Ghost Hand: A Young Adult Novel

A project in Portland, OR by Ripley Patton
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Pain. Fear. Grief. Each of us holds a dark secret in our heart that no one can touch. Until now.
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Funded: $2,810 of $2,500
Dates: Jul 20th -> Aug 19th (30 days)
Project By: Ripley Patton
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Latest News

THE GHOST HOLD COVER IS HERE!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

The GHOST HOLD Kickstarter is LIVE!

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
PRE-ORDER GHOST HOLD NOWBecause you are the amazing people who first believed in Ghost Hand and the PSS Chronicles and made it a reality, I wanted to let you know first that TODAY I launched a new Kickstarter Project for Ghost Hold, book two of my YA... (Read More)

Ghost Hand Free for Valentine's Day

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
FREE DAYSMany of you may already know this, but the Ghost Hand Kindle e-book is currently FREE for download from Amazon, and will be Feb 14-16.  Why would I give my book away for free?  Well, I am a new, relatively unknown author and an Indie one a... (Read More)

How to Help a Writer in Five Minutes or Less

January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
GHOST HAND TO THE WORLDWell, the paperbacks have been sent. Ghost Hand has gone out all over the States, to New Zealand, England, Scotland, Canada, and Australia. I've heard word that the e-book has been read in France and that a couple of the... (Read More)

The Paperback Are Here!!!

December 18th - via: kickstarter.com
HOUSE FULL OF BOOKS The paperbacks of Ghost Hand arrived at my house last night at about 7:30. I was so excited, I immediately grabbed up one of the boxes and pulled a muscle in my back. Lesson learned, silly writer.  So, it feels like Christmas at... (Read More)

Ghost Hand for Sale

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
THE E-BOOKWell, all the e-book rewards of Ghost Hand were sent out at the end of November, so if you haven't gotten your e-book reward it may be because I don't have your survey information. If you did answer the survey and still didn't get your... (Read More)

Ghost Hand E-books on the Way

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

An Indie Goes to Indy

November 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The ResearchWell, I have just returned from doing setting research for Ghost Hand Book Two (coming in 2013) in the wonderful city of Indianapolis, Indiana. I arrived in Indy on October 22 and returned home on Halloween day. Along with the research, I... (Read More)

Ghost Hand is Getting Closer

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
The Ghost Hand ContestWell, the Ghost Hand YA Short Story Contest is in full swing now and seems to be generating a lot of interest. I will even be going to visit some local high school English classrooms here in Portland to talk about writing and... (Read More)

Editing, a Contest, and More Ghost Handy Goodness

September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Back From EditsYes, it is true. Ghost Hand is officially back from the editor and in my happy little hands once again. I will be spending the next couple of weeks pouring over the manuscript and making it as good as it can be. Meanwhile, work has... (Read More)

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