Wow. I don't even know what all to say other than thank you all so much and I'm blown away by this entire experience. 

The Nerdist Collection Contest wrapped up, and Welcome To Deadland finished out in first place, met the pre-order goal, AND was selected by The Nerdist for their collection! When I found out my jaw dropped and I was overcome with shock and excitement. I never would have reached these amazing goals and opportunities if it hadn't been for each and every single one of my readers. Family, friends (both old and new), fellow authors, and everyone that showed me and Welcome To Deadland support, this is all because of you!

The journey to bring the book to your hands is far from over, I'm both nervous and excited to see what the future holds and I can't wait until each of you are able to hold and read a copy for yourself. 

Thank you to InkShares and thank you Nerdist, without all of you this opportunity wouldn't have presented itself to all of us. 

One day soon you will all be graciously welcomed through the gates of Deadland.

-Zac

Congrats to the Inkshares Nerdist contest winners! Sorry for the radio silence on my end this week. I've been a bit preoccupied with my own brand new creation - I gave birth to my son on the the morning of September 29th after a very. very long labor! I'll be back at home this weekend and I'll provide  a more substantial update when possible. Thanks everyone for your continued support. I am going to continue my journey towards publication however I can and I can't do that without all of you! 

Sincerely,

Erin

October Backers Update: Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis

Hi Backers! I just wanted to let you know that advance copies of the book have arrived at Inkshares, and we are launching the book on schedule on November 10th.

You can order the ebook right now, from the Inkshares page, and in the future you'll be able to buy it on Amazon along with the printed edition - a great Christmas gift idea!

I asked the team at Inkshares about the book, and they tell me it looks beautiful and feels great to hold - I made them send me a snap of it sitting on a table:

I can't wait till you're all holding a copy in your hands!

Thanks again for your support!

Lucas Young

The Stoner's Cookbook

Alright everyone the Nerdist Contest is winding down. Tomorrow is the last day and we're sitting at 29 preorders, no where near everyone else. However, I actually expected this. While I'm sad that this won't be in the top, I'm still excited about what I have gotten out of this. And it's not over. The funding for Jadenel still has until next August so we have until then to get another 971 preorders! In the end I still won in a way. I met an awesome community of talented and supportive writers. Something like this will far outlast the short span of this competition. I can't wait to see where the top 5 books go and good luck to all those clinging near the top!