{"id":876,"date":"2014-08-24T18:13:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T17:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/?p=876"},"modified":"2014-08-24T18:13:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T17:13:29","slug":"elite-out-of-the-darkness-is-out-time-to-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/elite-out-of-the-darkness-is-out-time-to-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Elite: Out of the Darkness&#8217; is Out! Time to Celebrate!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_877\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tjames.info\/#!outofthedarkness\/c1tpn\" target=\"_blank\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-877\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-877 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fireworks-2014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fireworks-2014.jpg 400w, https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fireworks-2014-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fireworks-2014-160x150.jpg 160w, https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Fireworks-2014-150x140.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will 2014 be remembered as the year &#8216;Elite: Out of the Darkness&#8217; was released? By me, yes.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/qC6X7gSkWjg?rel=0\" width=\"416\" height=\"303\" frameborder=\"0\" align=\"aligncenter\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0This will be a short post as I&#8217;m still sorting out the tail end of the project, but after eighteen months the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tjames.info\/#!outofthedarkness\/c1tpn\" target=\"_blank\">book is finally out in the wild!<\/a> (Overuse of exclamation marks is allowed when a writer is happy.) <img src=\"http:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-dark-emoticons-comment-smiley\/images\/dark\/smiling.png\" style=\"border:none;background:none;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Apologies for missing the deadline; my excuse is that\u2014being an indie writer\u2014I&#8217;m author, editor, proofreader, project coordinator, publisher, agent, and promoter (with a little help from my friends). That&#8217;s quite a few hats. Fear not though space-munchkins, the writing and editing have taken up 90% of my time and I&#8217;m pleased with the result, both in terms of the story and the presentation. Until reality tells me otherwise, I shall maintain my grin even as I start work on the backers&#8217; Epub version.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve thanked everyone, everywhere, it feels like, but you&#8217;ve been a great community to be part of. The book&#8217;s now yours and I hope you feel it adds to the <em>Elite: Dangerous\u00a0<\/em>canon.<\/p>\n<h3>A Little Business<\/h3>\n<p>Backers&#8217; names and the names of people who have made significant contributions to the project have been included as promised. If you have a problem with your name being incorrect or missing, please contact me <a title=\"T. James contact page.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tjames.info\/#!contact\/c6os\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, eligible backers can gain access to their downloadable copies by following the instructions in the latest Kickstarter announcement. Hopefully they are easy to follow. After a little hiccup, all reports coming in say things seem to be working. If you are really stuck, just click on the big &#8216;HERE&#8217; above and message me\u2014I&#8217;ll see what I can do.<\/p>\n<p>To those lovely people with deep pockets who I still owe rewards to, I haven&#8217;t forgotten. As soon as the basic book commitments have been met I&#8217;ll be sorting those out.<\/p>\n<h3>So Where is it?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tjames.info\/#!outofthedarkness\/c1tpn\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-888\" src=\"http:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Planet-for-sale-cartoon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Planet-for-sale-cartoon.jpg 400w, https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Planet-for-sale-cartoon-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Planet-for-sale-cartoon-250x133.jpg 250w, https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Planet-for-sale-cartoon-150x80.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can buy the book from\u00a0<a title=\"'Elite: Out of the Darkness' webpage\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tjames.info\/#!outofthedarkness\/c1tpn\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a>. I&#8217;ll be adding a backers&#8217; Epub (free, obviously), a paperback, and possibly other formats from alternate vendors to the webpage as they become available.<\/p>\n<h3>What Next? Watch This Space<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be blogging here a little while longer, keeping you up to date. I may also drop some more book-related nuggets as time and inspiration allow. <em>Book\/game tie-ins and the word &#8216;sequel&#8217; have been whispered.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>After the moon dust settles, maybe I&#8217;ll see you in-game (don&#8217;t look for me yet, I&#8217;m still under an alpha-backer moniker\u2014something else I&#8217;ve not had time to sort).<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, remember joysticks are for external use only.<\/p>\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n<p>TJ.<\/p>\n<h3>Image Credits<\/h3>\n<p><em style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8216;Fireworks&#8217; image courtesy of satit_srihin at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/fireworks-photo-p223908\" target=\"_blank\">FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>&#8216;Planet for Sale&#8217; i<\/em><\/span><em style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">mage courtesy of bandrat at<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freedigitalphotos.net\/images\/fireworks-photo-p223908\" target=\"_blank\">FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Just Click to<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-876\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/elite-out-of-the-darkness-is-out-time-to-celebrate\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-876\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/elite-out-of-the-darkness-is-out-time-to-celebrate\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-876\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/elite-out-of-the-darkness-is-out-time-to-celebrate\/?share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/elite-out-of-the-darkness-is-out-time-to-celebrate\/?share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/elite-out-of-the-darkness-is-out-time-to-celebrate\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-876\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/outofthedarkness.info\/blog\/elite-out-of-the-darkness-is-out-time-to-celebrate\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0This will be a short post as I&#8217;m still sorting out the tail end of the project, but after eighteen months the book is finally out in the wild! (Overuse of exclamation marks is allowed when a writer is happy.) Apologies for missing the deadline; my excuse is that\u2014being an indie writer\u2014I&#8217;m author, editor, proofreader, project coordinator, publisher, agent, and promoter (with a little help from my friends). That&#8217;s quite a few hats. Fear not though space-munchkins, the writing and editing have taken up 90% of my time and I&#8217;m pleased with the result, both in terms of the story and the presentation. Until reality tells me otherwise, I shall maintain my grin even as I start work on the backers&#8217; Epub version. I&#8217;ve thanked everyone, everywhere, it feels like, but you&#8217;ve been a great community to be part of. 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