Aug 24, 2015

*tap tap tap* Is this thing on?

Hi there! Some of you know me and others don't, so let's start at the beginning — My name's Chris and I'm a writer. I always have been. While other kids were outside breathing fresh air, throwing balls around, and soaking up sunshine, I was busy dreaming up strange worlds and discovering clever ways to turn a phrase.

That's me in summary, more or less: big imagination and an even bigger mouth.

I've always seen storytelling as a magical pursuit... it's the practice of weaving new realities out of emptiness, using nothing but the jumble of words in your head. With it, you can make your audience laugh, cry, shudder with fear and bubble over with anger. You can inspire them, inform them, surprise them, and even arouse them. It's a field of infinite possibilities bounded only by your own imagination and your ability to place one word after another.

That's pretty damned magical, isn't it?

It's all I've ever wanted to master—all I've ever truly set my mind to—and (if you'll forgive a little pride) I think I'm rather good at it.

Unfortunately, there are some important skills and traits that I lack completely, mostly in the field of sales and self-promotion. I find it nearly impossible to ask for what I want, and if anyone has ever described me as persistent, they were surely being sarcastic. While there are dogged salespeople in this world who can sell ice to Inuits, I'd struggle to sell them a space heater.

But that has to change. Why? Because this contest is important to me. I want the grand prize enough to fight for it, and I believe in my book. I really, really believe in this book.

I'm a long-time fan of Chris Hardwick and the Nerdist crew, and Stars Rain Down is my bid to join them. To get there, I'm going to have to become a different me... one who chases after opportunities, sinks his teeth in and never lets go. I have to become that new me because the old one can't win this.

It starts here. I've sold 16 pre-orders so far and I need another 27 to get on the leader board. I'd need 176 to pull into first place, and that's exactly where I'm setting my sights.

Thank you so much for reading, for ordering, and for believing. Still, I've got a lot of work ahead of me, and I can't do it alone. Please share this campaign with the people in your life, and let's see what we can accomplish together.

~Chris