21 Days of Kickstarter

There’s about 16 days left and the panic is starting to set in. I’ve been at 30% pledged for the past few days and the marker isn’t moving. I’ve tried boosting my campaign videos on YouTube. I’m getting lots of views but not many click-throughs and no backers. I’ve LinkedIn. Lots of impressions, fewer engagements, […]

Day 8 Kickstarter Diary

The Kickstarter campaign launched this morning (10th July 2026). The campaign was actually approved on Tuesday evening, so I activated the prelaunch phase. It seems people tend to keep their projects in prelaunch for quite a while to gather support before they actually launch their campaign. I’m working to a tight deadline, so delay the […]

KICKSTARTER Diary Day 5

I got a response from Kickstarter today. Embarrassingly, I got flagged for AI use. So today’s lesson is to make sure to disclose when you have used AI. I used Gemini to produce mock-ups of what the books may look like, using the artwork produced by my artist daughter, who currently goes by Velenyx on […]

Arabian Dreams Kickstarter Diary Day 1

Today is a big day. I’ve just finished shooting and editing my Kickstarter project video and have uploaded it to the page that I have created for my Arabian Dreams Kickstarter. The aim of this diary is to make notes and share my experience of running a Kickstarter with my readers. It took me a […]

World Fantasy con 2025 special

I headed down to Brighton and Hove on Thursday to attend the opening evening of World Fantasy Con 2025. I got stuck on the M25 with everyone else, but managed to reroute and arrived by 2.00pm. After getting situated at the Mercure Brighton Seafront Hotel, my wife and I had a bite to eat at […]

Fan Fic Collab

M Carmel is the author of the Arkavian Intelligence Services series. Earlier this year we agreed to collaborate by producing a piece of fan fiction based in each other’s fictional worlds. J M would write a story set in the world of The Changeling King, focusing on Det. Karen Rainbow’s catholic roots, and I would […]

Book Sale

Adventures of Some Kid, Available to Pre-order

Book Release: The Adventures of Some Kid The latest book from the author of The Changeling King, Noor A Jahangir, is coming out on 27th June 2014, in digital and print. ZACH CAAN isn’t a boy wizard, a super spy or a vampire’s assistant. He doesn’t have any super powers, martial arts training or cool […]

Cover Reveal: The Adventures of Some Kid

So here it is after long last, the cover art for The Adventures of Some Kid. To introduce it properly, I’ve invited the artist, Elbert Lim, to say a few words about it. Over to you, Elbert. “First of all, this shot wouldn’t be conceived if it were not for the beauty of Noor’s storytelling […]

The Book Launch

The first launch event for the Changeling King took place at the Burnley branch of Costa Coffee yesterday. I was hoping to hold it in my home town, but things have been too hectic with work and studying. I set up in the farthest corner from the door, by the toilets. A few loyal friends […]