In seven short days we will be in the last few hours of the Nerdist Collection contest.

Thanks to everyone who has been part of keeping 'A God in the Shed' going in the past month or so. It's humbling to see that there are over 200 people who believe in me or this book sufficiently to support it and nearly 300 that are at least curious enough to keep their fingers on the pulse of the campaign.

However, if we want to see this book make it to the top 5, and we do, we're going to have to find more readers. A lot of them.

• For those of you who haven't pre-ordered a copy yet, your path is clear and you have a simple purpose; click the pre-order button. You won't regret it. The very worst that can happen is that you'll have spent maybe 10$ on a book you didn't enjoy as much as you thought. That's an unlikely scenario however. This story is good and the characters are fun. More likely you'll have participated in getting a short series of books off the ground that you'll enjoy in the coming years. Think of how good that will feel!

• If you've already pre-ordered that makes you awesome, but there is a state beyond that. A position that transcends awesome into excellence. You can have contributed, which already means you walk amongst the anointed, but what if you could recruit even more readers? If you've invested so far, you want this book to be published. The best way you can help is by finding others like you who might enjoy this quirky, dark and beautiful story I want to publish. I've even built you a tool to make it easier. A PDF with instructions on how to get the most out of pre-ordering 'A God in the Shed'.

Also remember:

And the more readers you recruit, the higher the chances that you'll be my victim.

Regards,

JF

Dear Friends

We are a week away from the end of this contest, and I cannot be more thankful for your support and expressions of love.

I have to be honest, though; part of me is scared that I won't be able to push hard enough to make it to top 5. It is difficult to keep up the rate at which my competitors are growing every day.

But this is the thing when you are scared: "Your heart beats so hard you can feel it through your hands. There’s so much blood and oxygen pumping through your brain it’s like rocket fuel. Right now you could run faster, and you can fight harder. You can jump higher than ever in your life, and you are so alert it’s like you can slow down time."

Because: "Fear is a superpower. Fear can make you faster, cleverer and stronger."

So, no matter what, I’ll keep fighting till the end; because Penny and I choose to believe that when mister Moffat wrote those wise words, he knew exactly what he was talking about.

Have a fantastic day!