Month: September 2015

200 Readers on Inkshares!

Well now you’ve gone and done it. This morning, I wake up to find that we’ve hit that 200 supporters marker I was talking about, and so you all should have received a notification that I have kept to my word and uploaded chapter six, which I call “Monsters Taking Shape.”

In this chapter, we are returned to Ophelia’s present where children and adults alike are spreading rumors about the soon to arrive Impresario. I’ve always thought that rumors are like the modern seeds for a good ghost story and I tried to reflect that in what I’ve written, as the individual rumors start to gather and form a picture that takes on a life that is greater than the sum of its parts.

When we hit 250, I’ve got the next chapter all locked and loaded too, in which the Impresario finally comes to town and we start to see the ripple effects of his presence. When we hit 300, I’ll release chapter seven, which I am really excited about because that’s when the Impresario makes his first in the flesh debut. I like the character a lot. Someone asked me to describe him a couple weeks back and the description I came up with is this: If Count Olaf and Willy Wonka had a child that was possessed by demons and he grew up to be a huge Shakespeare junkie.

Can’t wait to share him with you all! As always, feedback and reviews are welcome and I will either live or die in this contest by your support, so I thank you tremendously.

Sincerely,
Robert Wren

Monsters Taking Shape

Well now you’ve gone and done it. This morning, I wake up to find that we’ve hit that 200 supporters marker I was talking about, and so you all should have received a notification that I have kept to my word and uploaded chapter six, which I call “Monsters Taking Shape.”

In this chapter, we are returned to Ophelia’s present where children and adults alike are spreading rumors about the soon to arrive Impresario. I’ve always thought that rumors are like the modern seeds for a good ghost story and I tried to reflect that in what I’ve written, as the individual rumors start to gather and form a picture that takes on a life that is greater than the sum of its parts. 

When we hit 250, I’ve got the next chapter all locked and loaded too, in which the Impresario finally comes to town and we start to see the ripple effects of his presence. When we hit 300, I’ll release chapter seven, which I am really excited about because that’s when the Impresario makes his first in the flesh debut. I like the character a lot. Someone asked me to describe him a couple weeks back and the description I came up with is this: If Count Olaf and Willy Wonka had a child that was possessed by demons and he grew up to be a huge Shakespeare junkie.

Can’t wait to share him with you all! As always, feedback and reviews are welcome and I will either live or die in this contest by your support, so I thank you tremendously.

Sincerely,
Robert Wren

Ophelia, Doll Book Trailer

As many of you may have noticed, I’ve added a new video to the Ophelia, Doll order page. Hopefully you all have some fun, exciting or relaxing three day weekends ahead of you, but if you could take a second to check it out and share the video it would really help me out.

As for me, I’m about to go dark- dropping off the grid a bit. Making that video was draining, so I’m heading into a planned writing binge over the next several days, writing that extra chapter that I’ve talked about, making some edits based on your feedback and hopefully revising the last couple of chapters of the book if I can make it that far. 

I’ve said it before, but it warrants repeating: Your support in this process is what’s made it possible for me to maintain a top 5 position in the contest. As I’m writing this and what writing lies ahead over the next few days, I’ll think of you all often to help push me through the frustrating bits. The generosity that you’ve shown is a huge motivation and your kindness inspires me to push things even further. I couldn’t imagine being able to step away in order to take care of some writing if it wasn’t for the fact that I know many of you are out there doing what you can to keep the momentum moving.

With that said, I’d like to make you all a deal. I’ve been hesitant to put more chapters up because I would like for you all to experience the story in one run, after it’s been professionally edited, but I’ve had so many of you ask me for more that I feel obligated to put the choice (whether you want to read it piece at a time or wait for the whole thing) in your hands. As such, from here on out, with every 50 pre-orders of Ophelia, Doll I will release a new chapter. The next benchmark is only 19 orders away (200). Can we get a new chapter out by Monday? I sure hope so! 

As always, your feedback, reviews and encouragement mean so much to me and I appreciate you all. Thanks for backing me and helping to make this dream a reality.

Love Always,
Robert Wren