Hello. Weekly update time! This week, I'm going to focus this update on saying thank you to everyone who has helped. Including some of the author friends I have met over this contest. The amount  of support from everyone has been incredibly inspiring. It really goes to show that you never know what kind of help you can find by reaching out to complete strangers and engaging in mutual support. Audio files, cover art, editing, coloring books, advice.... the list goes on.

If you are another author who is following this book, chances are you are in the genres of Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Urban Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, or Epic Fantasy. Its because I've already followed you. These are the genres I read. We are building a community of Inkshare Authors here: You will find all kinds of mutual support. Now that being said. Time for some shout outs:

Runes of The Apprentice: 

Jamison is the guy to talk to. Fantastic person, great community organizer, and writer of some Epic Fantasy. If you like Myths, Maps, and Magic this is your jam. I'm not kidding, he has some of the most detailed maps of his world I have seen in any of the inkshare contests and they are absolutely amazing. His prologue is full of blood, violence and conspiracy that sets up a very nice journey. In true fantasy fashion, the world is unique and his own, and I'm damn sure he can tell you what is in every nook and cranny in his world. 

Motor City Chronicles:  

Paul Inman and Patrick Ryerson hit me in the soft spot with Urban Fantasy set slightly in the future. The year 2030, the world struggles to find balance after nuclear war.  17 year old orphan, Cam Blackwell, holds an ancient secret that could bring balance to the Earth.  But first, he has bigger problems. These are also great authors to know as they have already done Inkshares before. AND they offer amazing support. They will do book readings, audio files, advice on crowd funding. 

A Beast Requires:

Jay has written something very unique. It's a fantasy world. Traditional style. With massive elements of urban fantasy, police procedures, humor, politics and conspiracy. The best of both genres. Jay is also a wizard at 'the twitter' and helping other authors out as well. 

Blood Dawn:

For those reading this: Know that I am a huge Robert Jordan Fan. Epic fantasy with massive stories and plots over a long series I love. Many of you might as well. While John is not in this contest with the Nerdist, his book is on Inkshares. I feel it's fair to say, that John Robin has been the figurehead of organizing authors together in forming a community in this inkshare contest. For this alone: I salute you sir. 

The Catchers Trap: 

If you want to talk about random encounters from reaching out to people. Ricardo Henriquez takes the cake for me. Runner? Check. Super nice guy? Check. Former City of Heros player? Check. Into Demons and Horror? Check. Go check out his stuff.

All of the authors I've mentioned, are fine people, and there are many more in this contest as well. If you are just following my book, and haven't backed it yet, consider hopping in. The same with all of these other people. You may find yourself with an ever expanding network of friends you never knew before who are all in the writing world that will go well beyond the duration of a single contest. Because let's be real here: Sept 30th is coming up fast and I'm going to wager that none of us are going to stop writing after that date. 

First off I want to thank everyone who has preordered as well as everyone who's followed.  We're now down to 10 weeks left and have a long way to go to reach goal.  Regardless of whether or not that happens any and all support means the world to me, so again I say thank you.

Today I will be cycling the featured chapter again, this time to 10 part 2, in preparation for next weeks reset to slowly run through the first 6 chapters(and maybe a bit further).

Tomorrow I will continue what I started last week.  That being the taking of a mini-break from the stress of trying to market this thing, and instead returning to enjoying reading & sharing that enjoyment of others.  There's a lot of good material on here, and so everyone Sunday I'm going to be choosing a book to push in what little ways I can.  Still haven't decided which one will be this Sunday, because its so hard to pick just one.

Keep reading and writing everyone.

I usually avoid posting more than one of these every couple of days, but I thought I'd share an update with you.  We are six copies from 200 pre-orders, a few readers from 150, and back in the Nerdist Top Ten!  You guys rock!  Most of you I personally recruited on Facebook and I thank you for your help.  Want to do more?  Share that message I sent you with steps in it to all your friends and family.

Oh, and if you haven't already checked out J.D. Dubeau's project, do it now!  He's my mentor of sorts in this, a great guy who did a project earlier this year and won (so you know he's a good author), and the number one cheerleader for maximizing all of the authors efforts to blow the doors off this project.  Only 1 wins the Nerdist collection prize, and 4 others the guaranteed contract regardless of pre-orders.  But we all can earn that contract.