Let me thank you for your support. Either financial for those who've pre-ordered a copy of A God in the Shed or moral for those who are just following my antics so far. If you're in the later category, I hope to convince you to pre-order.

Let's start with a gift to those who pre-ordered and incentive for the ones still on the fence: Here are the first three chapters from the current draft of A God in the Shed. These follow the chapter currently on Inkshares (it's more of a prologue really) and to be honest will be re-writen almost entirely. Especially the first part of chapter three which just doesn't work.

I hadn't thought of doing another book campaign on Inkshares for a little while. However, after I handed in my final draft for The Life Engineered, I started looking for my next project. I have a few things planned but they're all long term endeavours. I wanted something that would light the proverbial fire under my butt. When the Nerdist contest was announced I looked at my archive of other projects and found A God in the Shed lying there. Staring up at me from my laptop. I took a look at some of the notes and re-read some of the pages and remembered how much I loved this setting and these characters. This is the first book I sent out to get rejected by publishers. I could probably polish it again and try to get an agent, but I think it can find a good home on Inkshares.

So the plan is to get this thing funded. The contest is just an incidental. This is where I become more demanding than I have any right to be. You already support and follow me friends, but can I be so bold as to ask if you'd also help spread the word? I'll figure out a way to repay you. I swear.

Regards,

JF