Greetings friends!

Let me start with the expected words of gratitude:

• If you pre-ordered A God in the Shed, thank you. This means the world to me. Giving a creative the power to build something and have an audience for his work is awesome and the very meaning of the tired old phrase : “Support the arts”

• If you’re still not sure if you want to pre-order, well, no pressure buddy. I’m going to be adding more content and explaining more details about the world and story I want to tell with A God in the Shed. There will be plenty of reasons to support this project within the next few weeks.

• If you’re following this project because you want me to notice your own book that’s being funded, well good news; if I haven’t already pre-ordered your book, chances are I will. I simply got a lot of this kind of followers so it’s taking me some time (and some credits/money) to support my fellow authors. Hopefully i get to throw some support your way before I run out of resources. I hope you’ll consider being more than a follower and also pre-order A God in the Shed. It’s going to be a good book and to be completely honest, I do pay more attention to fellow writers who support my project.

Friends, I do not come here with only words of thanks. I also have news. Nothing earth shattering but a few little things.

First, if you look at the Inkshares page for A God in the Shed, you’ll notice that I’ve reworked the book synopsis, description and even the ‘about the author’ section.

Second and more interesting, I’ve added a link to a PDF sample of the first three chapters. It’s still a bit rough but you’ll get a gist of the tone and feel of the world and characters.

Third and last, I’m working on a book trailer video. If you’ve seen the one I made for The Life Engineered, I’m hoping to do something in the same vein. So look out for that (or wait for me to send an update about it).

One more time, thank you for your support. I don’t know if you realize how important this is to me and how much every little contribution means. You guys are awesome.

JF

I'm back in the race! There's a new contest with striking similarities to the last one. Only this time, it doesn't matter how many copies each person orders, because their "vote" is only counted once. This makes things much more fair...you know, because now Grandma Ethel (Does anybody even have a Grandma Ethel?) can't order 50 copies all by her lonesome and put you way ahead of the game. Also, I believe the free $10 of Inkshares credit you were given if you signed up using that special link I sent you, was deposited back into your Inkshares account. Guess what? My book is only $9.99, which means you can recycle that FREE credit right back into my book to help me win. Even without the credit, my book is only $9.99. Just like last time, you only pay if I finish in the Top 5.

Also, new excerpt on its way for your eyeball consumption.

Onward, rapscallions!

The video is up! Go watch it and think about all the self-deprecating comments I'm refraining from making right now!!!

Thank you all who have pre-ordered She Is the End. I have been sitting in the #10 spot off and on over the last couple days, which is fantastic. Every single reader counts for so much, so thank you. 

If you're still on the fence, perhaps watching me talking to myself will convince you...

I'll be sending out another piece of art when I get to 40 readers, so tell your friends! I'm halfway through editing Episode II and I hope you're all here for it next Friday.

Finally, I'd like to highlight a few other great book projects which I think some of you might like:

Blood Dawn by John Robin - A young woman must master a magical gift to win back her father’s stolen throne. (It really reminds me of Dune. The author clearly knows what he's doing; you're in good hands.)

Visioner by Bryn Schut - A YA sci-fantasy novel with a teenage female protagonist. No love triangle, no dress buying montages, and no shrinking violets. It's a quest! (Everything I want in a YA scifi/fantasy, starting with a punch in the face.)

Rise by Brian Guthrie - Four strangers must unite to save their world, shattered in the pursuit of lost love, from ultimate destruction at an usurper's attempt to build a utopia free of death and war. (I like the writing style, and you can't go wrong with complex characters teaming up to save the world!)

Asteroid Made of Dragons by G. Derek Adams - Not your average apocalypse -- too bad our heroes don't even know it's coming. (One of the winners of the last Inkshares contest, and it's clear why.)

Thanks, everyone! 

Cara