From an Author to Readers: Thank You.

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I am stunned and in awe. As most of you know, my novel Raven Wakes the World was published this week. Amazon sold out almost immediately, and the entire first distribution sold out soon after. A few friends who tried to order from their favorite local bookshops told me that it was either backordered, or not available for order at all.

The good news is, Amazon should starting again as soon as Monday, and it should be available everywhere at about the same time.

This is especially surprising because most of the marketing doesn’t start until November (it’s a holiday book) and it was designed for point of sale, which is a not really a thing these days. So wow. Just wow,

In the meantime, the only thing I know to say is … thank you. Thank you from the very bottom of my heart. When you it down to start writing a book, you always hope that someone, somewhere, will want to read it. You hope, but you never really believe it.

But if the early sales and reviews are any indication, it looks like people really are reading Raven Wakes the World, and even liking it. I have to tell you; it’s hard to wrap my head around that. Carol and I are awed, humbled, and grateful. Thank you. Thank you all.

One of Carol’s illustrations for Raven Wakes the World

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Published by John Adcox

John Adcox (he/him) has been a cross-media communications and content strategist, producer, user experience designer, and writer for more than twenty years. Presently, he is the CEO of The Story Plant/Gramarye Media. Over the course of his career in advertising, marketing, and new media John has held a number of titles including Executive Producer, Vice President of Digital Media, Creative Director, Vice President of Marketing and Creative Services, and even CEO. In addition, he has hosted a radio show, acted professionally (although not since age 15), designed and written scripts for computer games, written a play for a professional theatre company, taught university astronomy, and written reviews and articles on topics including mythology, psychology, technology, religion, marketing strategy, and fantasy. John was the Lay Leader at Inman Park United Methodist Church, and is now a member of Neighborhood Church Atlanta, a progressive, challenging, intellectually-engaging, warm, tightly-knit, and activist congregation that encourages connection, questions, and exploration. His many, many interests include books and literature (he is insufferably proud of his library), religion and philosophy, mythology, the Arthurian legends, travel, baseball, science fiction and fantasy, marketing communications, Celtic music and lore, new media, theatre, and politics, not to mention astronomy and cosmological physics, as well as the lesser sciences. He was knighted by the late King Richard Booth of the nation/village of Hay-on-Wye (the famous book town on the border between England and Wales) and was ordained a minister on the Internet (he recently performed his first wedding). So he is properly the Right Reverend Sir John. He is very happily married to the fabulous Carol Bales (Lady Bales of Hay). The couple makes their home in Atlanta. John has published three novels, Raven Wakes the World: A Winter Tale, Christmas Past: A Ghostly Winter Tale, and The Star in the East: A Winter Tale of Ancient Mystery. Two more, Make Up Test: A Rom-Com Winter Tale and Blackthorne Faire are coming soon, and many more are forthcoming.

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2 thoughts on “From an Author to Readers: Thank You.”

  2. This actually isn’t the collection; it’s the first story expanded to a novel. The hardcover is just beautiful. The other stories will follow, also expanded.

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