This is the look of EXHAUSTION as the awesome Baltimore Comic Con came to a close!

I'm currently feeling the same with the Nerdist Inkshares contest ending tomorrow at 12 noon! I want to offer a HUGE congratulations to the top 5 winners. I can only image your exhaustion and am truly impressed with the high numbers many of you have gotten.

While I have already pre ordered nearly everyone's books on the top 20+ and am VERY excited to read all the top books, I want to give a special shout out to my convention loving friend Richard Heinz and his AWESOME book The Seventh Age: Dawn. It is his book I am most excited about reading and I highly suggest that all of my new Comic Con friends to check it out! He is a HUGE con goer, so if you have extra credits, spend it on his book!

NOW, for those of you who have not yet Pre-Ordered RUNE OF THE APPRENTICE... 

Holy love of the Arkai! GO PRE-ORDER RUNE RIGHT NOW! Jeez!

The Inkshares contest ends at twelve noon tomorrow and I know RUNE can get in the top ten! Regardless, much like Aleksi (the hero of RUNE) I will fulfill my Runic destiny and not just surpass 1000 pre-orders, but well into the tens of thousands! To do so, however, I need your support NOW! 

Please show it now by suggesting RUNE OF THE APPRENTICE to your friends and family to get the word out! Your support means the world to me. Thank you!

Really. THANK YOU!

Click this link below to Pre-order RUNE OF THE APPRENTICE 

Then, click below to check out and order Richard Heinz and his AWESOME book The Seventh Age: Dawn - New Comic Con Friends, this is really worth your time to check out!

Thank you to all my backers and CONGRATULATIONS to the WINNERS! See you soon!

So it comes to a close.

It's been a crazy month and a half. I want to thank everyone of you for paying attention to this project so far. I especially want to thank those who have pre-ordered. You guys are amazing.

The day isn't over yet though and, purely as an exercise for my ego, I'd love it if we could finish this in the top ten still, maybe even climb to 9th place. There's a few of you who receive this that haven't pre-ordered yet but would have my eternal gratitude if you did (it's free if you follow these instructions). If you've pre-ordered already, then ask you spouse or a friend to toss in a pre-order.

Why push so close to the end? Because this isn't over. While the Nerdist Collection contest nears the end we still have work to get this book funded and every little bit helps. So let's finish this in style and with dignity.

Look, I even sketched out little Audrey from 'A God in the Shed' for you. How could you say 'no' to a dead child?

Morbid humour aside, thank you again you continuous help. The Inkshares platform is part of the democratization of art and literature on the internet and you're now part of it. You're helping culture flourish in new ways that favour the artists. That is no little feat.

Pat yourself on the back. You earned it.

JF