InUPress Notes
Written by Kenneth Shumaker
for InUPress
on September 23, 2018
You know, I’ve been here barely stalking the internet as I haven’t been feeling well while working with clients on their projects. Because of over working with clients and poor health I haven’t followed up with other people in contact or groups in reviews or contact. I also haven’t been writing properly. Today for the first time in four weeks the severe migraine has lifted, the bronchitis has faded along with the infections, my vision is clearing.
So today I ran a Zoom recorded session for two hours with a client and actually want to write and attend our various groups for the first time in over five weeks, So hello my friend, my last effort in writing was a partial episode’s first draft of 2,100 words four days ago and a full four-thousand word episode’s first draft a week before that. Which is sad as I was writing over two thousand words a morning up until five weeks ago.
Our video sessions with Del Rey will be shared with the public, soon as, DelRey & InUPress’ Writer’s Education, on Patreon, and InUPress Ltd at www.inupress.ca as a series of fifteen-minute videos addressing writing and publishing. I am also building my personal author and business brands and platforms again with online and local promotions and advertising.
Any feedback or suggestions from you for any of this are most welcome by me.
Thank you for reading, yours, Kenneth Shumaker.
May the words stay with you!
Motivating for productivity!
The novel, ‘Larret Army,’ is the first of three tales in the ‘Lost Souls‘ series of medieval fantasy. The ragtag group, Black Swan’s, challenge the terrorizing armies of the horrid new god, Tearmain, with the loss of many lives to both sides. Few escape the ravages of this war.
The novel can be bought on Amazon, Kobo, Apple and InUPress as well as stores and elsewhere online in book or ebook format. With enough formal requests, we will also create audio or hardcover editions.
All your comments are welcome and are read.
The InUPress accountability newsletter for May 2018.
Written by Kenneth Shumaker,
For Inevitable Unicorn Press,
On May 27th, 2018.
Good-day friends and readers of Inevitable Unicorn Press and our authors.
As the writer, Kenneth Shumaker, I would like to report that I finished the revised first draft of book two of my science fiction series, the ‘Star Grean,’ this week and that I’ve written the first 12 k words into book three this month which I think was a win.
We here at InUPress have launched the medieval fantasy novel, ‘Larret Army: Rising Souls,’ with our publishing it on Amazon, Kobo, InUPress and so many more vendors on Friday, May 25th. While we’re still finalizing some of the vendor’s editions it’s out there with most we publish with.
Also, we’re creating an audio edition which is being created with Kobo’s, Findaway Voice. This edition should be available this year?
As well here at InUPress, we are now working on Eric’s new short story. The work is a paranormal drama titled, ‘The Transcendence Machine,’ and is due for release this year.
As the author, Kenneth Shumaker, I am also working on my next novel in the ‘Lost Souls,’ series which is titled ‘Dendar.’ The novel is set for release this or next year, it is currently in 2nd revision after being read by beta readers, with the beta readers finding two big flaws in the story, one was that it ended too abruptly.
My Virily account has earned me my first royalty cheque from them last month and I reached over 300 readers with 304 followers. My favourite reader is Paul who read every one of my sci-fi/fantasy series episodes, Eren’s Challenge on one weekend (all 26 episodes) then every Morgus medieval fantasy series episodes the next weekend (all 16 episodes). In all Paul has read over 100 of my posts and I think he wrote me a comment on every one of them and voted more than half of them up! The man told me he favours the medieval fantasy series, ‘Morgus,’ by far, but enjoys both. He’s a prolific writer himself with over 300 posts.
I have other readers who have done similar reading but who weren’t so vocal, though most were more appreciative by voting up more of the posts.
Virily is great fun for seeing the creative work of writers, photographers and other creators. Check it out with this link: Virily
This post is my May month-end accountability report to you our InUPress readers and friends if you like please leave us comments with your thoughts and we’ll respond if you want.
Thank you greatly, yours, the staff and the publisher with InUPress, Kenneth Shumaker.
May the words stay with you!
© 2018 by Kenneth Shumaker with Inevitable Unicorn Press.
inupress@inupress.ca www.inupress.ca
Issue 024
December 20, 2017.
With InUPress through Virily.
“What type of writer are you?”
I ask people this question a lot, especially when writers ask me for advice. You see, the advice you receive from some others may or may not apply to you, depending on the type of writer you are. Different types of writers work in different modes or styles. So, this advice that you receive maybe sound good advice for one author or writer, while it maybe horrible, useless, or even detrimental advice for another writer. You need to know what type of writer you are before working with writing tools and accepting advice. In the rawest most basic forms there are four forms of writers. We all are branches off from one of these in varying degrees. I haven’t met a single writer that is hardcore to one specific type – a deadlocked solid stereotype. There are stereotypes of each of these writers, which you can research them if you want to know more. I’m going to ask you which of the four you are, and give you a brief rundown on the type. You decide which field you play in most.
This rounds out the basic four types of writer I’ve encountered in my journey with my writing and publishing experiences, and with the connections that I’ve made networking. Experience has taught me that each type of writer has different unique requirements in time, tools and commitments, and each writer has varying degrees in their needs. No one specific set of advice works for all of them. Happy writing, to all of you.
This is my take on writers – I’d like to hear yours. So leave a comment here on your thoughts or experience as writers or with writers or authors. I’ll respond as quickly as possible to you.
You can contact me through the comments, email, postal mail, or even give InUPress a phone call during business hours.
Tell us about what being a writer is to you.
May the words stay with you?
These notes are written by, Kenneth Shumaker and published with
Inevitable Unicorn Press at Rusty’s Den.
© 2017 by Kenneth Shumaker with Inevitable Unicorn Press
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Thank you for reading.
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About the author: Kenneth Shumaker (Rusty Knight)
Following a long break from writing after winning an award for poetry, Kenneth recovered his passion for writing in 2009. He is a science fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, fantasy, and nonfiction author with Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress). Kenneth is publishing on Virily as well as other blog sites and publications. He has available a medieval fantasy novel, titled, ‘Laret: Darkness of Souls.’ He also writes several serial short stories series and has other books available. Kenneth’s two businesses, his wife, his two children, and his six grandchildren also keep him busy.
We would like to acknowledge the following for their contributions:
The episodes’ author is Kenneth Shumaker.
Our episodes’ editor is Donna Shumaker.
The graphic designer and header creator is Kenneth Shumaker.
The episodes’ distribution, marketing, production, promotion, and publishing is by Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress).
This is a program I’ve joined to participate in. Join other beta readers at Polar Bear Editing with Jeannette and have your manuscript beta read as well.
Projected Schedule:
Sign up runs until Dec 31, 2017, – fee is $10 which is due at time of sign up.
January 1-9, 2018, will be the period to turn in manuscripts.
January 10-17, 2018, I will organize all the manuscripts, enter them into my database and assign all the code names.
January 20, 2018, all the manuscripts will be dispersed.
February 12, 2018, all feedback is due.
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Join Kenneth Shumaker (Rusty Knight) in the multiple books of his Dragoman Bloodgrue Volume collection anthologies. The first in the series is, ‘Dragoman Bloodgrue, Volume I: Fare Where?’ a collection of the first four episodes of the Dragoman Bloodgrue serial series. Read how Bloodgrue tests the gods’ resolve. Do the gods let the brave be fools? Is Bloodgrue brave or a fool? Follow Bloodgrue to see where his life’s path leads him. In ‘Dragoman Bloodgrue, Volume I: Fare Where?’ we are introduced to a young Bloodgrue as he begins his journey climbing the social ranks of Mount Oryn in North Docks. Find this fine colour volume to purchase as paperback or e-book on:
: Amazon
: Etsy
: InUPress
: Kobo
Journey with us to enjoy Kenneth’s intriguing medieval fantasy novel ‘Laret.’ Enter into ‘Laret: Darkness of Souls’ from the ‘Lost Souls’ series medieval fantasy novels and journey with the Black Swans through the Web Shireward as they battle the invading armies of the god Tearmain. This captivating novel is available at the following sources as a paperback or e-book:
: Amazon
: InUPress
: Kobo
Discover the multi-arcing story of the steampunk alternative history novel, ‘Exhaust from the Tin Woods,’ written by Eric J Kregel and published with InUPress. You may purchase this novel as a paperback or e-book at:
: Amazon
: Etsy
: Kobo
: InUPress
Purchase an annual subscription of ‘Notes from InUPress’ from www.inupress.ca, where you can receive our monthly e-delivery for C$12.99 annually. The notes are by Kenneth Shumaker, which contain interesting information on writing and publishing. These notes are published by Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress).
Kenneth has coaching sessions open on the art of writing and getting published. These are available for C$125.99 per hour. The sessions are open to a limited number of applicants. To arrange an intake appointment email inupress@inupress.ca, or call 1-780-523-5835 between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm MST, Monday through Saturday.
InUPress offers a 30-day purchase satisfaction guarantee. Your payment will be returned to you if you are not 100% happy with our friendly courteous client service and our professional product.
Sincerely, Kenneth with Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress).
Coming soon in 2018, we have Kenneth’s second medieval fantasy novel, ‘Dendar: Souls of Desperation,’ in the ‘Lost Souls’ series.
Due out in 2018, we hope you’ll enjoy Kenneth’s return with his medieval fantasy in the ‘Lost Souls’ series, with the second edition of his first novel ‘Laret: Darkness of Souls,’ returning in the new novel titled, ‘Larret Army: Rising Souls.’
Thank you for reading.
Kenneth Shumaker and Aria of Inevitable Unicorn Press.
Contact us at our website:
through email at:
give InUPress a phone call at:
1-780-523-5835
reach InUPress’ postal mail at:
InUPress
Rusty’s Den
Box 3323
High Prairie, Alberta, Canada
T0G 1E0
Thank you, yours sincerely, Kenneth, with Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress).
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Yours,
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May the words stay with you!
By Kenneth Shumaker
Issue, 002
September 3, 2017
Have you felt alone as a creative?
Hi, I’ve been sitting here wondering who I can talk with about publishing work issues, and I draw a blank. I’ve been at it for a year as publisher, but my work has been published since 1983 and I still sit here alone.
Don’t get me wrong, I have friends who are authors, and writers I can talk with. But no agents, editors, marketers, promoters, or publishers who’ll communicate with me even about basic concepts, until a month ago. Not unless I put hundreds of dollars in their pockets.
I find this ironic.
I am online every day working. I listen to a minimum of five podcasts a day and read blogs and watch vlogs of authors, agents, editors, marketers, publishers, and promoters, who almost all proselytize to reach out to the community and network by connecting. To also network and be part of their community.
I thought, okay I want to learn. I want to be part of these communities, I’ve gone as far as I can alone. So, I listen. Learning the methods they teach, I wrote thirty people, at least I thought it was thirty people. Fifteen high visibility A and B list level people and fifteen lower list level people, with an open email, after I studied their work and bios. I wrote them briefly discussing what I liked about their work and a brief line asking if we could open a dialogue.
Guess how many responded!
Three. Two were secretaries from two of these people saying that if I wanted to know more about what the author had to say I should join their mastermind courses, (Which cost over $2,000 for a one year course, in each case), while the third who responded, offered to do editing for me, nothing else in her response.
Is this the open friendly community we have?
So, I contacted an editor who follows me on twitter and after a brief email exchange I paid her to edit a piece of my work. I asked if she would connect in networking, as she was promoting the open connection network concept. She said if I wanted any networking or community, to join a Facebook group, or LinkedIn. That response, even after I paid her to do work for me. I had already joined both and in the three months I’ve been in Facebook groups, and two years in LinkedIn, I get very little real connection, and nothing to do with my work. With any connections I do make, anytime I bring up publishing, I receive silence. Anytime I mention my own writing, I receive silence, yet they run on and on about their own same dead writing topics, just worded differently. I spoke with one author on his own Facebook page, it was an half-an-hour discussion and we talked about his work, he never asked about mine, I liked and followed his page, he never returned the favour. I even joined a University professor’s LinkedIn profile group page discussing online business, tried talking with him, but get little from him, other then his blog posts. I follow many agents, authors, editors, and publishers and I have several hundred following my Facebook, and 174 LinkedIn pages, and 3,730 following my Twitter pages, but will any of them talk with me? No! Not unless they’re trying to sell me something.
A month ago, I had another editor work on another sample of work, and with our similar sense of humour and with this editor finding herself a fan of my writing, we’ve hit it off. We’ve chatted a few times without putting coins in either persons pocket. So, the time frame it took nineteen months to make one conversational connection.
So, what I’m saying if you are trying to connect and network with other creatives and you are feeling alone, you’re not alone. There are others out there too, like you. But you have to talk with others, not make it a one-way street waiting for them to talk to you. Talk with the people you follow and don’t just try to sell to them.
Let’s talk, if it’s about writing, publishing, reviews, beta reading, you name it, if it has to do with writing, I’m open to talking. I’m the author and publisher, Kenneth Shumaker with InUPress (Inevitable Unicorn Press).
My links:
: InUPress email – inupress@inupress.ca
May the words stay with you!
By Kenneth Shumaker
© 2017 by Kenneth Shumaker with Inevitable Unicorn Press
www.inupress.ca inupress@inupress.ca
All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system (except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review or other endorsement or in a recommendation to be printed in a magazine, newspaper, or on the Internet) without permission in writing from the publisher. However, when contacted, the author may be generous with reprint rights and articles.
Trademarks and myriad names used in this work are not authorised by, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners. No association with the corporations or names is implied or intended.
About the author: Kenneth Shumaker (Rusty Knight):
Following a long break from writing, Kenneth recovered his passion for writing. He is a science fiction, sci-fi/fantasy, and fantasy genre author, as well as a non-fiction writer, with Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress). Kenneth has been blogging with the Owerton Challenge and other blogs for many years. He now writes several serial short stories. Also, he has available, a published fantasy novel, ‘Laret’. Kenneth’s two businesses, his wife, his two children, and his six grandchildren keep him busy.
We would like to acknowledge the following for their contributions:
The episode authors are Kenneth Shumaker.
Our episode editor is Donna Shumaker.
The graphics and headers are by Kenneth Shumaker.
The episode distribution, marketing, production, promotions, and publishing is by Inevitable Unicorn Press, known as InUPress.
Join Kenneth Shumaker (Rusty Knight) in his Dragoman Bloodgrue Volume collection anthologies. ‘Dragoman Bloodgrue, Volume I: Fare Where?’ is the first of the episodes of the Dragoman Bloodgrue serial series. Read how Bloodgrue tests the gods’ resolve. Do the gods let the brave be fools? Is Bloodgrue brave or a fool? Follow Bloodgrue to see where his life’s path leads him. In ‘Dragoman Bloodgrue, Volume I: Fare Where?’ we are introduced to Bloodgrue as he begins his journey climbing the social ranks of Mount Oryn in North Docks. Find this volume to purchase on:
: Amazon
: Etsy
: InUPress
: Kobo
Enjoy Kenneth’s new intriguing fantasy novel ‘Laret’, released June 19, 2017. Enter the Darkness of Souls and journey with the Black Swans through the Web Shireward as they battle the invading armies of the god Tearmain. This captivating novel is available at the following:
: Amazon
: InUPress
: Kobo
Discover the new novel, ‘Exhaust from the Tin Woods’, written by Eric J Kregel and published by InUPress. You may purchase the novel at:
: Amazon
: Etsy
: Kobo
: InUPress
With an annual subscription from www.inupress.ca, you can receive our monthly delivery of ‘Notes from InUPress’ for C$12.99 annually. The notes, by Kenneth Shumaker, contain interesting information on writing and publishing and is published through Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress).
Also, Kenneth has coaching sessions on the art of writing and getting published for C$125.99 per hour, available to a limited number of applicants. To arrange an intake appointment email inupress@inupress.ca or call 1-780-523-5835 between 10:00 am and 5:00 pm MST, Monday through Saturday.
InUPress offers a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. Your payment will be returned to you if you are not 100% happy with our friendly courteous client service and professional product.
Sincerely, Kenneth with Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress).
Thank you for reading.
Kenneth Shumaker and Aria of Inevitable Unicorn Press.
Contact us at our website:
or through email at:
or give InUPress a phone call at:
1-780-523-5835
or reach InUPress’ postal mail at:
InUPress
Rusty’s Den
Box 3323
High Prairie, Alberta, Canada
T0G 1E0
Issue 001
August 27, 2017
Today there are almost equal advantages and detriments to self-publishing and traditional publishing, while the supported publishing gets a stiff bad rap from both sides. This is not to say that all the different publishing formats condemn each other. Some people utilise and support all three formats. Those who use combinations of formats are termed the hybrid published authors, or publishers. And they take a lot of flak for fence sitting.
Myself, I’m hybrid, as I’ve dealt with all three publishing formats. I’ve been traditionally published twice, I currently self-publish my work, and I’ve been supported published. As well, I own a supporting desktop publishing business that does traditional publishing as well. With this mixed bag of experience, I may be one of the few who can speak (from experience) from on top of the fence.
Traditional publishing, gets top marks from some of those who break its barriers and squeak into the houses, thus getting published. Through perseverance and hard work, mixed with a ton of luck, some manage to make some money and/or fame. Basically, besides the writing and submitting manuscripts to the publisher, all the author has to do is the marketing, putting in the effort that is agreed upon with the publisher. Some publishers may still pay a small monetary advance to strong, promising authors. But the advances have reduced significantly to just a mere few thousand dollars, if paid at all. And the author has to realise that they receive no royalty payments until that advance is paid off. Also, with traditional publishers, royalties are paid on gross of sales after expenses are deducted. So, if you sign for a 12% royalty, you do not receive $1.20 of each $10 of sale, you receive 12% after expenses are deducted. A book selling for $10 could gross you $0.86 or less on a 12% royalty. You are also expected to do almost all of the promotions and marketing after the launch and the release. You are responsible for building your own branding, etc. Also, most publishers now expect you to have your author brand and a social presence established before they’ll sign you on.
Royalty payments tend to range from 4% to 12%, but may be as high as 24%, depending on predicted sales of your product and your marketability. This is because the publisher has to recover the thousands of dollars they spent getting your product ready for distribution and market. Once your advance is paid, you may receive your royalties quarterly, if enough accumulate.
Supported publishing generally entails a publishing house who guides you, distributes, and prints your book. They organise all the editing, book cover design, formatting, and so forth for fees. Benefits? You, as the author, don’t have to hire the people to do the work or know what needs doing. You don’t distribute to vendors or organise the printing of your product, and you don’t have to collect the sales from vendors, etc. But you pay fees, or a fee. With most reputable supported publishers, you keep the rights to the work, or they may lease just the rights you want them to have for the length of term you’re willing to lease to them. Some help you with marketing and promotions, for a fee.
Supported publishers pay you a royalty, usually much higher than a traditional publisher, as they’ve already recovered most of their costs from you. However, they still have expenses in regards to distribution and to vendors for the term of your lease or contract. So, they keep part of the sales to recover their costs. Some pay royalties on net sales, some on gross sales. The typical range for royalties varies significantly, based on your brand, marketability, and your product. The royalties, are usually based on gross of sales, range from 10% to 45%, and as much as 65% in extreme cases. The author may be paid quarterly, once enough royalties have accumulated, depending on the arrangement you make with the publisher.
Self-publishing gives the author the ultimate control of the publishing, as well as total responsibility. No one else is responsible for any aspect of your publishing. The self-publisher is in charge of deciding what aspects of the publishing they will hire out. You receive no help unless you ask for it, and even then there are no certainties in receiving help. If you succeed, you reap all the rewards, except for what you parcelled out in getting the product published.
Royalties? You reap what you sell minus expenses. It varies from distribution type and vendor, being as high as 100% of net sales to as low as 4% of gross sales. It’s up to you how you distribute and to which vendors. But realise that some types of vendors and some markets are restricted and closed to self-publishers. Some markets are still reserved only to traditional publishers even today. You’re 100% responsible for marketing and promotions. You get paid depending on the schedules of the vendors and distributors and your arrangements with them.
Then comes the issues of accolades and awards. Most prestigious awards are reserved for traditionally published authors, but there are many opening up to self-published and supported published authors now, though these authors find it much harder to break into awards and accolades.
No matter what method you use, the money only arrives with sales. You need a product that people are willing to buy, and you need to market and promote in whatever manner you can.
Typically, it is not just sheer luck that gets sales, lightning-strike success is hyper-rare – one in ten million authors. It is said that of people surveyed, 81% thought about writing something, but only 5 to 8% did. Of those authors who write, it is statistically shown that 91% see less than 200 combined sales of their works in their lifetime.
If 81% of the world’s 7 billion people want to write, that equates to roughly 5.6 billion people. Of those, supposedly only 283 million write something. Of these, 25 million sell more than 200 combined sales in their lifetime. That is if the whole world population participated.
But according to Amazon statistics and also Author Earnings, there were roughly 8 million published authors in 2016, in English speaking print. From what I can ascertain, fewer than 720,000 ever sold more than 200 combined sales on record in their lifetime. Of those, less than 11,000 broke 2,000 sales of all their combined products in one year. These figures combine traditional, supported, and self-published authors. But the records show of these roughly eleven thousand authors, 52% were self-published or supported-published. To add to this, of the top earners in the reports, the combined sales of published material in 2016, 48% were self-published or hybrid.
What I’m showing you is that it’s still anyone’s game. It is up to you, the author, to decide how much effort and expense you are willing to put into being published, and then choose your format of publishing. Don’t let naysayers sway you. Almost everyone is biased, favouring the way they’re already doing things or the way they prefer to do business.
I’ve had equally good and bad experiences in all three. My sales are equal in all three. So, I simply leave it to you to determine what level of effort you are comfortable with.
May the words stay with you!
By Kenneth Shumaker
© 2017 by Kenneth Shumaker with Inevitable Unicorn Press
www.inupress.ca inupress@inupress.ca
All Rights Reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage and retrieval system (except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review or other endorsement or in a recommendation to be printed in a magazine, newspaper, or on the Internet) without permission in writing from the publisher. However, when contacted, the author may be generous with reprint rights and articles.
Trademarks and myriad names used in this work are not authorised by, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners. No association with the corporations or names is implied or intended.
About the author: Kenneth Shumaker (Rusty Knight):
Following a long break from writing, Kenneth recovered his passion for writing. He is a science fiction and fantasy genre author, as well as a non-fiction writer, with Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress). Kenneth has been blogging with the Owerton Challenge and other blogs for many years. He now writes several serial short stories. Also, he has a fantasy novel available titled, ‘Laret’. Kenneth’s two businesses, his wife, his two children, and his six grandchildren keep him busy.
We would like to acknowledge the following for their contributions:
The episode authors are Kenneth Shumaker.
Our episode editor is Donna Shumaker.
The graphics and headers are by Kenneth Shumaker.
The episode distribution, marketing, production, promotions, and publishing is by Inevitable Unicorn Press, known as InUPress.
Awesome! You finished episode 001 of Notes from InUPress.
Let us know what you think of Notes from InUPress by following this links: www.inupress.ca While you are there, you can join the Inevitable Unicorn Press e-mail subscription list to receive news and updates about work from our authors such as; Kenneth Shumaker, Eric J Kregel and Aria. When you sign up for the e-mail list, you will receive a free document when you first sign up. This free pdf changes with time, the gift was a copy of Kenneth Shumaker’s. biography of the protagonists, the Black Swans, from his epic fantasy novel, ‘Laret’. Later the bonus was an episode from the epic fantasy serial series, ‘Lanis’.
While on the home page of InUPress.ca leave a comment, telling us what you think of our author’s work, or us leave your thoughts about the website. We appreciate your time and we will try to respond to questions and comments.
Thank you for reading Notes from InUPress
Yours,
Kenneth Shumaker with Inevitable Unicorn Press,
Join Kenneth Shumaker (Rusty Knight) in his Dragoman Bloodgrue Volume collection anthologies. ‘Dragoman Bloodgrue, Volume I: Fare Where?’ is the first of the episodes of the Dragoman Bloodgrue serial series. Read how Bloodgrue tests the gods’ resolve. Do the gods let the brave be fools? Is Bloodgrue brave or a fool? Follow Bloodgrue to see where his life’s path leads him. In ‘Dragoman Bloodgrue, Volume I: Fare Where?’ we are introduced to Bloodgrue as he begins his journey climbing the social ranks of Mount Oryn in North Docks. Find this volume to purchase on:
: Amazon
: Etsy
: InUPress
: Kobo
Enjoy Kenneth’s new intriguing fantasy novel ‘Laret’, released June 19, 2017. Enter the Darkness of Souls and journey with the Black Swans through the Web Shireward as they battle the invading armies of the god Tearmain. This captivating novel is available at:
: Amazon
: InUPress
: Kobo
Discover the new novel, ‘Exhaust from the Tin Woods’, written by Eric J Kregel and published by InUPress. You may purchase the novel at:
: Amazon
: Etsy
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: InUPress
With an annual subscription from www.inupress.ca, you can receive our monthly delivery of ‘Notes from InUPress’ for C$12.99 annually. The notes, by Kenneth Shumaker, contain interesting information on writing and publishing and is published through Inevitable Unicorn Press (InUPress).
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