Let’s talk numbers. Okay, I’ll talk numbers and you just listen. I’ll try to make it quick and painless. :)

Right now Seven Shards: The Colors of Wine is placing 25th in the contest - the top 8% in fact. This is AMAZING and I owe it all to you. We also just hit pre-order #75, so as thanks the prologue has now been shared for your enjoyment.

There’s still a long way to go to the top, but we’ve been climbing higher all this time and I know I can get there with your help.

Please take a moment to think of the people in your lives: your spouse, your siblings, a roommate, a bestie, your coworkers, your friendly neighborhood bookworm. Surely one or two of them would be willing to spare five minutes if you asked. Let’s look at how that plays out:

• If half of you get one person to pre-order, it would kick me into the Top 20.
• If half of you get two people to pre-order, it would launch me into the Top 15 - aka The Leaderboard.
• And if all of you got two people to pre-order, it would rocket me into the Top 10!

Please consider going that extra mile. Think of the good karma. The favors I would happily owe you. The sight of your name printed in the Acknowledgements section of the book. The knowledge that you helped change my life for the better.

If you’re still with me, please reach out and recruit new readers. There’s only two weeks and 14 hours left, so now is the time to act. Ready. Set. Go!