I have not been too diligent on these updates. Not by a long shot. So, the book is going, to say the least. Found out a few hours ago that the manuscript I thought was sent on May 4th, was in fact not properly attached. Yep, I forgot to attach it before hitting send. 

It is currently in very capable hands, getting the love and attention it truly needs right now. I have someone looking at the overall content and structure of my story. After this, I will then hand it off to Inkshares, and then the copy editing can begin. The final draft before submission was sent on May 4th, and let me tell you, the 4th was strong with me that day. To have realized that I botched the attachment on Friday the 13th also serves as quite the coincidence. 

Besides all of that, I will be meeting with a comic artist to discuss possibly adding a graphic element to aid in the telling of my story. The goal for U-Turn, in the nearest future available, is a graphic novel treatment. Seeing these characters broken, bloody, and lost on pages of ink and color will be the right way to go. I very much sit at the edge of my seat for this day to come. Speaking of graphics and pretty pictures, I have created a cover I am extremely happy with. You can view that on the book’s FB page: HERE

It sums up the essence and sheer drive of what crossing the proverbial synapse means in my novel. The character literally is melting into his own psychosis until he is just another washed away puddle of the road. 

Oh! I won a contest, an Inkshares subscriber contest. That is right, you read that correctly. I was thrown into the drawing of a fancy shirt and mug for pre-ordering Tal M Klein’s hard scifi, The Punch Escrow . I won. I won! How sweet it is. His book, it is going to be amazing, and has been the top runner for Geek and Sundry. I would say more, but I do not want to risk having this post shut down by International Transport.

So, there you go. You have been updated. The time is 4:33 AM and I sigh at the fact that I forgot to put away my leftover Mediterranean chicken sandwich. I really would not like to throw it out. It should still be good. Yep, still cold. Score. Lunch is saved...for now.

One last thing, if anyone reading this is interested in checking out a little more of my hell bent thrill ride, give yourself a treat by purchasing a copy. You shant regret it.

Checkmate and Rummy my dear gladiators.  

There are now over 400 of you lovely readers, and I wish I could tell you that makes me sleep better at night, but I’m not one to rest on my laurels. This is a contest, and I want to win it. I know you’re with me, and that’s an amazing feeling - but I need just a little more of your help. The finish line is so close (May 16!), and having watched the contests that came before this one, I know the ending is where things get most competitive. Remember, when someone you refer buys The Punch Escrow, Inkshares will give you a $10 credit. (click here to learn how it works)

Not only do I have to fend with my worthy fellow authors, but also an overly funded partially government owned clandestine teleportation "startup" called International Transport whom, it just so happens and totally by coincidence, is the company trying to kill the protagonist in my book. Fortunately they have lost their most powerful asset: Beloved children’s TV personality Paco the Puppet has joined the resistance. Last night, I intercepted the following video recording from him on Radio Free Costa Rica:

This week’s t-shirt and "teleporting" coffee mug raffle winner is... CoRy Wyszynski! Congrats CoRy, I look forward to learning why the "R" in your name is capitalized. Also, CoRy is a fellow Inksharer author. Check out his book U-Turn at Next Synapse. Next week, other than our standard raffle, I’m giving away a MAJOR PRIZE! This is no leg lamp, either. The winner of the MAJOR PRIZE will get this one of a kind, future vintage mystery box and all the astounding contents found within:

Lastly, I wanted to share an interview with David Sontag, who was my legal consult through the writing of the book. The notion of human teleportation not only introduces physics challenges, but legal ones as well. David helped me wrap my brain around how teleportation could legally "happen."