It’s been a couple of months since the last update, so here’s how we stand.
The changes in the intervening periods are:
- 25 Ways To Kill A Werewolf (my novel, worth 10p to NAS [External Link] for every sale) was released as a paperback in August and as an ebook in September.
- The Future Fire (links below) ran an Indigogo campaign to fund a new anthology, Accessing The Future, which brought their past anthologies – including Outlaw Bodies – to more customers’ attention.
The Ink Plan
(A Recap)
If I sell 1,000 books, I shall be getting a journeymouse tattooed on my arm. There is the possibility of a stretch goal for 2,000 and a mouseketeer – all sorted by Keety at Ink Addiction Tattoo [Facebook page – External Link], if it happens. Part of the tattoo cost will be donated to National Autism Society (NAS), as per Ink Addiction’s usual set up.
I will also be adding to the initial donation. I shall be donating 10p per each copy of 25 Ways To Kill A Werewolf and 5p per copy of an anthology. Theoretically, I could personally be donating £200 + tattoo costs – but it’s more likely to be about the £150 mark (see below). Obviously, you’ll already be donating money if you’re buying one of my books – but don’t let that stop you donating direct to NAS if you want to!
Anything with an ISBN counts – so some of my anthologies count! We’re being a bit fast and loose with ebooks, which don’t technically have ISBNs but will be counted for the purposes of getting me inked. The European Monsters anthology I’m editing with Margrét Helgadóttir for Fox Spirit Books [External Link] will also count towards the total. If it comes out before the deadline (see below), it will also be worth 10p per copy for the NAS.
There is a deadline for this: the tattoo will happen whenever I get to 1,000 books (maybe a different design, depending on how long it takes to get there) but the donation cut off is December 31st 2014. Whatever books have been sold in that time, I shall make the equivalent donation to NAS. So, for example, if I’ve sold 17 copies of 25 Ways to Kill A Werewolf by December 31st 2014, I’ll donate £1.70 to NAS.
(Please try to raise a bit more than that, folks!)
Extending The Ink Plan
If you have any advice on how to push a thousand books, know venues where the book should be reviewed, want to buy a copy, want to see the finished tattoos, want to tell me I’m an idiot, want to register interest in any of the books, have some ideas for events, other blog posts, or anything like that, then comment below.
The Total So Far
As before, I have (that we’re aware of) sold 366 books, and I owe NAS £19.05. The breakdown of how I got this is below, along with what books are currently available to boost my numbers.
I’m still awaiting numbers for No Monsters Allowed and Amok. It’s unlikely I will get any from my editor contacts as these sort of figures aren’t often made available to the authors of short stories. However, if you’d like to self-report copies bought below, I’ll add these up and include them in the totals.
The Eligible Books
The following books are available for sale and count towards the final numbers. I’ve used Goodreads linked images for the thumbnails and you can follow them to find out ways of ordering them. Alternatively, you can go to the (linked) publishers’ sites.
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25 Ways To Kill A Werewolf
Published August 2014 by Fox Spirit Books [External Link]
ISBN 9781909348615 |
15
(29/09/14) |
£1.50
(x 10p) |
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Amok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative Fiction
Published April 2014 by Solarwyrm Press [External Link]
ISBN: 9780980508444
Short story “Gone Fishing” |
10
(28/07/14) |
£0.50
(x 5p) |
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No Monsters Allowed
Published October 2013 by Dog Horn Publishing [External Link]
ISBN: 9781907133824
Short story “An Honest Woman’s Child” |
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(x 5p) |
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Outlaw Bodies
Published November 2012 by Futurefire.net Publishing [External Link]
ISBN: 9780957397507
Short story “Good Form” |
200
(24/03/14) |
£10.00
(x 5p) |
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Totals |
225 |
£12.00 |
Forthcoming Books
These are the books due out fairly soon that will also be in the Ink Plan. As with the books that are out, you can follow the links.
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European Monsters
Expected publication: 2014 by Fox Spirit Books [External Link]
Co-Editor |
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Fox Pockets – Monarchs
Expected publication: 2014 by Fox Spirit Books [External Link]
Short story “The Lost Kingdom” |
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Strange Fortune
Expected publication: 2014 by Knightwatch Press / Fringeworks [External Link]
Short story “The Bull of Essylt” |
No Longer Available Books
The following books are no longer available to buy but count towards the final number. Again, thumbnails are actually Goodreads links so that you can find out more about the specifics of the book.
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Crossed Genres, Quarter 4
Published December 2011 by Crossed Genres Publications [External Link]
ISBN 9780615578637
Short story “Beaumains” |
103 |
£5.15
(x 5p) |
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Crossed Genres, Issue 17
Published March 2010 by Crossed Genres Publications [External Link]
ISBN 9781451540963
Short story “Three Little Pigs” |
27 |
£1.35
(x 5p) |
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Crossed Genres, Issue 2
Published January 2009 by Crossed Genres Publications [External Link]
ISBN 9781441455376
Short story “Nesting Instinct” |
11 |
£0.55
(x 5p) |
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Totals |
141 |
£7.05
(x 5p) |