Very exciting news in this rare (oh so rare) readers update! As of a few minutes ago, The Fable Hunt made it into the Top 10 of the Nerdist Contest! 

We're only a few readers (okay 1 reader) above the book 11th place, but it's still very exciting! The contest has 7 more days to go, and I'm feeling a new sense of enthusiasm. Here's where I am in terms of other awesome The Fable Hunt related things:

•  Chapter Four will be teased in a very special blog post on Monday over on ArtBooksCoffee
• Chapter Four will then be posted in its entirety on Tuesday
• The Fable Hunt has a new cover! It's so pretty! Look at it in that picture! It's also very special because it was made for me by another Inkshares/Nerdist contestant Amanda Orneck. Please go check out her book!

It would be awesome to continue climbing the ranks of the contest but I need your help. Please ask someone you know to pre-purchase a copy (or ten I'm not picky). Here's a sample email you could send and a sample tweet you could use to share it with your followers on social media if you're feeling particularly generous.

Sample e-mail:

Hi Friend! I know you love to read, and I have a great book for you to check out. The Fable Hunt is about a couple of readers and a couple of book fairies trying to save the very future of literature and storytelling. Go read the first couple pages on Inkshares, and pre-order a copy if you like what you see. The Fable Hunt is part of a contest to win publication and distribution from Inkshares and Nerdist.com, and every pre-order counts towards the goal. Please give it a shot!

Sample tweet:

 . @bookoisseur's The Fable Hunt is available for pre-order! There are book fairies in it & YOU should buy one. https://www.inkshares.com/projects/the-fable-hunt

Thanks so much for all your support! I can't wait to share the next chapter with you all!

Rachael

Greetings friends and fellow readers!

Sorry for the hiccup on uploading Chapter III, life got in the way a bit. However, it has now been uploaded in it's full glory!

I hope you all love the introduction to Kata as much as I do, and as always, thanks so much for the support!

COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MY FELLOW WRITERS: I'd like to offer those of you interested (say, up to the first 10 who're interested) an interview on my brand new blog, Words on the Outside. It's very simply a blog where I interview/record you reading about 5 mins worth of your favorite writing. Then I put it up here: https://wordsontheoutside.wordpress.com/

I love hearing authors read their own work and think this provides a new experience for their fans.

If you're interested, just shoot me an email at wordworker68@gmail.com and I'll get you scheduled over the next few days. I'm going to try to get these up for folks as soon as possible considering the pending deadline. Why? Because it's good karma, and it helps me get the ball rolling. (And I have a few authors already set and ready to record some of you might find truly exciting to listen to later.)