Hello all of my 220 slice and dicers...just a brief update. 

I’m at 234 pre-orders...so I only have a few days to scoop up the last 16 pre-orders to get over the Quill line.  So far I have nearly 100 of you entered into the $100 raffle...no that doesn’t mean one lucky winner will take home a $1.  One lucky winner will take home $100.  

Now simple maths dictates that if you pre-ordered more than one you will have double or more  chances of being picked.  But whatever you choose to throw your $10s at, I’d like to thank all of you for supporting me during the last three months. 

I’d especially like to give a big shout out to some of the many generous authors that have helped guide me through the treacherous waters of  crowd funding.  

Peter Ryan, the author of SYNC CITY, a great thriller and worth checking out.  Joni Dee, author of AND THE WOLF SHALL DWELL, a wonderful thriller, also Billy O’ Keefe author of  THESE ARE MY FRIENDS ON POLITICS a wickedly funny children’s book.  Christopher Huang’s MURDER AT THE VETERAN’S CLUB a lovely period detective novel and Kelsey Rae’s BEYOND THE CODE, an adventure in the fantasy genre ...

And last but not least the two great syndicates that helped raise my profile by picking me as their book of the month...THE IDIOSYNCRATICATE SYNDICATE  and the THRILLER NIGHT SYNDICATE check them out.  When I’m fully funded I will post a more effusive list of the wonderful people that have also helped me along the way.

Anyway, enough hyperbole...if you have some credits, or are feeling generous, why not throw a few dollars at the Louisiana Blood stagecoach and spur those horses over the Quill border.  Saddle up HERE!  

 Hiya hexers,

                                      Happy Weekend spring heeled Ripper fans! 

Okay, I’ve reached 225 pre-orders, which means I’m only 25 from being at the Quill border and finally getting published.

 I have over 200 followers now, some of you have been very kind and purchased a copy of Louisiana Blood…others are supporting me through some kind of astral projection that keeps me motivated.  Now much as I love cosmic love, I’m still very keen prise a few more pre-orders from you and close my funding. This will allow me to just focus on editing before I hand over my manuscript to the powers that be on INKSHARES.

The next 25 pre-orders get not only an entry into the $100 raffle but also a copy of the script that inspired the book.

 Why don’t I give you a mug,  a hand embroidered snuggle blanket, a Ferrari or an evening out with Brad Pitt or Kim Kardashian? 

 I’ll tell you why…because my gratitude is worth far more to your Karma than mere earthly spoils.

 I’m not going to insult your intelligence with tawdry trifles that will be consigned to a garage sale in the near future…whereas my gratitude will burn like an eternal flame forever…well, as long as I can tap at a keyboard J

 Anyway, I’m hoping that at least 25 of you with a sense of humour and a grasp of irony will splurge out and close the funding…if not for my sake, for all my friends who are now hiding from me whenever I see them in the street J

 I have been heavily supported by some authors who I have become friends with on the INKSHARES site and if you are in the reading frame of mind you can do worse than checking out their books after you have pre-ordered LOUISIANA BLOOD.

Check out Peter Ryan’s SYNC CITY and Joni Dee’s THE WOLF SHALL DWELL, both of them are fantastic examples of the thriller and mystery genre!