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ONLY FIVE PR BOOK BOXES AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE EXCLUSIVELY ON MY PATREON! FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE!

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To help me fund the Barnes and Noble release, I’m reserving 5 AWATS Limited Edition PR Book Boxes on my Patreon!

The first 5 Patrons to subscribe and purchase will get their hands on a Exclusive PR book box once available, Only 26 boxes exist all in which will not be re-created so first come, first serve!

Each box will contain:

✨A signed paperback of the book.

✨A hand-painted, glow in the dark 5×5 acrylic painting painted by the author. (Comes with an easel stand.)

✨A hand-weaved gold crown of thorns created by the author. (Made with grapevine.)

✨A double-sided pronunciation guide trifold.

✨A double-sided 5×7 card stock world map of Mel’Vargon.

✨A wax-stamped, signed stained, antique letter from the author.

✨Character art of Serena and Zurhen. (Currently waiting for art to be completed. If finished on time, then print will be included, if not, art will be mailed separately after it becomes available.)

✨Additional items may be added. 

✨Also included: mini white fairy lights.

**Shipping is included in the price. Due to international shipping costs being too high, all interested in purchasing a box MUST have a U.S. shipping address. MUST be a Patron for one whole month. Upon the renewal of your subscription, you may cancel the day before or drop down to a lower tier. No refunds, returns, or exchanges. After box is shipped, you will receive a tracking number.**

✨Patreon Link: https://www.patreon.com/tristinclark_ (Look for the tier at the very bottom)✨

Thank you for your support!! May the first 5 be ever so lucky! 🤩✨

AWATS UPDATE PLUS MORE!

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It’s been a while. I know. Hang in there, I got a lot coming in this email.

If you’ve been keeping up with me on Instagram, you’ll know that I took some time away after my disastrous book release of awats. Didn’t hear what happened? Here’s a little re-cap for ya… A War Amongst The Stars was set to be released last Sept 28th but two days before, Amazon cancelled the story as well as over 1,000 pre-orders. Basically, the release was a disaster which set things back a lot. Fast forward to now, i’m giving this release a do over and making it bigger and better than the Amazon release ever was and I’m choosing Barnes and Noble to do it with!

I get a second chance to do this and you bet I’m going to go big! Basically, we’re starting this party all over again and doing it the way it should have gone down.

With that, I’m re-opening forms for ARC Readers, Street Team Members, and for PR Book Influencers and I plan to give my subscribers exclusive access to those forms before I open them to the public! So, if you’re interested in applying, then stay tuned because that email is coming soon!

Now here’s some FAQ’s:

~AWATS ebook is now available on Amazon, B&N, Google Play, Apple Books, and Kobo. (More to come.)
~AWATS ebook has not been updated with the re-vamped version but will before the print versions are published.
~AWATS is now in Ingramspark so it will be open to all stores.
~The paper back and hardcover version of AWATS will be published to both Amazon and B&N. Both publishing dates will coincide. That’s if Amazon plays nice this time. The goal is to make the B&N release the main event so to help with that, I have decided to give the B&N edition a special bonus chapter and book two title reveal that the Amazon edition will not have.
~The new publishing date is TBD.
~The B&N editions will be open to pre-ordering.
~The B&N editions will come with a pre-order incentive which will be announced later.
~The first three chapters for the RE-VAMPED version of AWATS is now available to read. Read them HERE

Now, on to some other things.

Since you last read awats, the book has gone through a very strong edit. Nothing pivotal was changed but the revised version does contain added dialogue, more description, changes to sentence structure and just an overall deep sweep of grammatical issues. It’s the re-vamped version and damn is it even better and more magical.

More stuff.

Storybound Fest has been cancelled so I will no longer be attending as a signing author. For information on that, please see their website or Instagram. I will still be attending Imaginarium Book Festival. Right now tickets are sold out but general admission is free. If you want a  ticket, you can pick it up at the reservation table. The date for that event is May 20-21st and it will be in Washington DC. See there website for more info.I know I’m forgetting things so until I remember, make sure to follow me across social media so you don’t miss it!

Lot’s more info to come as well as some incredible announcements! So stay tuned!

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TRISTIN IS CURRENTLY IN SEARCH OF INTERVIEWERS, PODCAST HOSTS, BOOK FANDOM MERCH SELLERS, BOOK SUBSCRIPTION BOX COMPANIES, AND BOOK CANDLE CREATORS TO COLLABORATE WITH. IF YOU ARE OR KNOW SOMEONE EAGER TO WORK WITH ME, THEN PLEASE REACH OUT!

Email: tristin@tristinclark.com

Also, feel free to tag me in their posts on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter!

THE “UNOFFICIAL,” AWATS PR BOX ANNOUNCEMENT

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So, after my disastrous book release of A War Amongst The Stars, I plan to eventually have a B&N release but make it bigger and better than my Amazon release. With that, I’m going to need some help hyping it up. I’d love to choose those who have already read and loved the book. Those who have already hyped it up is also a plus. Haven’t decided how many I’ll give out but I’m thinking maybe 10-25. I’ll also be opening back up my Street Team. Street Team won’t get the PR Box but they will get something special. Basically, if you’re already a fan of the book, I’d love to have you. Over the next month or so, I’ll be going through my tagged posts on IG and Booktok to find and ask if you’d be interested in being one of my book PR influencers. For my Street Team, once all PR spots are filled, I will have a sign up form for everyone else interested in helping me re-hype up awats.

Gotta have read the book prior though. I’d hate for you to hype a book before reading it only to find out you hate hot aliens 👽 and tentacle play 🐙

Stay tuned! More info to come!

If you’re interested though, let me know!

AUTHOR UPDATE

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In case you didn’t notice… I’ve been m.i.a. since my disastrous book release of A War Amongst The Stars.

I had been working two years straight on not just writing the story, but learning photoshop so that I could design the cover, the interior design. I created promo pics and videos. I marketed for a whole year across multiple platforms, all while trying to keep up a social media presence, emails, newsletter, blog, messages, manage multiple groups, send out ARC’s… yeah you get it. I’ve been busy and then to have all that work just trashed when Amazon decided to cancel all my pre-orders which I have yet to gain back… well I fucking lost it. My exhausted mind blanked out and I walked away.

Tbh, I think I’m still exhausted and have yet to recover mentally but I’m trying. I started reading again and picked up painting and that seems to be helping me a little.

Basically, I’ve just been taking each day one at a time until I’m back to a good place mentally.

I had to stop responding to all dm’s and emails. If you tried contacting me, I’m sorry I haven’t responded back yet. You can blame it on my anxiety. I will get back to you eventually though.

I had so many amazing things planned for my book release… I hate that I didn’t get to share it all with you. On the bright side, I do want to try it again with the Barnes and Noble book release of the PB and special HB edition. There’s no release date yet but when the time comes, I’m going to treat it like an official release and make it HUGE!

I get a second chance and I just hope you’ll be there to help me make it the biggest and best release ever.

With that, I have still been working on special things behind the scenes which I will be announcing soonish, so do check back! 😆

Thank you all for everything, especially to those who were there for me when all went to hell. Y’all are the greatest mortals ever.

I’ll be back soon. 🤍

—TC

P.S. There’s a link here https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/19AKPG3JWSF5V?ref_=wl_share to check out my Amazon TBR list. I can’t decide which series to start next so take a look and let me know your faves!

AMAZON CANCELLED A WAR AMONGST THE STARS!

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I do not even no where to begin…

The worst has happened y’all.

After making some changes to my manuscript and re-uploading it on Sunday night, I woke up Monday morning to find out that Amazon had cancelled my book and all my pre-orders.

My book is blocked and they will not budge nor re-instate it or my pre-orders.

It took me a year to gather just over 1,000 pre-orders. 1,005 last time I checked and now they are just gone. I’ll never see them again.

I have been in literal tears, barely eating nor sleeping, trying everything in my power to get them to help me re-instate it all but they just won’t.

Instead, I’m just supposed to take the loss and re-do the entire setup and start from scratch.

Before, I had the ebook enrolled exclusively in Kindle Unlimited but after being forced to re-submit my book as a new ebook, I have decided to not select that option. By not selecting to enroll in KU, I will not be bound to Amazon for 90 days and instead will be allowed to publish the ebook wide to Barnes and Noble, Apple Books, Google Play, and Kobo (but those will come later.)

As for the paper and hardback, I am still working on getting those re-uploaded to Amazon under a “new book,” but they’re processing time takes up to 72 hours and I just submitted it last night. So, they may arrive a day or so after the 28th, that is IF they are even approved. FML.

It’s a mess right now and I know all this must be very frustrating but I can only do so much in a matter of a couple days. I ask of you all to please be patient with me while I figure this all out as everything has changed and I’m just trying to adjust as quickly as I can.

Right now, Amazon has approved and published the ebook as a “new book,” so it is now available to purchase. To make it fair, I kept the pre-order price of $4.99 and it will stay that price for two weeks ending on 10/13 where it will return to the normal sale price of $9.99.

I beg of you all, please order the ebook right away! Like right now. Please do not wait to order the ebook. With how many pre-orders I had before, I would have instantly became an Amazon Best Seller on release day.

I know I will not reach 1,005 orders in one day and maybe not even in one week, but with your help by spreading the word to all your friends, family, co-workers, and across social media, I might get close.

Please! If you are in any Facebook reader groups, Discord groups, Reddit, Tumblr, or on Twitter, Instagram, especially Booktok, please, please, please share the word!

I am a strong believer that everything happens for a reason. I have faith that everything will work out. It must.

Thank you all for all your support! I could not do this without you.

THANK YOU!!!

Now, please…ORDER THE EBOOK RIGHT NOW AND HELP ME HIT THAT AMAZON BEST SELLER LIST!

A WAR AMONGST THE STARS BOOK FAQ’S

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You asked, now here is the A WAR AMONGST THE STARS most frequently asked questions!

Stay tuned and follow me across social media so you do not miss all the exciting announcements soon to come!

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𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗧𝗕𝗔

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥: https://amzn.to/3ibLWCE

𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦: https://bit.ly/3EXEkx3

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥: https://bit.ly/3ojTAxF

(Read the first three chapters when you sign up)

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘 & 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:  https://bit.ly/3BlHHN4

Content Warning: This book is intended for mature, adult audiences only. A WAR AMONGST THE STARS is a slow-burn romance and contains many dark and triggering elements. This book is the first in the epic series and will end with a HFN and on a cliffhanger. Please consider these warnings before reading. For a full list of trigger warnings, book tropes and additional information, see the A WAR AMONGST THE STARS web page.

EXCITING AUTHOR ANNOUNCEMENTS!

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I’LL BE SIGNING AT THE IMAGINARIUM BOOK FESTIVAL in 2023!

Come join me in Washington D.C. for two days May 20-21, 2023!

The Imaginarium Festival is a two day event with 30+ fantasy, paranormal, and sci-fi authors. The festival will bring author’s and readers together for book signings, panels, cup sleeve events, and a brunch buffet!

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

GET YOUR TICKET

I’LL BE SIGNING AT STORYBOUND FEST in 2023!

Come join me in Kansas City, MO for two days July 21-22, 2023!

Storybound Fest is a two-day book conference that promotes and celebrates indie authors and authors published through a small press. The conference will bring indie authors and readers together for two days of panels, lunch keynotes, author signings, and two night events!

TICKETS COMING SOON!

STORYBOUND FEST

A WAR AMONGST THE STARS IS NOW ON SPOTIFY

𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗧𝗕𝗔

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥: https://amzn.to/3ibLWCE

𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦: https://bit.ly/3EXEkx3

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥: https://bit.ly/3ojTAxF

(Read the first three chapters when you sign up)

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘 & 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:  https://bit.ly/3BlHHN4

Content Warning: This book is intended for mature, adult audiences only. A WAR AMONGST THE STARS is a slow-burn romance and contains many dark and triggering elements. This book is the first in the epic series and will end with a HFN and on a cliffhanger. Please consider these warnings before reading. For a full list of trigger warnings, book tropes and additional information, see the A WAR AMONGST THE STARS web page.

A WAR AMONGST THE STARS Q&A!

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Come join me on Saturday 8/6/22 ALL DAY LONG for an A War Amongst The Stars Instagram Story Q&A!

IG: https://www.instagram.com/tristinclarkauthor

I’ll be answering all questions about my upcoming book, A War Amongst The Stars: A Star-Crossed Lovers Series: Book One, A Dark Epic Sci-Fi Fantasy Romance Novel.

Hope to see you there! ✨

**Note: The only questions I cannot answer is the pre-order date for the paper and hardback and the date of official release. The temp date was posted a year in advance and set to Sept. 28th, but that date may change as I plan on surprising everyone and releasing it sometime before. The pre-order date for the paper and hardback will (fingers crossed) be available in August. The paper and hardback will also be available exclusively on Barnes and Noble and later will be released on Amazon.**

𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗧𝗕𝗔

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥: https://amzn.to/3ibLWCE

𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦: https://bit.ly/3EXEkx3

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥: https://bit.ly/3ojTAxF

(Read the first three chapters when you sign up)

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘 & 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:  https://bit.ly/3BlHHN4

Content Warning: This book is intended for mature, adult audiences only. A WAR AMONGST THE STARS is a slow-burn romance and contains many dark and triggering elements. This book is the first in the epic series and will end with a HFN and on a cliffhanger. Please consider these warnings before reading. For a full list of trigger warnings, book tropes and additional information, see the A WAR AMONGST THE STARS web page.

A MESSAGE FOR ANYONE WHO DARE TO READ

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There’s a deep, thought provoking message to uncover from this story. One that I hope all who read, understands. Redemption, forgiveness, these are the pivotal keys to every character’s arc and journey through this tragic series. As every character is beautifully flawed in their own individual way, you will find that no one is perfect, and that’s just how they are meant to be, imperfect, raw.

As human beings, we ourselves are the most imperfect creatures who make more mistakes than we can count. We raise our voices, ridicule, cheat, judge, say the wrong thing, take no action…the list goes. We by all means, are not perfect. No, we are far from it and in the eyes of other’s, we may even be the villains ourselves.

“We are all villains in someone else’s eyes. So, before you cast judgement on me, I dare you to look into a mirror and ask yourself, who have you wronged?”

Do not despair, for we as society are not hopeless, nor are we doomed to be the villains forever. No, just like the characters you will meet, we too can change. We too can rise above our imperfections, choose to learn from our actions and educate ourselves so that we may never do wrong once more.

In today’s society, it has darkened into a witch hunt. Casting the first stone and eradicating anyone who dare make one mistake. Society does not want to see you redeemed. It wants to see you burn.

That is the message of this story. How the villains fight against the tyranny that demands to hold them back from becoming good.

So, I challenge you to go into this story with an open-minded perspective, and a sympathetic heart. For these flawed, villainous characters are more realistic than you may think, for they are you, and you are they, and so help them, they will do what they believe is right, whether that be good or bad in your eyes…they do not care, because their fight, will always be against, you. The ones who wish to see them fall, to see them suffer. To watch them burn.

A WAR AMONGST THE STARS IS NOW ON SPOTIFY
GIVE THE PLAYLIST A LISTEN AND LIKE, AND BE PREPARED TO BE PULLED INTO THE DEEP, DARK VOID.

𝗥𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: 𝗧𝗕𝗔

𝗣𝗥𝗘-𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗘𝗥: https://amzn.to/3ibLWCE

𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦: https://bit.ly/3EXEkx3

𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥: https://bit.ly/3ojTAxF

(Read the first three chapters when you sign up)

𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗚𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘 & 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡:  https://bit.ly/3BlHHN4

Content Warning: This book is intended for mature, adult audiences only. A WAR AMONGST THE STARS is a slow-burn romance and contains many dark and triggering elements. This book is the first in the epic series and will end with a HFN and on a cliffhanger. Please consider these warnings before reading. For a full list of trigger warnings, book tropes and additional information, see the A WAR AMONGST THE STARS web page.