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Friends and enemies of the Klingon Empire!
Now that the Nerdist contest is done and dusted, everyone else can now focus on reaching their secondary goal (1,000 pre-orders). However, firstly, I would like to congratulate the winners and the tremendous marketing and promotional efforts that they undertook to get their book into the proverbial hands of hundreds of followers. *hats off*.
So, I've done the math (yes, I did) and if all my 70 followers successfully pitched my book to a further 11 (was 10.71) readers, I would reach my e-book goal of 750! It's not quite achieving the print goal, but it's the next best thing. In the next couple of days, I will introduce some art work that I have collected over the past year while writing my book to whet your creative appetite. The timing was so that my updates might actually get a chance of reaching the presence of your mind, instead of being random noise in your inbox. Stay tuned.
Last, but far from being the least, I would like to thank all of you who have supported my creative endeavor! I hope that at the end of this journey, I would have in some way enriched your life with a good story.
As always, live long and prosper \V/,
I want to thank everyone for jumping into this crazy contest with me in trying to get Soft Robotics published through Nerdist and Inkshares. Although we didn’t win, some super talented folks did and you should and definitely check out and order their books! As for Genevieve and her adventures, fear not! I am currently investigating other publishing avenues. I’m actually heading to Chicago for a week and traveling to Genevieve’s hometown will give me a much needed dose of inspiration on where to take her story next. You can bet you will see her very soon!
In the meantime check out my book Molding A Jurassic Universe, a collection of essays about the Jurassic Park franchise that was published by Thought Catalog earlier this year (http://thoughtcatalog.com/book/molding-a-jurassic-universe/). I also write a bunch about the Los Angeles comedy scene. Check out my latest interview with Emily V Gordon and her new book Super You out now (http://www.yaylamag.com/emily-v-gordon-on-making-a-super-you/)! And as always check out my site for any and all updates (http://www.stevenraymorris.com/), and better yet Twitter is the easiest way to stay in touch (https://twitter.com/StevenRayMorris). I also cohost a podcast about cats called The Purrrcast (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-purrrcast/id1041016803?mt=2). I know you’re going to check that one out.
Thank you all again for your support. It really does mean the world to me. Speak soon!
Steven
Greetings Team Shaping Fate!
Well, this will be my final dispatch here, because we have reached the end of the road for the Nerdist contest. Did we win? Well, not the contest, but I feel like the whole experience is a win. I met some really great fellow authors, got to read some exciting new fiction and got to share part of Shaping Fate with you; a project that I've been working on for a very long time. I know I've said it about a zillion times now, but I'm so grateful to all of the people who followed and pre-ordered the book. Putting myself out there in this capacity was hard, but when I was met with such amazing and unwavering support, it made me wonder why I ever hesitated!
So what now? I'm going to keep going. "Shaping Fate" and it's follow up books, (yes, it's at least a trilogy) will see the light of day. Thank YOU dear readers for giving me that confidence.
If you want to keep up to date and haven't already signed up for my newsletter, here's where you can do just that: http://vrleavitt.com/newsletter-2/ (Don't worry, I don't send frequently)
Not into email? Here's my website, Facebook and Twitter:
https://www.facebook.com/coffeeandakeyboard
http://www.twitter.com/vrleavitt
I also want to thank The Nerdist and Inkshares for putting on this contest and bringing attention to authors. It means a great deal!
Lastly, congrats to the top 5.
Very best of luck!
All of my gratitude,
-V.R. Leavitt
Congrats to the Inkshares Nerdist contest winners! Sorry for the radio silence on my end this week. I've been a bit preoccupied with my own brand new creation - I gave birth to my son on the the morning of September 29th after a very. very long labor! I'll be back at home this weekend and I'll provide a more substantial update when possible. Thanks everyone for your continued support. I am going to continue my journey towards publication however I can and I can't do that without all of you!
Sincerely,
Erin
WOOT! We made it! I am so grateful to all of you who have helped me bring It's All Fun and Games to life. I have to say the last hours of the contest were nerve-wracking, but now that it's all over I'm heaving a great big sigh of relief.
I've been informed that we've reached the print publication goal, and that's all the info I've got so far. As I learn more about the process of bringing the book through editing, etc., I'll be sure to keep you updated. While there's still a little spit and polish to do, the book is probably 95% complete, so hopefully we'll be able to move into production soonish.
Now I have one more favor to ask of you. If you shared my book and earned some referral credits, consider tossing them at The Catcher's Trap. Ricardo's book came in 6th place, falling just 3 supporters short of me. What I've read of his book so far is excellent, and he deserves to bring this baby to print. There are 48 days left in the funding window, which is plenty of time to get the remaining 360 or so book sales to hit 1000 (or at the very least 130 to get to ebook). I, for one, will be buying another 9 copies for myself with my own credits. Let's get Ricardo published!
That's all for now! Thank you again!
WE DID IT!!!! Congratulations to the other four winners as well. Great race to the finish. Stay tuned tomorrow for the Nerdist announcement.
