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!
Only a little bit of time left in the Nerdist Collection Contest and I can't believe I hit 600 readers! At each milestone I hit I'm continuously shocked by the outpour of support from everyone, and even saying 'thank you' 600+ times doesn't seem like enough to convey what you've all done for me. There is still some time to go though, and hopefully we'll be bringing Welcome To Deadland to even more hands.
As per tradition, I'm including another photo to celebrate, this time I wanted to show my writing space where Welcome To Deadland came alive. I've spent countless hours in this chair and at this desk planning, writing, editing, and rewriting to make Welcome To Deadland what it is, and I know I still have countless more until it's exactly what it needs to be for all of you.(Rick, I see your photoshopped mustache from 400, your abundance of dinosaurs at 500, and raise you a writing space and an abundance of mustaches.)
Shout out to my homegirl, JK Rowling, for giving me the courage to write and the inspiration for my creative space. Without the impact of Harry Potter in my life, Welcome To Deadland might not have ever come to be what it is.
As we gear up for the final few moments of the contest, I say thank you once more. We're nearly there, but for now, we press on.
-Zac