It's hard to focus at my day job with the Nerdist Collection Contest going on. 

Thanks so much for supporting me, following me, and pre-ordering Numb. 

I reached 15 pre-orders today. Now I just need to have 30 more days like this one. 

So get to know me and my novel better. 

Check out my blog, and read my blog post about the contest.

Again, thanks. For real. 

Good day sentients!

Oh it is a good day. I have so much to share... Let's start with a fresh new cover? Behold! The final layout for the cover of The Life Engineered!

Thank you Elsie and Eric who both contributed their artistic talent (layout and illustration respectively) for this. It looks amazing. Notice the little starburst there? Awww yeah...

Now for something more serious

Friends, let's take a look at the gears and wires of things. What some would call the 'inside baseball' of the situation. What follows is my publication calendar as it stands today:

You have The Life Engineered, releasing in late February/early March and then two mystery books in 2017 and 2020 (I'm so eager to be able to talk about those!). Still, this looks a little empty doesn't it? Here's what I want my calendar to look like if things go well:

If I can fund A God in the Shed I'll have enough momentum and confidence to start funding the sequel to The Life Engineered (tentatively called Arch-Android). I'll also be in a position to look at getting the sequel to AGitS funded and published as well. This leads us to what I dream my calendar could look like:

This version implies that I can spend more time writing either by doing it full time or having it allow me to work less hour at the day job. Obviously this is a pipe dream but this is a 'go big or go home' industry. You'll notice that Arch-Android gets a much earlier release and that three other books are added to the list. These might be another sequel to The Life Engineered or other projects I have in mind. I might also move the sequel to A God in the Shed earlier. I love looking at this version of the calendar. It hums at me like a  well tuned ion thruster.

Of course, to get to calendar 2 or calendar 3 I need you help. There are over 400 of you guys following The Life Engineered and each of you is amazing for your support. Many of you have already backed A God in the Shed and that is awesome. However, if we want to fast track this train to the second calendar, I need your help. The Nerdist Collection contest is a shortcut to part of that. All I need is for more of you to pre-order a copy of A God in the Shed.

I know you're getting a lot of these updates with those kinds of requests. I'm aware this must be getting tiresome. However, I'd be remiss if I didn't at least try. I have a lot of cool things planned for the future and I want you guys to be a part of it. Go pre-order A God in the Shed. It'll be awesome.

Thanks again for your continued support.

JF

A quick update, I promise.  Just wanted to let everyone know that a friend of mine has a new book out!  If you’re a fan of the Geekomancy series, pick up Hexomancy ASAP.  And if you’re new to the series, pick up the first book, Geekomancy, and enjoy some amazingly awesome urban geek fantasy.

Or check out one of the most innovative books I’ve read in a long time, Shield and Crocus.  Think superheroes meets fantasy meets epicness.

Mike’s got plenty of other excellent books but I don’t wanna overwhelm you with a tide of literary awesomeness..  Be sure to check out his website for his other titles.

And, as always, don’t forget to support 3point8.

Flock of Links:

Hexomancy: http://michaelrunderwood.com/books/hexomancy/

Geekomancy: http://michaelrunderwood.com/books/geekomancy/

Shield and Crocus: http://michaelrunderwood.com/books/shield-and-crocus/

Michael Underwood: http://michaelrunderwood.com/

3point8: http://bit.ly/3p8novel