Failure Makes Success Taste Sweeter

August 25, 2026

Thank you to all 64 of you wonderful kickstarter backers who believed in my project.

Although we didn't fund, I still don't regret at all the hard work that was involved with the campaign.

Because I got to meet you!

I won't lie, it stings like a MOFO😄 but I’m already looking forward to the relaunch.

After speaking with my publisher, we think it's best to relaunch on the first day of spring, 2027 or when we have 1000 followers on this newsletter, whichever comes first.

And every now and then, to help grow the newsletter, in addition to being a way of saying thank you to all of you wonderful supporters, we will hold a giveaway, starting with this…

The pen I used to write The Honeysuckle Intern.

I truly wish I could give each and every one of you backers one of these nice pens, but I'm just a small fry right now, my publisher not being that much bigger.

So yeah, here's the link to officially enter the giveaway.

Giveaway

Winner will be drawn next Monday, and announced in next Tuesday's journal entry.

Before I close for this week, just want to invite you to become a paid subscriber to my publishers website.

It's only $9 a month, and even less expensive with an annual subscription, and includes everything ever published by Riker Books, including the pros version of my story, The Honeysuckle Intern, as well as several other genres. (i.e. Crime Thrillers, Contemporary Fiction, Horror, Autobiography, Short Stories, etc)

The Honeysuckle Intern will return, stronger than ever!

And just in case you would like a little more of me throughout the week 😆, my publisher says I can take over their X for the time being!

So I'll occasionally be posting over there 😉

X: @RikerBooks

Until next Tuesday.

~Katie