Number 1 in US Kindle genre!

Passage to Redemption is the most downloaded High Tech Science Fiction book in the USA - It's official!

Ranking = 343 overall and 1st for it's genre.

Kindle downloads have gone through the roof as hundreds accessed the free promotion in just the first few hours and it's still going on. The Kindle promotion for Prime Members runs for 5 days, so it will be fascinating to see where the ranking ends up.

To check out the story, or get your free download, visit the website at www.passagetoredemption.com

Success !!

The Book project achieved it's target this week, just a few days before the deadline !

More than 11 man (and woman) years in the making this novel has proved that a group of complete strangers from all over the world can labour together for a common cause creatively and produce a first class work of literature.

As the Copenhagen climate conference draws to a close and focus begins to turn to Mexico in 2010, the timing could not be more appropriate for our novel. As we reveal more about the story you will appreciate why!

Over the next few weeks we will create a website with information about our story and the search which now commences for a publisher. So please bookmark this Blog to keep up to date with the news.

Pete
(On behalf a tired, but very satisfied Crew!)

Just 24 Days to go!

The team have been working for almost a year now and it's just 24 days to the deadline for The Book!

Will we do it?

My guess is we will just about make it although it will be very close. The first draft of the final chapter has been completed and the first 16 chapters have been veneered and edited.

It has been a huge challenge and everyone is keen to meet the objective of completing a manuscript worthy to send to potential publishers or agents by December 31st 2009.

The story itself has exceeded our most optimistic expectations and will not only make a great read but, given the world meeting about to start in Copenhagen this week and the likely activities resulting over the next few months, it is also extremely timely.

Pete

September and the climax!

With 23 chapters under our belt, the final '24' is now under way and it promises to be a real cliff hanger!

One or two of the team are waning - it's been a long hall - but the others are picking up the workload and driving on to the end. It's been a fantastic effort and when I read the manuscript I can't believe it's been created by so many hands.

Over the coming weeks our entire focus will be on finishing and then going over our work to ensure we haven't missed anything.

Then the next stage begins and we will start to look earnestly for a publisher!

"49 Writers" interview with Glenda Smith

A very interesting group in Alaska is "49 Writers." This refers to Alaska being the 49th state admitted to the union rather than the number of writers in the group.

I recently had the opportunity to discuss our collaborative writing "Book Project" in an interview for their blog site. I believe I stated so in the article but would definitely state it again -- the views expressed are mine alone and not endorsed by the other authors in the "Book Project." There may even be some of the group whose thoughts totally contradict mine.

If you would like to visit, this is a link to my interview. There are many other interesting items on the site including "Ode to a Dead Salmon" contest -- uniquely Alaskan.

http://49writers.blogspot.com/2009/07/49-writers-interview-glenda-smith.html

It is still hard to believe we are into the 8th month of our project -- it has indeed been an exciting trip so far.

Glenda Smith