by Eliza D Braun on May 22, 2013
This week Viola helps the Ministry Initiative out.
Check out the Kickstarter for the roleplaying game here.
We’re at 32% funded, and we’ve added new levels so you can find the rewards you want. Coming in the next few days, announcements about stretch goals. We’re excited about this project, but we need your help to get there.
So please share Viola and her spycraft to help spread the word! Cheers!

by Eliza D Braun on May 22, 2013
This is the week of the bloghop, organised by the delightful PJ Schnyder, in support of the Ministry Initiative. What is that you ask…
Galileo Games and Imagine That! Studios have teamed up to bring you an ambitious steampunk project! The Ministry Initiative is a two-part creative endeavor that will not only premiere new fiction from the steampunk world of the Ministry but also present a brand new role playing game from the makers of Bulldogs! and the ENnie Award winning game Shelter in Place. Thrill to the tales in Ministry Protocol anthology, or join in as an Agent in The Ministry Initiative RPG.
Find out more about this endeavor and support the Kickstarter here: http://bit.ly/ministry-initiative

Everyone on the bloghop is giving away something. Those in the Ministry Protocol, the new anthology we are Kickstarting, are giving away the stories that they are including in the series. Tee Morris and Pip Ballantine, will be giving away their story…the one that reveals the founding of the Ministry.
Yes, that story.
If you want to be one of the first to read this brand new story then enter the rafflecopter below, and don’t forget to hop on over to all the other neat stops on the tour, to win more cool, neat things…
a Rafflecopter giveaway
by Eliza D Braun on May 16, 2013
It’s all hands to the pump here at the Ministry. Everything we have is pouring into the Ministry Initiative, so we can bring some amazing new stories and a roleplaying game into the world.
So, we’ve had to cut back on some things—like the budget for new recruits. You may not know this about the Ministry, but we are rife with cats. Mr Books from the Archives has one at home, Archimedes I believe his name is. Miss Shillingworth has it turns out quite a few.
So time to see if they can be put to work. Now, naturally work is not the expected environment for our feline friends, however there are a couple that seem to have an aptitude for spycraft. We’re putting them through their paces in the next few weeks, and we reckoned on sharing their progress.
This fine young chap is Sebastian. A good solid British name…but apparently he is actually from Siberia. Still, needs must.
We’ll keep you informed on the cat training programme here at the Ministry as it progresses. For now, please share Sebastian’s progress on your social media channels. It turns out that cats are remarkably vain…whoever knew that?!

by Eliza D Braun on May 15, 2013
It has been a long time planning, but it is finally here.
In conjunction with Galileo Games, and using the talents of some truly incredible professionals, our Ministry Kickstarter is off and running.
In the next month we need to raise $20,000 so that we can launch a brand new anthology and a role-playing game. Check out our offerings, and specials, and please help spread the word on your various social networks. This is a huge project, but we are excited to be finally setting forth on it.
Galileo Games and Imagine That! Studios have teamed up to bring you an ambitious steampunk project! The Ministry Initiative is a two-part creative endeavor that will not only premiere new fiction from the steampunk world of the Ministry but also present a brand new role playing game from the makers of Bulldogs! and the ENnie Award winning game Shelter in Place. Thrill to the tales in The Ministry Protocol, or join in as an Agent in The Ministry Initiative.
by Eliza D Braun on May 15, 2013
The Ministry Protocol bring you stories from all over the globe, by some of the finest voices in steampunk, science fiction, fantasy and romance.
Delilah S. Dawson is a native of Roswell, Georgia and the author of the paranormal romance Blud series for Pocket, including WICKED AS THEY COME and WICKED AS SHE WANTS and two e-novellas, THE MYSTERIOUS MADAM MORPHO and THE PECULIAR PETS OF MISS PLEASANCE. Her short story THE THREE LIVES OF LYDIA will be in Gallery’s Carniepunk anthology in July 2013. Her first YA, a creepy paranormal called SERVANTS OF THE STORM will be available in 2014 from Simon Pulse. RT Book Reviews has called her “a wonderfully fresh new voice!” and “on the fast track to the top of the genre!” and awarded WICKED AS SHE WANTS the May Seal of Excellence.
Delilah is a member of the Romance Writers of America and the Georgia Romance Writers and is Associate Editor at
www.CoolMomPicks.com and
www.CoolMomTech.com. She’s a geek of all trades, a synesthete, and the sort of person who saw Spawn in the theater and made other people angry by laughing. Find her online at
www.delilahsdawson.com. Bring cupcakes.
In the Ministry Protocol, Deliliah takes the Ministry back to Paris, where she spins a tale of bakery and gargoyles.