Better a late update than none at all! I blame the holiday. 

First, an update on pre-orders and the contest. Sadly things have slowed down. Currently, 3point8 is sitting in the 9th/10th spot…and yes, we’re close to slipping out of the top ten completely. If you’ve been waiting to order, or know someone who is, now is the time! Being in the top 10 is actually a huge help, we get additional promotion and exposure thanks to the Nerdist. 

Which brings us to the second item this week, Nerdist News will be highlighting the top 10 books this week. I’ll be linking to it when it goes live…I’m assuming it’ll be part of the video update. It’s weird to think that Jessica Chobot (someone you may know from G4, Mass Effect 3 or the Bizarre States podcast) might be mentioning my book. 

Last bit of news, I’m posting new excerpts of the book to Inkshares. These are just a few sample sections of the story to give potential readers a taste. Just follow the link below to check them out! 

bit.ly/3point8excerpt1

Thanks again for your interest, time and support. As always, if you have any questions you can reach me at 3point8.novel@gmail.com 

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Good morning readers, followers, friends and family! 

It's been nearly a month since I posted the first chapter of The Fable Hunt, and I'm so happy to see and hear that you all are excited about my little book. I'm not in the leaderboard of the Nerdist contest (yet) but remain hopeful that I'll sell another couple hundred of books before the contest technically ends Sept. 30th. I hope you'll share your referral link with your friends and family and encourage them to pre-order a copy! 

I'm not really planning on posting a fourth chapter for a while, but I wanted to introduce you early supporters to another fairy in my world. She will make her appearance soon and is very different from little Learid. Here's a snippet:

I hunkered down in front of my laptop to write the carnival article that was now almost due and still had a lot of work to be done on it. It was an hour before I stopped to stretch and jumped out of my skin upon noticing my audience. An unfamiliar fairy was perched on the edge of my almost unused pencil cup, one hand under its chin and a knobby elbow resting on a knobby knee.

This was not the fairy I was familiar with seeing propped against my things. This fairy was lighter in color like a willow branch and with shades of green worked over its skin rather than purple. When its little mouth opened, the voice was soft and feminine in tone if not in meaning.

“Learid told us you were observant. I have been stalking you for twenty minutes, and you did not notice. He was wrong.” She was matter of fact and sharp. Clearly I was not the impressive creature she had expected. 

Again thank you so much for your support! Please continue to share The Fable Hunt and help me get as many pre-orders as possible. 

Rachael