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Blog postHey all, Nolyn will be hitting the press in less than a month, and one of the cool perks of being an early supporter of the project is having your name included in the acknowledgments. You can also use a loved one's name, and we even have one person who has a marriage proposal in their entry! But you can't have your name included unless you finish your PledgeBox survey (which is how we know what you want to be listed. Today was the "cut-off" day for answering you
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Blog postI'm honored that BookNest has nominated Age of Death for their shortlist of best fantasy awards of 2020! We've been so busy here that we missed the "compilation of nominees" phase - but I guess enough of you did know about it that we made it to the shortlist.
Now, what I'm about to ask may sound a bit unusual, but here goes. First, I should say that Robin and I already know you love the books - your emails, reviews, and comments prove that. So, I'm asking you to DO NOT -
Blog postThis week, Robin and I started going over the last pass of edits for Nolyn. The first set of copyedits came in from Laura just after Christmas, and after incorporating her changes, a new manuscript went to Linda.
This is a milestone for us. In times past, deadlines became constrained such that both editors worked off a single manuscript at the same time. I can't begin to express how difficult it is to edit that way. There are many ways to skin a cat (an ex -
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Blog postWell, it's been an amazing 2 weeks, and the Nolyn Kickstarter has surpassed all my other Kickstarters both in the number of backers and the total funds raised.
Currently, we are at $163,061 in funding from 3,608 bakers with just 5 hours to go. But if you miss the Kickstarter, there will be a "backdoor" that we can get you through so you can still participate. Because we cleared our last stretch goal, the faux-leather deluxe edition will have hubbed spines ( -
Blog postSo, our latest Kickstarter launched less than 48 hours ago - and what a wild ride we had!
We had some initial technical difficulties with the "early bird" specials not showing up right away, but Robin got them up and running and extended their deadline to 1 hour (from the original 15 minutes). It appears that most people were able to change their initial pledge to those early birds, but if you were one of the people that missed yours, send us a message from within Kickstarter -
Blog postTomorrow we launch the Kickstarter for Nolyn. I'm so excited, and so it seems are some other people. Currently, 646 people are following the project. Below is a preview of the video so you can learn more about the project.
Please keep in mind that the "early bird" specials are ONLY available from noon to 12:15 PM EST, so you have to back early to get them. Here are the specials being offered:
D(EARLY BIRD) - $8 rather than $10 for the eBook only&nbs -
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Blog postSo, as many of you may know, I have a new series coming out! It's called The Rise and Fall and just as Legends of the First Empire shows the First Great War between men and elves and the founding of The Novronian Empire, this series will focus on three important points in the history of Elan that will give you the inside scoop on how the empire rose and eventually fell. I sometimes call this my "bridge series" because it fits between the Legends of the First Empire and the Riy
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Blog postWith COVID-19 still raging, Sci-fi and Fantasy conventions have had to go virtual, which in many ways is good because they are (a) free, (b) don't require travel costs, and (c) can accommodate a lot more visitors than the average hotel or conference hall. Coming up this week is TBRCON21 (hosted by FanFiAdict). It runs from January 25th to the 30th and features 16 Panels with more than 85 Authors. I'll be on one of the panels (Saturday at 1:00 PM EST). But here is a rundown of all
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Blog postThis year’s shipping season was so crazy that we couldn’t guarantee the arrival of packages for holiday gift-giving. So, we’ve morphed our annual holiday sale into a Winter Sale and added a number of free items. Also, all physical books are signed (and limited editions are numbered).
Also, because we had so many issues getting access to sign books at our fulfillment center during COVID-19, we bought a building and brought all shipping in house. In doing this, we found a num -
Blog postIn trying to give authors encouragement to keep going after many rejections, people will often cite that Harry Potter was rejected 12 times before it was picked up. Anyone who would make such a statement doesn't realize the TRUE reality of the publishing business. I was reminded of this when looking at twitter today when I found this tweet from @findmeediting.
Amanda is right. 12 - 16 rejections is nothing in the life of an aspiring author. But to give Amanada (and -
Blog postThis year's shipping season was so crazy that we couldn't guarantee the arrival of packages for holiday gift-giving. So, we've morphed our annual holiday sale into a Winter Sale and added a number of free items. Also, all physical books are signed (and limited editions are numbered).
Also, because we had so many issues getting access to sign books at our fulfillment center during COVID-19, we bought a building and brought all shipping in house. In doing this, we found a -
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Blog postHey all, Robin here. So we have received the edits back from Laura Jorstad, for Nolyn. She is one of the two copyeditors we've worked with over the years because she (a) really knows her stuff (b) is familiar with some of the common mistakes that Michael makes, and (c) is a great Goldilock's editor - meaning she "is just right" - not too heavy-handed or to light on the touch.
One of the things I do for Michael is handle the bulk of the "heavy lifting" on copyediti -
Blog postWell, we've just about made it. Less than 12 hours from where I sit until 2021 rings in. It's been a terrible 2020 but hope springs eternal to a better New Year. I hope all of you had a great holiday season, and that we can all see a return to normalcy in the new year!
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Blog postAre you an Audible member and want to stretch your credits? Right now (and for the next 6 days) Audible has put a number of titles on sale in their annual 2-for-1 post-holiday sale. I'm pleased to find that one of my titles (Age of Legend) has been included:
That book has been very well received (6,407 ratings with an average of 4.7), and the good news the last two books of the series are already released, so there is no long wait to finish up The Legends of the First Empire tales. < -
Blog postOur thanks go out to everyone who did a write-in for Age of Empyre for the Goodreads Choice Awards. Due to your efforts, I'm pleased to say we received our 5th nomination in a row and our 9th since 2010!
The full list of the semi-final round includes the following titles:
Here's a bit about each.
TitleAuthor Shelved # ratings Rating Age of EmpyreMichel J. Sullivan15,0863,8574.42Battle GroundJim Butcher4 -
Blog postIt's time to vote! No, I'm not talking about the 2020 Presidential Election, we've already done our civic duty there. I'm talking about the Goodreads Choice Award! I have two books eligible this year:
Age of Death (Book #5 of Legends of the First Empire)Age of Empyre (Book #6 of Legends of the First Empire)Neither made the first round, booo! But due to my amazing fanbase, a number of my past titles have made it into the second round through the write-in process. Having tw -
Blog postAs some people may already know, we've been having a 50% off sale to get rid of stock that we received from the Ingram warehouses. What is a "hurt book?" It's a book that was shipped from the warehouse to a bookstore and then later returned to the warehouse. These are 100% new books (no one has owned them before), so they (a) have no markings in them, (b) are not missing and pages, or (c) haven't been dog-eared. But because they have "traveled a lot"
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Blog postWell, my publisher didn't tell me about this, so I'm not sure how long the sale will last. But I stumbled over the fact that the ebook for Theft of Swords is on sale for just $2.99 (regularly $9.99). And because this book is actually an omnibus edition with two full-length novels, that means it's an even better deal (jus $1.50 per tale).
This is the first book in the Riyria Revelations which is a completed series of six novels sold through three volumes. The other two are Rise -
Blog postI want to thank everyone for taking part in the 50% off "hurt book" sale. Our garage is really starting to clear out, and that's a welcome change. We might even be able to get our car back in there soon! Here are some statistics for the books sold so far:
108 orders shipped340 books sold$4,860 in savings to readers.But we still have some books left (although we have sold out of Unfettered and have only one copy left of Unfettered II). While the tho -
Blog postAlthough the official release date isn't until November 17th, we've received some copies of Age of Death in the mass market paperback format. They are now available in our store, and like all copies bought directly by us, they will be signed. This edition follows the size and format of the titles released by Del Rey such that all the books are the same height and width.
This leaves just one title yet to be released in the smaller format (Age of Empyre) which is du -
Blog postA short while ago, we were cleaning out the Ingram warehouses of every Age of Legend book we could get our hands on (because we sold out the first printing, and the second printing wasn’t yet off the presses). In doing so, we were shipped two pallets of books, much more than we were expecting. What we received were “hurt sales” of not only my books but a number of anthologies created by Grim Oak Press. Since these are currently taking up space in my garage, it’s time for a HUGE
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Blog postIf you are like me and Robin, our "Voting Plan" was developed such that we don't have to physically show up to our polling place in November. Long lines and possible exposure just made that seem like something to be avoided.
So we voted absentee...but if you do that, make sure your vote has been received. Most states have tracking information. For instance, in Virginia, you can check the status of your absentee ballot at this link.
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Blog postA short while ago, we were cleaning out the Ingram warehouses of every Age of Legend book we could get our hands on (because we sold out the first printing, and the second printing wasn't yet off the presses). In doing so, we were shipped two pallets of books, much more than we were expecting. What we received were "hurt sales" of not only my books but a number of anthologies created by Grim Oak Press. Since these are currently taking up space in my garage, it's time for
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Blog postFor a limited time (ending October 4th), Age of Myth will be on sale for just $1.99. That's an 80% savings off the $9.99 regular price. This book has only been on sale four times since its debut in 2016, so if you are thinking of digging into my latest series, now is an excellent time to do so.
Why put the book on sale now? Well, we recently released the last book, and we know some people don't start an incomplete series. Now that all the books are out, peop -
Blog postLast night I was a guest on the Keystroke Media's Podcast "The Writer's Journey" to talk about various paths to publishing and what it takes to "make it" in this whole writing game. Near the end, Robin even did a "drop in" to discuss some contract issues to look out for.
Our thanks go out to Lauren Moore and Kalene Williams for hosting what became a marathon session. -
Blog postI must admit, I enjoy doing interviews. Oftentimes it gives me a chance to reflect on things I never thought on without someone posing a question.
Recently, fellow author A.C. Cobble (who I know as Andrew), did an interview with me and today it went live on his site. I've had Andrew out to my house and we often talk about "the business." He's a sharp guy and an excellent writer, and I'm proud to have played some part in helping to make his path to -
Blog postSo, after a marathon session of intensive weekend editing, Robin and finally agreed on the content for the first section of the first chapter of Nolyn. Yes, it took us 2 days to edit 8 pages, but we finally got something that we are willing to show others. So, how about a sneak peek?
Here for your reading enjoyment is the first paragraph. I hope you like it!
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Blog postThe Kickstarter for the Legends of the First Empire Kickstarter was a huge success, and exceeded all my expectations. 822 backers pledged $65,473 to help bring this project to life.
We also heard from another 120 people from Canada and overseas who wanted to participate, so we’ll be doing “mass shipments” to Canada and the UK and have our local fulfillment partners ship the products from there (which will save them significant amounts of money on postage, VAT, customs, and other impor -
Blog postI’m thrilled to see Brandon Sanderson embracing Kickstarter as a means for authors to sell directly to readers. It’s a platform I’ve been promoting for years, and I hope the attention his ground-breaking project is garnering will encourage other authors to go this route.
But today I’m here to remind people that we are getting down to the wire on our project to turn Legends of the First Empire hardcovers into a boxset.
A few things to note:
We fully funded in the first 15 m -
Blog postWell we’re just under 2 1/2 hours into the Kickstarter for Legends of the First Empire slipcases and we are already the #1 most-funded fiction Kickstarter that is currently live.
The project was fully-funded in under 15 minutes (which I think breaks a record for us), so I guess people really were interested in these. Thanks all for the amazing support. I’m going to go ahead and lock in some production time for these with the manufacturer!
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Blog postNow that all the books in the Legends of the First Empire series are completed, I’ve had a number of people asking about slipcases to add that “special touch” usually reserved for most-beloved books. Well, Robin looked into it, and she found a number of suppliers who can take care of this for us. We’re going to launch a Kickstarter to see if enough people are interested in getting them. The Kickstarter will launch on Tuesday 6/23/20 at 12:00 noon EDT. There are a limited number of early-b
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Blog postWhile getting a book published at the height of a pandemic has been challenging, we are getting close to having all the pre-orders (both through my online store and the Kickstarter) sent out. Of the 3,077 orders we have 574 left to go. So, we’re at 81% shipped. Hopefully the rest of them will be out this week.
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Blog postI’m pleased to announce that Age of Empyre was picked as a customer favorite and is one of the 20 Best Listens of May. Here is the complete list. Take a look, find something you like, and escape from all the crazy times we are finding ourselves in.
TitleAuthor# ReviewsRatingThe DecisionKevin Heart8054.9The 20th VictimJames Paterson &
Maxine Paetro6144.6The New OneMike Birbiglia &
J. Hope Stein664.6Age of EmpireMichael J. Sullivan1,4544.8Big SummerJennifer Weiner6424.2H -
Blog postNo, it’s not the actual book – that’s still on the press, but the dust jackets have arrived and I wrapped it around an Age of Legend book (they are the same number of pages). Won’t be long now. Books will be shipping from the printer on May 20th.
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Blog postThe final book in the Legends of the First Empire is at hand.
Ebooks are already available through our site & live at online stores on May 5th. The audiobooks will download to devices on May 5th. The hardcovers will come off the presses on May 20th (we’ll be shipping books ordered from our site on May 21st, but I’m not 100% sure when the online bookstores will have copies in their hands as the books have to first go to Ingram’s warehouses, and then ship out to the distribution c -
Blog postSarah Chorn has a great recurring column at SF SIGNAL: Special Needs in Strange Worlds where she highlights books focusing on and celebrating disabilities in science fiction and fantasy. What a great idea! Yesterday, she came out with the best books in 2014 and I’m thrilled to find Hollow World on it. That’s the twelfth time my little science fiction project has made a “best of” or “most anticipated list.” 2014 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science Fiction 2014 The Qwillery’s Bra
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Blog postWow, I can’t believe how long it has been since I posted here. I really need to get my three separate sites combined to one…but that’s a topic for another day. For now, I wanted to post some recent events concerning Hollow World.
First, I was honored to have Hollow World nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award!
It didn’t win, and congratulations to Andy Weir who did. Truly it was an honor just to be included.
The second thing I wanted to mention is that beca -
Blog postYesterday I mentioned (on my Riyria blogsite) that audible added Hollow World to their Spring Preview 2014: The Best New Sci-Fi & Fantasy. That in and of itself is a great honor and enough to make me walking around on a high all day. My email tends to be a bit of an excavation site and as such I miss some emails, so when I found this in my inbox, the news got even better because Hollow World got even more exposure.
It’s somewhat ironic, as when -
Blog postIt’s been a while since I’ve posted, mainly because I’ve been very busy. But I should note that everything is on schedule for the April 15th release. The printed books are on the press and the full cover is show here:
I also announced a pre-order campaign that will, among other things, get people copies of the book a month before its official release. Here is a full list of perks for those that pre-order:
Free ebook for those that pre-order a print or audio version ebook del -
Blog postIt’s now exactly three months until Hollow World will be officially released. How can time travel so fast and so so slow simultaneously? And yes and that was my lame attempt at time-travel humor…given Hollow World’s premise it seemed lie that was worth going for.
A lot is going on.
Early reviews continue to come in from both bloggers and readers. If you are one of the people who got Hollow World early, please consider leaving a review on Amazon or&nbs -
Blog postWell it looks like we finally got Amazon fixed and you can now once again pre-order Hollow World. The broken page with the old ISBN is gone, and I’m hoping the pre-orders to the old version has (or will) move over to it. When checking out the page it was nice to see that the book is making the Time Travel Bestseller list:
It looks nice sitting next to Ian TreGillis’s books:
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Blog postIt’s still 131 days until the release of Hollow World, but four lucky people will be mailed signed limited-edition hardcovers tomorrow. This means you have a chance to join the nearly one thousand people who are already reading the novel (because they participated in the Kickstarter). The Kickstarter backers paid $75 for these editions, and as there are only 250 of them in existence, the books will become collector items. Here’s a bit of information for those just being introduced to the
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Blog postI’ve received some emails from people who are trying to pre-order Hollow World and having difficulty doing so. When going to the page on Amazon they are presented with:
First off, thanks so much for pre-ordering as this will really help with the launch of the product. Secondly, there has been a glitch that has required a change in the ISBN – as such the old pages are being replaced with new ones. It’s going to take awhile to populate the pages throughout, but I’ll be back and up -
Blog postAdvanced reading copies have gone out to a number of reviewers and I couldn’t be happier with what they have been saying about the book. What have they said? Well here are some choice comments:
“I’m happy to report that not only does Hollow World establish Sullivan as a force to be reckoned with in any genre he chooses to ply his talent to, it also is a prime example of one of the reasons speculative fiction is so important.” — Matt Gilliard (52 Reviews) “This book made m
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