Dec 5, 2016

Good morning from a snowy Boston!

There are JUST 11 DAYS LEFT in the 2016 Launchpad Competition. We’ve made some good progress and as of this morning, "Shadow King" is in 4th place on the leaderboard (about 30 readers behind the #3 spot).

I’ll continue to make my best efforts to reach the top three in the coming days, but my success really rests with all of you. I can’t make this goal alone.

As always, I wish all of my current readers could truly understand how appreciative I am for your support. You are all rock stars. If you’re still interested in helping move "Shadow King" higher in the rankings, get just one person that you know to pre-order a copy of "Shadow King" -- your brother, sister, best friend, college buddy, co-worker, Starbuck’s barista, hairdresser, anyone! Those readers alone would make a tremendous difference! (the link to order is: https://www.inkshares.com/books/shadow-king )

To all of the intrepid souls who are following my Launchpad adventures, please pre-order before the December 16 deadline. Your order could make ALL THE DIFFERENCE at the end of the competition.

I know many people in the Inkshares community have always dreamed of getting published -- some of you have realized that dream, others are still working towards it -- so I know it is a familiar story when I say publishing this book is a dearly-held dream of mine. I also know that many of you have more than one author asking for your support and that no one has a bottomless wallet -- but I hope that "Shadow King" will be one of the stories that catches your attention and earns your support. (BTW, the Launchpad judges praised it for  having a unique and original concept that they hadn’t really seen before!)

And don’t forget -- every new reader who pre-orders a copy between Dec. 1 and the Dec. 16 deadline will be put in a drawing to win a $25 Amazon gift card!

Which brings me to my final note before I sign off: Congratulations to DOUG WOODARD who was the winner of the November drawing. After contacting Doug, he was kind enough to tell me that he wanted to decline his win and donate the gift card back to the cause -- so thanks to Doug’s generosity, there will be two $25 Amazon gift cards raffled off a the end of the Launchpad effort.

Until next time -- have a wonderful week!

All the best,

Susan