improve this novel were invaluable. Any mistakes left over and any imperfections are wholly my own. If there are others who gave me help and I forgotten, please let me know. I want to make sure I thank you for the gift of your input, and it is a gift. Also, a shout out of
smw, who's own posting of a novel inspired me and gave me the courage to do what I'm doing now. Also a giant thank you to my husband, who's been there since this story was a scribbled outline of a hand that didn't turn into a turkey in my notebook and who has read everything I've written and put up with my incessant questions about every little detail. I eggplant you with all my eggplant.
