Hi everyone!

Normally, I wouldn't be so quick to churn out another update, but this is something exciting worth mentioning.

JF Dubeau and Paul Inman, who both host the Inkshares-centric podcast called WriteBrain, dropped some generous words about my novel. Thanks, guys!

If you click here, you can listen to the podcast. They discuss it around the 23-minute mark, but the whole podcast is worth listening to.

JF has a novel being published through Inkshares that will be on shelves (both virtual and physical) on March 1st called The Life Engineered. He is also currently funding another novel called A God in the Shed. I have loved everything I've read in both of these books, so they're worth checking out.

Paul also has a novel publishing through Inkshares called Ageless that will hit shelves on May 3rd. Just like JF, he's in the middle of another campaign to fund a novel called Motor City Chronicles. He's a very talented sci-fi/fantasy writer, so if you enjoy that genre, both are a great read.

In the podcast, they mention another novel called Disintegration by Steve Soldwedel. This guy is going the distance for 750, and he wrote a brilliant space fantasy novel in the vein of the Alien movies. It would be great to see him get funded.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again -- there is a lot of talent on Inkshares, so if you want to expand your horizons beyond The Inhabitants (after you've already pre-ordered it, of course), it's worth exploring what's out there.

Thanks for reading.

Have a great night, and happy dreaming!

Hi everyone! As you may or may not have already seen, chapter 4 has been posted and sent out.

You can read it here, or just visit my book's page and access it through the chapter section.

Hope you enjoy it!

A mini update!

• I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the infamous John Robin. We chatted about his epic fantasy, Blood Dawn. Click here to read it!

• There are now five (5!!) different Syndicates to choose from. Syndicates are a great way to support new authors and projects each month, even if you don’t have the time to peruse and choose the projects yourself. Check them out here!

• And last, but not least: We already knew this was coming, but as of today, Seven Shards is officially part of the Quill collection!!! Take a look here!

That’s it. Short and sweet!

Goodnight!

Dear backers, readers and friends of Trekonomics,

This is the cover of Trekonomics.

All my gratitude goes to Jennifer Bostic for her amazing design, and to John Powers for his sculpture. Please note that this is not the final design. There will be a few last-minutes tweaks.

As you may guess from the cover, Prof. Brad DeLong, the great economist and Star Trek fan extraordinaire, is honoring Trekonomics with an original foreword. 

Let us know what you think! Your feedback is most appreciated.

In the meantime, with all my thanks,

Live Long, and Prosper,

Manu 

Hey all!  Over the weekend we passed the 200 pre-order mark, which I consider a milestone, and I most heartily thank everybody who has supported "Women Like Us."  As of right now we're at 206, so any followers who haven't ordered, come on and join in!  

Now onto hopefully the last raffle in this campaign. If you haven't been following (or paying attention, and if that's the case we need to talk!) in this raffle the winner will help select the design and placement of a tattoo on my person* that will honor Derric of the Beagle Freedom Project, who has numbers and letters tattooed in his ear. The ear tattoo was the way these dogs were identified when they were in labs, so for five years Derric went by BCT-8 and did not have a name.  Somehow Derric's tattoo will be incorporated into my design, and again I am doing this as a way of honoring Derric's bravery -- he survived five years of being caged up and subjected to who knows what. And yet he has emerged as a fun, playful little clown. Could we all say the same?  Always remember when publish goal reached, 10% of book sales will go to the Beagle Freedom Project.

So...onto the raffle.  I will be in touch with the winner and we'll figure out how to get this done.  Here, watch:

https://youtu.be/12umOlxOiUI

Thanks, all. And again if you haven't pre-ordered, now's the time, and if you have, no harm in another copy!

*Fine print: there are some restrictions on tattoo placement!!