Thanks so much for your support of Shadow Jumper. It's on the desk!
Jx

I am done! My book has been edited! Read it, find yourself in my situation, compare your reaction to mine and judge if you must!

What do you do when life is too intense? When bad and good things happen without giving you a break?
When you say to yourself, ok, this is it, now I should be able to have a "normal life".... but you get hit again, and harder. There will be part two of this book, because "It can't always rain..."

Hello,
My name is Joy, a young caring girl i saw your contact on http://authonomy.com and i want to have a
good relationship with you, please i need your cooperation,you can contact me with my email address,
so that i will give you my pictures and tell you more about me
(joymabou42@yahoo.com )
am yours Joy.
thanks,
Joy
joymabou42@yahoo.com

Kate: dearheart, I don’t know how I can express my appreciation in just a few words, so please bear with me. You’ve been so supportive and such an encouragement and inspiration. I’ve read your book, cried on your shoulder, begged you to continue supporting – and *you* never gave up! If that’s not the true definition of a friend, I don’t know what is. You are every much in my heart as even my closest friends here in Tennessee. I wish I could meet you, talk with you, and give you a big hug!

More than anything, right now, I want to return the support by helping you in any way I can: re-reading your work, helping you to edit, putting you on my bookcase.

The limitation imposed on us by the five shelf spaces has forced me to come up with some kind of ‘backing plan’ as I’ve more than 100 books I want to put on my bookshelf. Each of the books I want to support will be climbing the ranks at different times.

In my quest for the desk, I found that I was able to climb the ranks pretty much by working hard doing reviews……until……until I reached rank # 34. Then I ran into a wall of cement and no matter how many 15 hour days I put into doing reviews, I could not gain a single rank.

After reaching these upper level ranks (and my waterloo was 34), all that will help you increase your rank is the loyal, consistent support of backers. So that’s where I decided to come into the picture. I think the rise in the ranks of each of the books I want to back will stagger enough that I can carry you on my bookshelf from the rank of 34 all the way to the desk.

I’ve maintained a record of all of my backers as well as the books I want to put on my shelf, but I’ll still need your help.

CAPS: IN ORDER TO PUT YOUR BOOK ON MY SHELF AS I’D LIKE TO DO, PLEASE, PLEASE SEND ME A MESSAGE REMINDING ME WHEN IT REACHES THE RANK OF 34!

Now, I may have an occasional conflict. It might be that more than five of you reach the rank of 34 simultaneously. I don’t think this will happ

Hi K E, I am reading and commenting on the books on the site, you can jump to the top of my list if you read and comment on mine first.
Kind Regards
Lenny Banks - Tide and Time: At The Rock

I updated the Hottest Books of June list. The cut off point is now #500, so it's a little more exclusive.

http://www.authonomy.com/forums/threads/100656/hottest-books-june-2012-addition/

My very kind friend Kate: I’m sending out a personal thank you from my heart to each of my backers as well as a plea, at this time, to hang in there with me for a while longer. I really have hope that with your help I can reach and remain on the desk for the month needed, but right now I seem to be in a bottleneck as I face this final charge. I truly love each of you and will not forget you once I’ve made the desk.

I’ve never made any sock puppets and have no knowledge of how to do so. So I’ve only five shelf spaces to offer. Your book is one I would like to put on my shelf. Because I've only five shelves, I'm keeping a record of all the people I want to back and plan to shelve each one as they reach the rank of 20. There's quite a bottleneck at that rank and that's when you'll need shelving most. Just wanted you to know.

May God bless you in your personal life and in your writing career. Love, Patricia

Hi, Kate, I could do with your help at the moment.
I would be honored if you could spare some room on your shelf for my children’s book should you deem it worthy of course. We’ve all been children at some time.
I will always give an honest comment of your own book 'Beyond The Clouds'.
Thank you for your time, Kate, I would really appreciate any help that you can give.

Kind regards,
Neville. The Secrets of the Forest – The Time Zone.

Short pitch;-
Twelve-year-old boy crippled since birth, walks unaided after meeting a strange old lady and her cat.
However, there is a price to pay.

I've updated the Hottest Books: June Addition thread.
http://www.authonomy.com/forums/threads/100656/hottest-books-june-2012-addition/?pagenumber=1

Ahoy !
Historical fiction adventure Driving Winds wishes to board your watch list.
Prepare to set sail with heroine Adrianna Terrence in this gripping adventure. The pages are filled with cruel pirates, dangerous waters, rough seas, the beauty of the Caribbean islands, the elegance of England, hardened heart, sword fights, forgiveness of the heart, and the air of mystery.
Please take time to read, comment, and perhaps consider backing Driving Winds to the ED soon.
Have a lovely day.

Shelby Z./Driving Winds

Hi Kate,

My novel, Discoredia, is currently sitting just inside the top 40 and, although pleased with the support and encouragement I have received so far, I would love to push on even further to hopefully reach the desk in the not too distant future.

With that in mind I would be extremely grateful if you could spare a moment of your time to take a look at, and rate, Discoredia, and should you wish to comment upon it your thoughts would be welcome.

I am of course happy to return all reads.

Thank you for your time,

James

http://www.authonomy.com/books/42398/discoredia/

This is my first book, the death of my son gave me the strength to start writing it. It is all real, but sometimes, it reads as a fiction. Incredible stories.Please take the time to check it out and give me very needed feedback and a little help to get noticed by the publishers. Thank you

Thank you for your comments, Kate! And I still remember Maisy :o) - a delightful story! Blessings, Pat

This is my first book, the death of my son gave me the strength to start writing it. It is all real, but sometimes, it reads as a fiction. Incredible stories.Please take the time to check it out and give me very needed feedback and a little help to get noticed by the publishers. Thank you

dear Kate: I‘m sitting here stunned and in tears. I lost my book, all of my backers, stars, and watchlisters due to a technical error by Authonomy.

I contacted them and they have restored everything except my backers which leaves me in a terribly embarrassing position. I’m having to beg previous commenters to back my workbook to keep it from falling off the charts.
If you can find it in your heart, would you put the workbook on your shelf?

I truly apologize for having to take your time in this manner and am only doing so because of the devastation I’m feeling. If you choose to back the workbook, you have my sincere gratitude. Thank you so much, Pat (Dr. J, “Break Free”)
http://www.authonomy.com/books/43509/break-free-/

A million thanks, Kate.

As soon as I make it to the desk and I have more time on my hands I'm going to be going back to all of the people who've helped me and seeing what I can do to help them in return (up to a 187 backers so it may take me some time,) but I'll definitely be back to help when I can.

Best wishes,

Benedict

Okay. Thanks. I hope you'll be able to join later.

Hi Kate,

I know it's cheeky to ask but, is there any chance you'd consider using the space on your shelf for my book The Princess and the Peach? I know you liked my book and I'm making a big effort to get to the desk by the end of August as after that I'll be off Autho for a couple of months as I'll be traveling.

I'm at number 18 in the charts and it takes about a month for backings to have an impact so it's now or never for me. I'm hoping to reclaim my life from the obsessive headache that is Authonomy!

In return I'd happily read some more of your book and offer my close, editorial comments on it.

Many thanks and best wishes,

Benedict

Hi Kate,

I've started a group for fantasy writers and we're having a chapter one competition. If you're interested in joining, check out the forum thread: Club Grimoire for fantasy writers. I hope you'll join.

Susan/Greenleaf

Hi Kate,
I wondered if you might consider Deshay of the Woods for your shelf. I'm hoping to keep it in the top five this month. Thanks for considering it.

Phil