I'm still reeling from the events of last week. It was one thing to get the book published through the Sword & Laser Contest, but to be inducted into the Sword & Laser Collection is still hard to wrap my mind around.

So far, ever since I've written The Life Engineered it's gotten praise from friends, family and acquaintances. Sure, I had a few strangers tell me they liked it too, but while I appreciate the accolades, it's an unfortunate fact that validation from more critical sources simply feels more legitimate. Having you guys support my book and pushing it to such heights was inebriating enough, but having it picked up from there is mind numbing.

The good news is that Inkshares has been keeping me busy since then. Very busy. It's like I won a second job. One of the fears about Inkshares is that it might turn out to be little more then a crowdfunded vanity press. I'm happy to report that my fears have been alleviated! Inkshares has apparently no intention of letting me just print my book and distribute it through them! They seem intent on making sure The Life Engineered is as professional a piece of literature as it can be and is packaged and marketed as such. Not to go into boring details; my 'boss' at Inkshares has been asking me a lot of questions and making me fill out a lot of paperwork. Bottom line is that if you were excited about the book, I'm happy to report that it's probably going to be better then expected in the end. I feel like I'm in good hands.

I don't know how often I'll have things to report here in the coming weeks, but just so you don't feel like I took your pre-orders and ran for the hills, I've published an opinion piece on Artificial Intelligence on my blog. There's a bit of swearing, so brace yourself. A little. There's like two swear words, so calm down.

Again, thank you for your support. I'm super excited about where this is going and the work we're doing with Inkshares. More as things evolve!

JF