A virus wiped out every male on Earth, leaving the females to carry on alone. Now, five centuries later, the genome is breaking down and the only hope may lie in something long lost.
Hello "CotF" backers ~
Work continues on the book, with heavy editing and beta-reading underway. I’m still putting the finishing touches on the last portion of the story, but I’m hoping to have a complete manuscript by the end of May for final submission. That being said, I intend to take my time in finishing the book, to guarantee that every backer receives the best product possible.
I do have some good news - I have one finished portrait and two preliminary sketches, showing off a bunch of the beautiful artwork backers can look forward to with the art booklet -
It’s here! I’m pleased to release the official cover of Welcome to Deadland! I hope you all love it and can’t wait for you to be able to hold it in your hands and dive into it’s pages! I’d like to thank David Drummond for his design work, the awesome folks over at Nerdist, Inkshares, and Girl Friday for their help and input reaching this monumental step! This was a great group effort! 
Thank you all for your support! Only a few more months to go!
-Zac
Time for another update! Short and to the point.
1. You are awesome!
2. Rise is out to various media types for reviews!
3. Still looking at a release party before Dragoncon. Those within driving range or attending the con and arriving on Thursday stay tuned for details.
4. I’m doing it again!! I have a new project in the pipeline ready to participate in the upcoming Geek and Sundry Hard Science contest. This story was the brainchild of my wife and I. It was the novel I first completed Nanowrimo with way back in 2011! So, you’d think I’d be all set for it. But, as with all things like this, draft one was...not up to snuff. So I’m reworking it over the next 8 weeks to have it ready to go by the end of the contest. And it’s only going to be 50K words! Nice after the 155K Rise clocked in at.
5. This is not a "funding campaign". I want to dispel that right off. Inkshares fronts the lion-share of the cost for production and distribution. I’ve seen the numbers so far. The preorder money only took the top off that total. So, what is this instead? It’s an opportunity for you to pick what the industry publishes and a chance to get a limited run first edition autographed by the author when it arrives instead of someday down the road! And there are lower thresholds to win a contract now: 250 for a light, but still physical distribution contract and 750 for the whole shebang Rise got.
6. Still reading? Go to tiny.cc/aftermannovel to check out the new project and if you like it, please follow. You’ll be able to pre-order starting Monday, 4 April 2016, and I hope you will come on board and support this one just like you did Rise. And remember, you don’t get charged until it reaches the preorder goal!
7. You are awesome!
6 Days to Launch - Updates Various
