Dear Friends
We are a week away from the end of this contest, and I cannot be more thankful for your support and expressions of love.
I have to be honest, though; part of me is scared that I won't be able to push hard enough to make it to top 5. It is difficult to keep up the rate at which my competitors are growing every day.
But this is the thing when you are scared: "Your heart beats so hard you can feel it through your hands. There’s so much blood and oxygen pumping through your brain it’s like rocket fuel. Right now you could run faster, and you can fight harder. You can jump higher than ever in your life, and you are so alert it’s like you can slow down time."
Because: "Fear is a superpower. Fear can make you faster, cleverer and stronger."
So, no matter what, I’ll keep fighting till the end; because Penny and I choose to believe that when mister Moffat wrote those wise words, he knew exactly what he was talking about.
Have a fantastic day!
400! Thanks to Keliance of Eastwind for being the 400th person to jump onboard and order copy number 461. It means so much to me that you all have cast your “vote” by pre-ordering Rise. I usually limit these updates to one on Friday, but I felt 400 was worth noting.
But the race isn’t over. We’ve got a week left in The Nerdist Competition and are gaining on the two leaders. Go find that friend or uncle or cousin or coworker who you know would love to help and walk them through signing up.
In celebration of our meteoric climb into the Top Five, I’ll be posting more chapters to the project page and adding more to the reader PDF file found at this link (coming soon). Those chapters will be added before I go to bed tonight.
Thank you so much. I hope those of you following that haven’t taken the plunge will do so soon. Just some thoughts someone shared about this project that may help you decide. First, I will never, ever know whether you actually read it or not, unless you want to tell me. If you know me personally, you know my heart. I’m not trying to profit off of friendship, just asking friends to support a dream, one that I hope will bless many people beyond my family someday. And we all know some people have done this free using credits on the site. Just because it's free and in a contest for print doesn't mean it's not good. In today's world, even long-established professional authors are trying new publishing techniques, and marketing oneself is essential in today's tech-savvy, on-the-go, network-oriented world.
Onward and upward!