October 2017

Welcome back everyone,

Okay what do I have to talk to you about this month....

1st off: Alpha World 3: Alpha Company, is out and being read by peoples. So far reviews seem good to the continuation of the story. I ask that if you read it and enjoyed it please drop by Amazon and leave a review. Every review helps.

Secondly: AW2 audio is slated for 10-3-17 according to podium, who has the rights to the audio for the series. No idea why is never had a pre-order, but it is what it is now. Having listened to the story myself I enjoyed it.

Nextly: Progress continues on my next book which is going to be Apocalypse Gates 1: Rapture. It is still undergoing editing, but it is trucking right along. I am slating for a December release hopefully.

Fourth: AW4 is being written and it is coming along nicely. If you've read AW3, then you should know what AW4 is going to be about. yes book 4 is all about that quest, the journey and the actual event at the end.

I ran a promotion on my fan page for free books for AW3. I am considering doing this again for Apocalypse Gates, when it goes out. So if you haven't stopped by yet, you might want to do so as free swag shows up at times it seems.

 https://www.facebook.com/groups/364674377283655/

I was pretty stoked at the number of people who seemed ready to read book 3. You guys did something amazing that I'm still stoked about.

I hit #1 in three categories, if only briefly. as well as making it into the top 10 as an author in more categories. Which was only possible due to you, so thank you.

I have a new cover for AG as well, I'll show that off next month. As it is I'm still trying to figure out if Amazon will let me produce two versions of the same book. I want to publish a PG-13 and a NSFW version of AG. I just can't get a solid answer from them on how different the books need to be, for them to allow it.

Well that about sums up this month's blog. Thanks for stopping by and reading, feel free to join us on Facebook. I even get around to responding to messages when I can, so if there is something you just have to tell me, feel free.

Peace out,

Daniel Schinhofen

Spetmeber 2017 mark 2

Just a quick blurb, AW3 has gone out to the beta readers. It has also been put up for preorder, with the release date of 9-30-17.

Also if you visit my facebook page, you have the chance to win a copy once the book goes live. All you have to do is take part of a specific thread.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/364674377283655/?ref=bookmarks


So come on over and join in on the fun.

September 2017

Welcome back again to my rambling posts about what the hell is going on with my writing this month. Not a whole lot to cover but I want to make sure I hit them all, so let's go.

To start with, Last Horizon: Live went live a few days later then I was told initially. it is now however ready for your listening enjoyment. So that series is now complete on Kindle and Audible formats.

Next let's go with the updates about where you can keep in touch with me as a writer. I have an Author Page on Facebook and a Fan Page on Facebook. I will update the Author page when books go live or hit important updates like editing, or beta readers getting them. The Fan Page is so all of you can talk and discuss your favorite theories or moments. I do keep my eyes on both pages, checking in every day or so. Here are the links:
Facebook Author page for Daniel Schinhofen
Fan group on Facebook for Daniel Schinhofen

Coming along swiftly on the heels of that we have Book news, AW3 is almost out of editing. As soon as it is I will be kicking it out to my beta readers. I am debating putting it up for a pre-order when I send it to them or if I just want to wait then kick it live once it's ready instead. We shall see when I finally get it from the Editor.

As soon as AW3 gets out of editing, Apocalypse Gates will be going in. AG is going to be a test run of something for me. I am going to put out two versions of the first book. One is going to be as sanitized of Adultish content as I can make it without screwing up the storyline.  The second one will be NSFW, it will have graphic scenes in it. I will clearly mark the Adult version of the book so I get less complaints about the Adult content.

I want to see how the waters are for a book with Adult content vs as little as I can write compare. I took a huge gut punch for the little that is in Alpha World as it is. I've had a few ask for extended scenes for AW, consider this a test to see if an Adult version of AW would be worth the time and effort to produce.

On September 7th there will be a 20 Questions from me up on http://www.ultimatelitrpg.com/. The site is run by George Fisher who is a big fan of the Genre. He already has a few interviews up, so go check it out.

I have a tentative release for AW2 Audible version from Podium of early October. I will of course update you once I have a firm date from them.

Currently I am writing AW4, which is very heavy on character issues. It is taking me a slight bit longer to write as I am trying to balance reveal against over-reveal. It is coming along nicely though. 

On a side note the Patreon page is doing really well, my thanks to the backers, https://www.patreon.com/DJSchinhofen 

Every month is a chapter from a book that is currently being worked on. In addition to that I have a really intense backer who has commissioned short stories. Last month was Lilith, this month is Bob, and next month is Stewart. You might enjoy the glimpse into some of the NPCs of Alpha World.

Well thanks for reading down this far. This about covers everything that I currently have to tell you. I have been tinkering with the idea of re-editing Last Horizon and putting out an Omnibus for that story. Also toying with the idea of doing paperback versions of my books, time will tell.

Peace out, until the next time.
Daniel Schinhofen

August 2017 part 2

Well that didn't take long did it.

Just a quick note that Soundbooth Theater Live is doing requests. They will read snippets of stories voted on by the followers of the page. My next series Apocalypse Gates is on the list to be voted on, so please stop by and add your vote. this way everyone can enjoy Jeff Hayes', rendition of the first chapter.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1822629184684006/permalink/1931456147134642/?comment_id=1932026910410899&notif_t=group_comment_follow&notif_id=1502164667855919



Another note that I started a Facebook page for my author persona. I will update there more regularly then the once a month here. So feel free to come on by. https://www.facebook.com/BooksbyDanielSchinhofen/?hc_location=ufi

August 2017

Here we are again, a new month, with a new blog post.

Sadly this time there isn't a lot of action for me to fill you in on. 😔

First up Alpha World 3: Alpha Company is being edited. About half way through at the moment. Should hopefully get it to beta readers in early September. If that happens should have a late September release date.

Next we have Apocalypse Gates: Rapture, it is queued behind AW3 to be edited. I got the issue with it fixed and it will be released after AW3. I had a few people alpha read it for me, before the edit to make sure the story stayed on track this time. So a thank you to the three people who did so, Eden Redd another author who writes good books of an adult nature. Gabe Patton, another LITRPG author who has written the Office Wars series. Last but maybe not least Felicity my twitter dealer. Thank you, you three for your help.

Podium recorded my short 50 page story and has it up on a third party site to listen to. You do need to register to use the site, but it is there. here is the link:
http://audfans.com/sign-up/

The short was posted as an text to my Patreon page, incase you don't want to sign up to the audio site and listen to it. Speaking of Patreon, my big support there has paid for the short story of Lilith's background. It will be posted up on the Patreon page for my supports on the 15th of August. He has requested a short for Bob next month, which I am finishing up today. Once the month is over he will get it then it should post to Patreon next month.

Next up we have the expected release date for Last Horizon: Live up on Audiable on 8-25-17. Which means it should be up for pre-order next week or so. I will post an update once I know it's there for you all.

Once I finish off the short for Bob the Mighty, I will be diving into AW4. AW4 is going to start off with an epic adventure. Don't want to give anything away since it gets mentioned in book 3. I will say though that all those friends Alburet has made will be tapped in book 4 to help him out.

Podium has the text for book 2 and should be recording it as I type. Once I get a date from them I will of course update you here.

That about wraps up the update for the month. Patreon has two chapters out this month, the first chapter of AW3, and the first chapter of Apocalypse Gates. I doubled up this month as a thank you to all the awesome people who are supporting me.

Peace out,
DJ Schinhofen

July 2017 post 2

Just a quick note in case you missed it on the other places I post.

The pre-order for the audio of Alpha World book 1: Gamer for Life is now up. Live date is 7-25-17.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073VV8RXT/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1499809781&sr=1-1

July 2017

Hello again brave adventurers, have your prepared yourselves for a death-defying journey?
You have, good. Please see bill one door down and have a good day.

Okay seriously on with it.

Thank you to my crazed fans who helped make my first week of Alpha World 2 a success in my eyes. It is always nice to see the positive reviews, not so much the negative ones, but the good with the bad.

I had mistakenly thought my first book for my next series would be out next. Not so much now, I found it was broken and needs a major rework during editing. Which means Alpha World 3: Alpha Company, will be my next book up.

Writing on it is coming along swiftly, I would think I'll have it done being written by the end of July. If that holds true, one it will be longer then the other 2 books in the series, and two it will take me some time to edit it. I'm thinking September release at the moment, but that is still very vague. I will keep you updated here and via twitter.

Twitter you ask, well my twitter dealer finally conned me into giving it a go... Yeah I'm looking at you Felicity#11414. I'm easy to find there DJSchinhofen, is the handle, here is the link,  https://twitter.com/DJSchinhofen

The audio for Last Horizon: Beta went live on the same day as Alpha World 2. I won't know how that is doing for a quarter though as that is when Tantor will share with me the numbers. I am hoping it does well, if you already have the ebook the audio book is much cheaper to buy outright instead of spending your credit on it.

For those waiting for my next series Apocalypse Gates, I will be reworking it once AW3 goes out for edit. It should have a slightly faster turn around, hopefully.

If you want another small fix of AW goodness, my Patreon page has a fifty page short currently. It is the last adventure of Alistern's group which is alluded to in AW2. It was supposed to be part of an anthology that fell through, so I am releasing the text on my page and only there. Podium who has the rights to AW tells me they are going to audio the short, when they do I will let you all know where to find it.

Tentative release date for audio of Alpha World 1 is 7-25-17. Tenative release date for Last Horizon: Live is 8-23-17. I will Twit when I have more solid info and also drop a short note here on my blog.

Thanks for coming along to read my ramble.

Sincerely,
A crazed GM with delusions of writer.