Oct 14, 2015

Backers,

Prepare yourselves for the best e-mail I've ever written:

My book is now actually a thing.

Thank you. I went into the Inkshares office yesterday and saw the physical copies. THANK YOU. Believe me when I tell you that they turned out beautifully. You should have received an e-mail recently from Inkshares confirming your address, but if you didn't, let me know. I signed all of your copies, so they should be headed out soon. (Thank you!)

I read through the first half of the book last night, and I have to say, I'm very confident with what we've got. The success of the book, however, is now entirely out of my hands. It's up to you. Readers play an equally important role in determining a book's fate as its author. Over the next month, it would be HUGE if you could share honest reviews, tweet or post shots of your book online (#upMdownC) and/or recommend the novel to family and friends. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I understand that not everyone will be coming to this story from the same place, but that's exactly why your individual reactions are so crucial.

The link to the Goodreads site is below. (Beginning on November 10, you'll be able to leave reviews on Amazon.)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26219934-up-to-the-mountains-and-down-to-the-countryside

Here are two pictures of the book. I really cannot wait to hear what each of you thinks. And once again, just in case I haven't said it enough already, thank you so much for making this possible. I owe all of you a drink.

Quincy