Dear Friends,

I wanted to reach out to those of you who generously pre-ordered my book, “The Elephant in the Room.”  Since I began this process with Inkshares, I have learned a lot about the world of publishing and the time it takes to get any book, let alone a unique one like mine, out into the world.  

When you supportively pre-ordered the book months ago, I’m sure you expected it to arrive in a reasonable amount of time.  I was admittedly naïve about what a reasonable amount of time was to design, edit and proof a book, and get it into bookstores. Working with the talented, enthusiastic designers and editors at Inkshares and Girl Friday has been very gratifying and only made my art/storybook better.

The release date is now mid-March, even though we hope to get your advance copies to you a bit sooner. There will be some events, art shows, etc. to celebrate the release and I’d love to see you there so I can thank you in person.

I am very proud and excited to share the book with you all.  And, again, I apologize if you expected it sooner and hope it will be

Thanks again

 - JB

 November 9, 2015

Belfast

You are some of our favorite people on First Earth. You given us hope and helped us believe we've written a book people will enjoy. 

But there's another book we hope you'll order, too, so it can reach its 750 goal by 11/15, and we can each receive an autographed copy. SINGLE VERSION by Scott Barsotti is the reason the term Roach Punk was invented right here on Inkshares. It's completely different from Enhanced (but just as well written :) ).

Please order at least one, and convince a friend as well. You won't be sorry! 

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Hi friends, readers, friendly readers, readerly friends, I hope everyone is having a wonderful, relaxing weekend!

Oh. Are you talking to me?

I am talking to you, yes. And I'm sorry to bug you. (Bug you. Every time I use that phrase lately I feel like I'm making a pun on my own book. THAT'S BECAUSE I AM. Sorry, sorry. I'm shouting now. And you want to get back to your Sunday. I'll make this quick.)

Hit a bit of a plateau this week in terms of new orders. No reason to panic, as SINGLE VERSION is well over the new Inkshares light-publishing goal. So, everyone who has ordered the book will get the book, and that makes me very happy. I'm thrilled to be getting the book out there and to be working with the Inkshares team.

Regardless, I'm hopeful that SINGLE VERSION can hit the 750 mark in this last week of funding. If we can sell 140 more copies, the book will get the full Inkshares editorial and production treatment, and I'll get to fly out to sign every pre-ordered copy. I really, really want to do that.

That's the goal, but I can't do it on my own. Please help get SINGLE VERSION to 750. Share. Suggest. Recommend. Every click helps.

140 copies to go. 1 week to go. That's 20 copies a day. Funding ends 11/15...then I CAN STOP SHOUTING, and the fun part begins.

Thank you for your continued support.

https://www.inkshares.com/projects/single-version

Okay guys, I'm dropping you guys a little update about what to expect. 

I've been finishing up my round of developmental editing. I should be done very shortly, as I only have 59 pages left to go. After which, I'll be adding an epilogue. Ultimately, I'm ahead of schedule. I'm due to turn in the manuscript to Inkshares on December 1st. 

After I finish this pass through, I'm going to ask how I can best release the entire draft for those who wish to read it. After all, a perk of backing the book early, is you get to read or see how these drafts work! If you catch anything, or have any feedback as I do this, by all means, send me an email!

After I turn in the manuscript to Inkshares. I'll undergo two more rounds of editing. One more round of developmental editing, and then copy editing. Meaning I'll have rewritten this book roughly six times before it sees print. 

All told, to take a book from a blank sheet of paper, into a fully published printed book, it's looking like a year and a half turn around. I've been writing and editing on my own for the past year, and this marks the one year date when I sat down and began writing. So I'm getting very close!

I'll be dropping you guys monthly updates about the entire process, and trust me: You'll know when I start releasing additional chapters :). 

IT'S TIME!  2:00 PM EST!  

GET YOUR COPY OF AGELESS!