Jun 13, 2016

Hi,

So, ’The Game’ is now taking pre-orders, which is very exciting! However, I wanted to take a moment to explain the longer funding phase. 

I’ve gone for 120 days because the book is in an earlier state then many of the others available for pre-order. This is because it has been entered as part of the current Nerdist Video Game Stories competition and I thought that if I didn’t open it up for pre-orders soon it would stand no chance of making the top three. The competition is fierce, to say the least, and there are a number of fantastic books already doing very well; many of which I hope to be able to support myself. Nevertheless, I think The Game is good enough to be up there with best and so I’m giving it a fighting chance.

That all said, I can be a bit of a realist and there is a chance that it won’t make top three in the competition. With that in mind, I wanted to give myself a bit longer to develop the book throughout the funding period. Work and life permitting I believe the 120 days should allow me to complete the majority of the book by time the funding period closes. Assuming the book manages to make the 250 mark or, fingers crossed, the full 750 mark this will mean people who have ordered don’t have to wait too much longer for me to finish the book and for Inkshares to do their thing. 

I’m still working on plans for the rewards that get released when certain marks are met but I think this update is long enough so I’ll save that for a future one. Anyway, thanks for following the book, I hope you like it and I hope you’ll be able to support it.

Thomas