Sky Fighters and Houndy Crunchers: A formal apology, the 2nd giveaway's victors, and other important stuff!

Some random guy or gal: "Oh, hey there, Mr. Eberle! Guess what? You have a Wikipedia article about yourself, now!"

Me: "Uh...I-I do!? Say what!?"

 

=Insert dramatic-sounding survival music here!=

 

(Sorry about all the dramatics here. But I'm afraid it's true. You: "Hey, what about this Wikipedia article?" Me: "We'll get back to this in a moment.")

 

For starters, the 2nd Sky Fighters giveaway I've hosted has now come to an end. I've been too sick to bring it up, until now. So, on the bright side, since I have this much to be optimistic about, here are the stats of it:

Availability: 100 copies available, 568 people requesting

Giveaway dates: Feb 25 - Mar 25, 2022

Countries available: U.S. 

 

Yesh, this is right. More than 560 new potential readers have been gained as a result of this giveaway! This is more than twice the amount of people who entered my very first one! When combined with all the new potential readers from the aforementioned giveaway, which was over 210, this marks over 775 new potential readers gained over the course of a single calendar year! Not bad, if I say so, myself.

 

I'm sure you're all itching to know the victors of this year's giveaway. So, here they are, all in a nice, hopefully tidy, pre-made list:

 

Winners

Stephanie Belgarde, Damien Craig, Stephanie Reeves, Lyaram, Jimmy Angius, Kimmy B, Linda Shields, Scarlett Montanaro, Eric Talbot, Rebecca S, Craig, Marc *Dark Reader of the Woods*, Monica Hirschheimer, Nancy Jones, Noella Reagan, Nala, Liz, Lisa Montejano, Rebecca, Dana colucci , leora shep, Marigold Faye, Porf Ramirez, Jess Gotter, Samantha, Sue aka Pooh Bear, Megan, Nicole Lacroix, Alvin France, Kayla, Jamie Johnston, Holly, Crystal Horrocks, Jannell Brown, Jackie Stieghorst, Nathan Schmidt, Dani, Debbie, Melissa A, Shawn, Barb, Nikki, Asa G, Nora, Karri, Kasey, Annelissa, Bobbie Amaya, Jadawn, Kay, Leslie, Mindy Lou Who, Marilyn Keating, Stephanie Duffrin, Shravya Challa, Tiffany Mutegi, Sai, Dawn Young, K H, The Page Ladies, Pamela Verardi Knutson, Shelly, jess (bibliophilicjester), Paul Montador, Sarah Rearigh, Lisa Hase-Jackson, Dalia Al-Mansy, Stephanie Mathis, Carl Rimi, Deborah Schalk, Amanda Reaves, Rosalie, Amanda, Katherine Phillips, Sanjasbestshelf, Melody Kaufman, Blake, Melenia Ahmadi, Topher Colin, Steve Tafuni, Courtney Harmon, Michael Rhames, Caroline M, Traci Domergue, Joni Scalf, Myssy Green, Jamie Lamb, Vi Becker, Jillian Bauer, Theresa Wade, Donna Livingston, Melodie Walters, Rhonda Farrell, Nikki Herbert-Butler, Chili Hanson, krissi31, Jeremy Adkins, Lynne Moody, Ricardo Enrique Alfonso, Bonnie Poland

 

If your name is not in the list above, please don't despair. You can always ask me for a few free chapters directly. Simply drop me a line through the 'Ethernet' at spiralstorm248@gmail.com ...I'll be sure to reply whenever I can.

 

And now onto the more important news many of you have probably been waiting to hear about me...The Wikipedia article. I don't know if it's been 'vanished' or not as my fairly-new friend, Marc noted in one comment on his review of my first novel. But before I get into it, I would like to offer a most humble apology to a few people, who became disheartened as a result of one of my own book reviews, as well as my previous blog, which I posted on this website...

The book in question takes place in a modern city of Scotland, which partly ties into my family's personal heritage. Unfortunately, since I was not offered a decent education in my schol-days, I ended up not understanding and perhaps even misinterpreting the slang, phrases, and meanings written in this book. Not only this, but the genre of the book didn't really appeal to me.

As for the blog post, I wrote it in response to some rather nasty remarks made against me on Reddit, as I had mentioned before. Still, I could have gotten a better, less-hostile grip on the matter of those Reddit posts about me and my works.

Please know it was never my intention to inflict any harm of any kind upon anyone, whether emotional or not. So, to Mr. Iain Rodgers, Mr. or Miss C.C. (On Goodreads), and last, but most importantly of all, Miss Rebecca Maye Holiday, I am incredibly sorry for the things I said about you (In the case of Iain) and your friends/acquaintances (In the cases of C.C. and Miss Rebecca). This apology also applies to anyone else who saw those remarks of mine as being a tad out of line.

So to anyone who doubts the sincerity of my apology, know this: I am neither the god, nor even the demigod of anyone or anything. Not even close, in fact. I am only but a mere mortal man, who just happens to be a...Well, somewhat-skilled indie-author. <---- I'm sure Mr. Marc is laughing at me for saying it like this. Still, none of you have to forgive me, though I would appreciate it.

 

You: "But what about your Wikipedia article, Mr. Eberle?"

Me: "I was just getting to this, Mon."

Seriously though, there is (Or was) a Wikipedia article about me readily-available on their website for anyone to view (And possibly edit). If it's there still, you can find and read it at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Eberle

Do understand however, there may be certain quotes written by me on this page. But I have either edited or outright redacted many of those harsh comments and remarks I had previously made on my blog, plus the review of Mr. Iain's book. After all, I don't wanna be seen as a stark-raving menace, who shouts out verbal hostilities to anyone who I'm not familiar with. And this is regardless of whether they were actually nasty towards me to start with or not. Furthermore, I don't have the slightest idea who actually wrote the article about me. But since they seem to have done such a remarkably professional job on it, I'd like to offer a reasonable monetary payment directly to the author of my Wikipedia article. So, to whoever this person might be, feel free to reach out to me at my e-email above.

Apart from this, in case anyone who views this is wondering, besides being a writer, I'm also fond of going on hikes, climbing mountains, bodybuilding, practicing gymnastics, and archery, among other intriguing hobbies like these. Those interested can mention this on the Wikipedia article about me.

You again, maybe: "Right, so what about all the other important stuff you mentioned in your blog title, sir?"

Me again: "I'm glad you asked!"

Although, most of you probably already know this, I've been in the process of re-writing the first four novels I wrote, almost from scratch. As of this date, I am only 2 chapters away from having the 3rd novel remastered. Once it has been done, which will most likely happen this week, I will update its cover, to make it appear different from the 5th and 7th novels and perhaps a little nicer. 

After this, I will continue writing the final 5 chapters of the 8th novel! Yesh, this is correct. I'm only 5 chapters away from finishing this novel at last! And if this book isn't ready by this coming Christmas, I'll host a 3rd giveaway this year!! I'll bet everyone who reads this will find it exciting, right? Erm...Right, folks? I guesh I'll have to wait and see how the conclusion of my epic saga is received.

 

Keep on reading this blog, so you don't miss out on the latest news!

Until next time, Feral Henry out.