I'm probably going to be on radio silence for the next few days, so here's a few quick things to keep in mind over the holiday weekend...

The Sword & Laser Collection Contest is in full swing. If you're not familiar, this is a contest held by Inkshares including any sci-fi and fantasy books currently in funding as of December 1st. When the contest ends on January 15th, the 3 books with the most individual pre-orders will be guaranteed publishing! They don't even have to hit the usual 250 order minimum, so long as they are in the top 3 versus the other competitors.

Now this is tough for me, because I am now quite familiar with so many of these authors and their great works. Honestly, they all deserve publishing. So just go take a look, and consider backing any of these fine people. It'd be a nice Xmas present.

Secondly, Dax is now sitting pretty at 260 pre-orders, which means it will indeed be published. However, that doesn't mean you should be deterred from continuing your orders! For those of you who have been following the project but have not yet decided to order a copy, feel free to take another look. Maybe read those sample chapters over your holiday weekend, perhaps

 as you bask on the couch in a glorious food coma, and see if it tickles your fancy.

Sunday will mark the end of the initial funding campaign, however the book will remain available for pre-order until its release sometime next year. And then, it will be out! Out in the wild! Ready for one and all! Fly, my pretty! Fly!!

ALSO, don't forget! I am still raffling off those gorgeous Dax coffee mugs every 10 orders throughout the funding campaign, and that includes all orders from now through Sunday! I'm behind on my raffle videos, but I will catch up immediately after the weekend festivities are over. As it stands, I have 5 more mugs to give away, and if 2 more people order in the next couple days, there will be a 6th!

And finally, to everyone out there, have a happy and safe holiday weekend. A very merry Christmas to you all. And/or Hanukkah. Or... you know what, hang on a sec...

There we go! A friend made this a few years back. Merry Chrismahanukwanzakah everybody!

-Tony