《Entangled Fates Book 1 - Quantum Beginnings》Moving to book 2!
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Hey folks, just a reminder to wrap it up if you haven't finished! Tonight, I'll be trimming content here to deal with publishing rights.
But... Book two's drafts will be going up. I'll drop a stub and the intro for book 2 and link to it from here. We'll be doing the same process, publishing drafts up to X % of the book, getting it refined, you all get most or all of the book (haven't decided), then it'll fade away as we move to book 3.
You all get to participate in the journey, get a book for free, and help me get it ready for publishing. That's the deal.
Oh, I almost forgot. I'm giving away 20 copies of the book over at Goodreads. If you want, drop your name in the hat here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47507551-quantum-beginnings Drawing wraps up on Aug 19. There are only around 80 some names in the entry right now, so you've got a bit under a 1 in 4 shot.
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Quantum Beginnings by Joe Kuster
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