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
Going to take a break from talking about my book in order to congratulate the top 5 in the Nerdist contest. If you haven't checked out any/all of these books already, then I've went ahead and embedded the links in the titles, so click away and enjoy.
Zachary Tyler Linville("Welcome to Deadland"), Brian Guthrie("Rise"), Richard Heinz("The Seventh Age: Dawn"), Andrew J. Ainsworth("These Old Bones"), and Dave Barrett("It's All Fun and Games"), congratulations on great work at both writing and marketing. Keep it up.
And the remainder of the top ten all deserve your and my praise and attention as well, links also embedded for ease of checking out. Good job to Ricardo Henriquez("The Catcher's Trap"), Scott T. Barsotti("Single Version"), Robert Wren("Ophelia, Doll"), Rachael Berkey("The Fable Hunt"), and last in this listing but most certainly not least Jamison Stone("Rune of the Apprentice").
Again, if you haven't already taken the time to check out their books, then do yourself a favor and do so now.
That's all I've got for today, but more news of myself is somewhere on the horizon.
