You guys are awesome. When I ran the tip jar last month, I didn’t expect a huge turn-out, but you guys pulled through and donated a total of $223.00 to the cause.

So what’s going to happen now?

Well, I’m prioritizing two things:

1. A paperback edition of The Becoming: Brothers in Arms; and

2. Remy Angellette’s novella for the Becoming series (which is tentatively titled The Becoming: After the Fall).

I hope you guys are looking forward to both of these! I know I’m looking forward to them hitting e-shelves once they’re ready to go!

So here’s the deal: I’m pulling a Seanan McGuire.

I’m currently somewhat out of work for the next couple of months due to the joys of a pending shoulder surgery. As such, I have bukus of time to write, and I have a ton of projects on my plate.

My problem? I can’t afford to get them out to all you guys because, well, see above.

Here’s the cold, hard reality of what my dilemma is: I work full time in EMS, but I get a (greatly) reduced income from being out on leave due to my shoulder injury. Also, being a writer, I don’t make that much (okay, almost no) money from that approach. As such, I can only really focus on the projects that I’ve got listed in front of me that actually have the potential to earn me money in the more immediate.

What’s currently on said project list:

1. The five-part serialization of The Deadening, a story set in the 1868 New Mexico territory involving zombies;

2. the novella that’s almost finished that tells Remy Angellette’s story from the Becoming series;

3. a stack of books that are in the various outlining and planning stages for the Unnaturals series;

4. completion of The Becoming: Under Siege (book four), plus outlining and drafting of The Becoming: Awakening and The Becoming: Redemption;

5. a couple of other super secret projects that are going to blow your mind.

Obviously, The Unnaturals and all of its related books are the ones that are lined up to be money-makers for me (relative to the other projects). As such, they’ve been my main focus. But, as I approach the completion of the first book in the Unnaturals series, I’m going to find myself with some open ends and need to make a decision on what out of the list above to work on next.

BUT I can only work on the things that will bring money in first before I work on the other projects.

So, as I said above, I’m pulling a Seanan McGuire and opening up a tip jar.

If I can get $200, I’m going to prioritize finishing Remy Angellette’s story from the Becoming series.

If I can get $300 or more, I’ll toss in the first part of The Deadening‘s release.

If, by some miracle, that tip jar total tops $500, then I’m going to prep up both of the above, plus get The Becoming: Under Siege out for you guys.

You can donate any amount you feel the need to. Everyone who donates at least $5 will receive a set of bookmarks for the Becoming series in the mail, so make sure you have your mailing address on the Paypal!

To drop some change in the tip jar and and help me get these books out for your enjoyment, please click the button below:

Tip jar will be open until May 1st.

Thank each and every one of you for your support!

In an effort to do something special for the release of The Becoming: Revelations next month, I decided (on suggestion from a writerly friend) to do a preorder for autographed paperbacks of Revelations. And, since I’m putting out this effort anyway, I’ll be doing preorders for The Becoming and The Becoming: Ground Zero with the new covers too.

Prices:

Books will be $15 each (this includes shipping). If you order all three books, it will only cost $40 (shipping included). Each package will include the awesomesauce bookmarks I’ve got to toss into the package too.

Here’s how it works:

You preorder the books, sending the money to jmeigs1985@gmail.com via Paypal. I hang onto your money until Revelations is made available for me to buy from my publisher. This way, I only order as many as I need and not end up with a bunch of books sitting around the house. As soon as I receive them, I go on a signing party, personalizing each book according to specifications. Then I ship them out same day, and you have them in your hands shortly after.

To Order:

If you would like to preorder the “box set” that includes all three paperbacks, autographed, for $40, please click this Paypal button to place your order:

If you would like to preorder The Becoming: Revelations (Book Three), autographed, for $15, please click this Paypal button to place your order:

If you would like to preorder The Becoming: Ground Zero (Book Two), autographed, for $15, please click this Paypal button to place your order:

If you would like to preorder The Becoming (Book One), autographed, for $15, please click this Paypal button to place your order:

International buyers outside of the US or Canada, please email me at jessica.meigs@gmail.com before you place your order so I can calculate your shipping costs, as it costs more to ship internationally than in the US. Thanks!

Thank you for all of your support!

…and I’m embarrassed that it’s taken me this long to get around to doing it. In my defense, I didn’t know how, but David Gaughran’s post about it helped tremendously.

That said, I’m prepping my first newsletter, and I figured I’d plaster the link to the sign-up form for you guys to hit up so you can keep up with the latest news and releases. I won’t be sending out one too often, mainly when there’s a new release or preorder available or when there’s some absolutely huge news to share. I won’t give your email addresses out to anyone, and I won’t spam your inboxes (I hate spam as much as the next person).

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