It's official!

Thanks to the generous, brilliant Inkshares team (a special thank you to Jeremy Thomas), the new, higher rank of DRAGON has been created for Blood Dawn backers! Check it out:

This means if you visit my Blood Dawn page, you'll see the option there to become a DRAGON backer. In addition to what GOD-KING backers (3 copies) get, DRAGON backers will get a t-shirt with the Blood Dawn dragon logo on it (if we reach the fundraising goal), and I'll name one of the dragons in my story world after them, in the Em-Makkar language.

And guess what? I already have my FIRST DRAGON. (Thank you Patrick Jamison, whose dragon name is Patazamazzon). While I'm talking about Pat here, please do go and check out Patrick's great book idea for The Stones of Ragnarok. It makes me think of a James Rollins thriller -- a modern doomsday story rooted in ancient Viking history. I can't wait to see this book go live, and would love to see Pat gain more attention as he's new to Inkshares.

You'll also see that the DRAGON rank has been added above GOD-KING, with Pat's avatar daring anyone else to step up and start a fire-war:

Aint it awesome? So, if you are super enthusiastic about this book and want to breathe not just life, but fire into it, then why not order 7 copies and have the honor of knowing you've got a dragon  name lurking in my mythology file, ready for use when the story calls for it? You'll have 6 extra copies of Blood Dawn to pass around to your friends, to help spread the word like wildfire...er, I mean dragonfire.

161 Readers. 199 Followers. 201 pre-orders altogether. Still in 10th, trying to separate ENHANCED from the Famished 5 behind us who'd like to nip our heels for lunch.

We're working hard to stay ahead of them and surge into the Top 5, but we depend on the kindness of strangers and the love of our friends and -- dare I say it -- fans.

If you're one of the 38 who are following us but haven't pre-ordered yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Do it. Do it now.

And all 199 of you: grab 1 friend or family member or stranger off the street and get them to pre-order, too. 

How to PRE-ORDER FOR FREE:

1.  Click on this link.

2.  Sign up on Inkshares. You automatically get $5 in Inkshares credit.

3.  Click on the little green "+FOLLOW" above Sue's profile pic. Within minutes, if she's home and awake, she'll get a notice ENHANCED has a new follower, and she'll follow you back. You will receive another $5 in Inkshares credits.

4. Pre-order 1 book. They'll use your Inkshares credits and it won't cost you a penny. In fact, you'll have a penny left!

5.  Grab that friend we talked about and walk them through the process. Heather M. did it yesterday, and she said, " That was so easy!"

And if you use your debit or credit card, think of that $9.99 as a minuscule amount that you've just invested in America's literacy. A very fine cause indeed.

As always, thank you for your generosity, friendship, and belief in the value of ENHANCED.