Dearest Followers and Pre-orderers,
It is with much excitement that we address you today.
They say not to judge a book by its cover. We judge books by their covers all the time. LIKE ALL THE TIME. Pulitzer Prize? Don't care, better have a fun title font. National Book Award? If the color palate doesn't speak to us, we'll never read the words.
So we're excited to unveil for you today the final cover of 'Practical Applications for Multiverse Theory,' otherwise known as the thing that will people will judge as they decide whether or not to buy our book. LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!
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LOLZ just kidding that's a dog dressed as a dinosaur. So silly. Here's the real cover:

So there it is. Share it with your friends. Make it your profile picture. Print out giant posters of it and slather them to every building in town! Soon, you'll see it start to pop up in places all over the internets where you can buy the book!
Speaking of which, most of you have already purchased the book. But if you know anyone who hasn't, or want to purchase more copies for yourselves, please do so. The number of preorders a book gets is a big way that book stores determine how many copies they will order and keep in store.
To make link sharing easy, we've provided the big three below:
You'll hear from us soon with some more updates, but for now enjoy the poster! Place it on the ceiling above you bed so you look at it all night! Look at it during your "private" time! Pass out copies of it in Times Square!
Thanks, Nick & Noa
And then there comes the day. The day when the sun shines and you see something beautiful.
Here it is. The official front cover of Asteroid Made of Dragons. The entire team at Inkshares and Girl Friday Production and our designer David Drummond really knocked it out of the park. Tom and Veronica from Sword & Laser were also instrumental in guiding the style of this and I can't thank them enough. If it weren't for all these skilled, talented, kind people - the cover would have probably come out looking something more like this:
How do I feel?
Proud and terrified. This cover is marketable and slick and makes me feel very, very grown up. Also it kind of looks like a Beholder.
I wanted you guys to be the first to see - as you're the ones that made it happen. I'll do an 'official' reveal on my site in the next day or so, but for now GAZE DEEPLY INTO THE ABYSS.
Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis has officially launched!
Hi Backers!
Today is a landmark day for the Herb team - our crowdfunded effort Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis has finally launched to the public.
It’s been a hard road - tight budgets, tighter deadlines, chefs, photographers and writers pulling long hours to deliver everything on schedule and make it sure it was the best it could possibly be.
Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis already has 70 5-star reviews on Amazon.
The book is now available from nearly 100 bookstore chains across the US and Canada.
Your support made this happen!
If you’d like to share the Amazon link with friends and family on social media, the URL is:
http://www.amazon.com/Herb-Mastering-Art-Cooking-Cannabis/dp/1941758266/
Thanks again guys!
Don’t forget to follow us online:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheStonersCookbook (if you like a laugh)
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HERBworthy/ (@HERBworthy)
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/herbkitchen/
Lucas Young
The Stoner’s Cookbook
I owe you so much! As I write the next book in the Maren Kane series, I've been thinking about concrete ways to thank you. I also remain interested in expanding my reader base and, eventually, my sales so that I can cover the cost of my writing habit, which includes attending conferences & workshops across the country to connect with other authors and to improve my craft. Recently, I traveled to mystery/thriller events in Raleigh, No Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee where I was able to read my work to audiences of readers, writers, agents and publishers. I was surprised and humbled that the most common response to my reading two pages of my work to these audiences was "wow". It has inspired me to want to do more.
To bring together the two goals, thanking you and gaining readers, I would like to offer to each of you a free signed copy of One Murder More, which upon your request will be shipped to whomever you designate. I will include a personal, handwritten note indicating that you have helped to support me as an author (as a backer or follower) and that this gift is from you. (If you prefer I send an ebook, plz let me know the recipient's email address and I will send it that way.) Perhaps there's someone with a birthday coming up, or who you've wanted to thank for something, even just for being in your life. (Those gifts may be the best.) If you would like me to delay shipping until the holidays, please indicate which holiday you're aiming for (e.g., Hanukah, Christmas). In any case, please include with your request the intended recipient's name and address, sent to me at kris@kriscalvin.com. They will NOT be added to any lists or contacted again by me or by Inkshares after the book is sent. I have a high school student to help me , so this will get done! Please note that this offer of a free signed book shipped is limited to two per backer, capped at the first 25 requests, and expires Dec 31st, as I will purchase copies myself and that's my budget/timeline :)
It makes me happy as an author to picture cheering someone's day with an unexpected gift of a signed book. I recognize it takes time, on your end, to make the request of me , but like publishing on Inkshares this effort will only work if you partner in it with me. If this seems a fit I hope to hear from you soon!
Thanks again, for everything.
Kris
Hey Everybody!
My little virtual tour for The Body of Chris is still underway, and I am super excited to have the book reviewed in Library Journal (click here). Here are a couple pulled quotes from the column:
"Cole tells his story with self-effacing humor and compassion..."
"Cole's simple honesty could be massively helpful for those struggling with mental illness, body issues, or almost anything."
Also, I was able to contribute to an article for Elements Behavioral Health (click here), giving advice to newly-diagnosed bipolar patients:
“Think of treatment in terms of manageability, rather than believing in ideas that you are broken. You could be far from broken — gifted creatively, spiritually, intuitively — but your beautiful mind or compassionate heart will be unsustainable without some level of stability.” — Chris Cole, author of The Body of Chris
Thanks again for the opportunity! If you haven't yet, please leave a review on Amazon (click here) and Goodreads (click here). They are massively helpful.
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I hope to see you Friday...
Another competition... and another Halloween recipe!
Hi Backers!
We’re still accepting entries for our book giveaway competition - just post a review on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Herb-Mastering-Art-Cooking-Cannabis/dp/1941758266/) for us, send us a screenshot, and we’ll put you in the draw to win one of 10 hardcover editions. Just send the screenshot to ceo@thestonerscookbook.com with the subject line “Amazon Review”.
We’ll announce the winners later this week, in time for Halloween, along with our final Halloween recipe.
Our publisher, Inkshares, are giving you another opportunity to win copies of the book. You can enter at https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/158097-herb
Here is the second Halloween treat from our chef, Laurie Wolf
Bite the infused hand that feeds you.
Ingredients
Instructions
1. In a double boiler melt the chocolate. Add the canna-oil and mix well.
2. Place parchment paper on your work surface. Trace your hand with a pencil. Turn the paper upside down. Carefully pour the melted chocolate within the lines of the hand.
3. While still wet, place candy corn or almonds on the tips of the fingers. Allow to set completely.
Still waiting for your book to arrive?
Some backers have been in touch to advise that their books have not yet arrived. If this happens, you should get in touch with Inkshares at https://www.inkshares.com/contact and include your order details in any messages you send.
Check us out online!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheStonersCookbook (if you like a laugh)
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/herbkitchen/
Thanks guys!
Lucas Young
Dear backers,
Hopefully by now, you've all received your copies of "Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside." Thank you so much to everyone who has been posting about it online (please check out the collage I put together below), especially Bailey, Tiffany, Galen, Corey, Elmer, Laura, Julian, Julie, Ollie and Alexandra. Oh yeah, and my mom. She has been repping the book HARD. Thanks, Mom!

I hope you're all as pleased as I am with how the book turned out. After all, it's your support that made this possible. I'd also like to take this as an opportunity to recognize the teams at Inkshares and Girl Friday Productions, who've been working tirelessly over the past several months to ensure you receive such a beautiful finished product. This experience has been a true team effort, and after 4+ years of writing, that's a great feeling.
Moving on, I have a few exciting pieces of news to share with you. First, I have confirmed a reading at The Tattered Cover (Colfax Avenue location) in Denver, CO on January 14th at 7pm. Big thanks to Andrew Fink and the Langer family for helping make that happen. You can find a link to the Facebook invitation here. I'd love to see you there, but if you don't live in the area, it'd be awesome if you could mention it to anyone who does. As a reminder, I'm also going to be hosting readings/parties in Oakland and Boston over the next month. Stop by my website (www.quincycarroll.com) for details.
Next, Tony D'Souza, author of "Whiteman," a highly-acclaimed novel similar in theme and subject matter to mine (only set in Western Africa) has agreed to take a look at the book. I'd strongly encourage anyone who enjoys #upMdownC to check it out. Adam Granofsky, lead singer of The War on Drugs (and a fellow alumnus of The One True School), has expressed interest, too. There's no guarantee that they'll like the book (or even read it), but I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't excited. Fingers crossed.
Barring any celebrity endorsements, I am counting on word of mouth to help publicize this novel. That's why I'd really appreciate it if you could post a short, honest review of the book once you're finished reading it. It doesn't have to be 5 stars (although that would be ideal). I want to thank Rector, Mark, Pete, Lauren, Gaynor, Hathaway, Jason, Spiro and Beidi (and Mom) for doing this already. We sent out copies of the book to interested media outlets last week, so it's great that there are already a few reviews posted on Goodreads and Amazon in case they look it up online. The book jumped 20,000 spots on Amazon over the weekend!
And last but not least, Inkshares is running a promotional giveaway on Goodreads. Twenty copies are up for grabs, so if you know anyone who uses the website, let them know! Here is a link to the contest. If you're a Zhongguotong and want to run your own competition to get your extra copies out there, that would be great, too. Try to think of who might embrace the novel most in your immediate social/professional circles. THANKS!
Quincy