Hello Friends

There are so many exciting things happening I don’t even know where to start.

The Catcher’s Trap is edited. This means that the manuscript is done and ready. Just writing that sentence seems unbelievable to me.

Also the front and back covers are almost ready. Below it’s the final design (never mind the typos they will be fixed)

Probably the most exciting news to report is that my book is already part of the Ingram catalog (they are a big book distributor) which means that the book is available for bookstores to order, and three independent bookstores already have ordered it.

Eight months ago, when I jumped into that crazy Nerdist contest, I had no idea what I was doing. I just went all in; like in this video of me yesterday in the Puerto Rican rain forest.

Thanks to all of you, I made it to the other side with a publishing deal.

I can’t be more thankful and more excited.

Right now I’m sitting in front of a pool in sunny Puerto Rico, writing chapter 6 of Worlds Walker (The Catcher’s Trap sequel) I am so full of inspiration and so determined to write a great book that I hope all of you will support and love when the time comes.

If you want to read the preface of Worlds Walker you can find it here. You can also follow the project if you like.

Have a fantastic day.

Ricardo

Would just like to announce we’ve received an extension! Our campaign was suppose to end tomorrow but Inkshares was gracious enough to offer a 60 day extension pushing our new Pre-Order deadline out toward the end of July! I don’t think we would have been able to do this without the explosion of pre-orders we had last week. Now we’re a mere 40 Pre-Orders from hitting our publishing goal. I want to thank all of you for your efforts. We’re almost there you guys!!!!

Hi wonderful readers and supporters!

I have been slowly trundling along trying to complete various pieces of artwork to accompany the book and so far so good and hopefully I will have something soon for you to see.

But this update isn’t solely about me or my book, I want to list a few books that really need your help in reaching their quill goals:

Beyond the code - 

is only a few pre-orders away from quill, please help support her in any way by pre-ordering a copy (or two) or just getting the word out there. It all helps one way or the other.

The Amaranth Chronicles: Deviant Rising - 

is another that needs your help, with only 40 pre-orders missing and only a few days left in the campaign to reach is quill goal, I would really love to see this book make it and hopefully you would too! Help by pre-ordering or spreading the word and help make that happen!

Thank you all so much for your support in Soulblade: Forgotten Souls, if you haven’t ordered already please do so and help support my book further by helping to spread the word. I need 176 more pre-orders to make this a reality and I would really wish to see my book (and those above) reach its quill goal.

Don’t forget...

When I reach 100 pre-orders I will upload a new chapter further along in the book to give you a sense of how its been progressing (don’t worry, I’ll try not to give too much away into what is happening within the book).

Greetings you wonderful people, 

HOLY PRE-ORDERS BATMAN!! Look at them all roll in. Thank you all soooooo very much for really getting behind Beyond the Code and helping push it to Quill. I am finding it difficult to truly express how much all your support really means to me. Just WOW!!

But we’re not done yet. We are only a tiny 14 orders away from Quill. It’s literally just around the corner. If you love this book and really want to see it in print pre-order today. Tell your friends, tell your family, tell your enemies, TELL EVERYONE!! A signed first edition book is a great gift or maybe you have some extra credits around and you want some good karma. Any reason is a good one at this point.

Again thank you soo much for all the support in making my dream of Beyond the Code in print. We can do this!

Kelsey Barthel  

Hi, Lucky Readers,

Wow you guys! What an amazing spike in support in the past couple of days. We are even the tiniest smidgen ahead of the "ideal" pre-order rate suggested by Inkshares.

I have written an entire novel but I feel at a loss to properly express my gratitude to all of you who have purchased a copy of this novel and are helping make it such a success. Most sincerely, thank you all.

If you’re on the fence about ordering a copy for yourself, check out some of the reviews on the project page. So many smart people can’t be wrong, right? 

(pictured: being on the fence)

Keep up the sharing and keep up the support! As added incentive, when we get to 325 copies sold, I will update the excerpts and share some of the new material I am working on for the middle of the novel (hint hint).

Happy reading!

- Webster