Friends, Romans, Journey supporters,

Inkshares has begun mailing out the first edition hardcover copies of the book to all of you wonderful supporters. You are the ones who made this happen and I can’t thank you enough!

As you probably know; with a first time author and a startup publisher, it’s very difficult to get media attention and to convince bookstores to stock a title. It's even harder for fiction.

Unless the author is famous or the publisher is one of the big names, the way a book takes off today is if it develops a small grassroots following that keeps growing.

You are the base of support for this novel. You helped me get it published and once again I need your help to make it successful by growing a following. The good news is that continuing to help me won't cost you any cash:-)

If you read the book and don’t like it, then I apologize for wasting your time. I won’t ask you to help me make it successful. I’ll even send you a refund if you want one.

But if you do like it and want to continue to help it gain visibility; here’s what you can do.

1. Write a short but positive review on Goodreads and Amazon (click the links). Amazon won’t be accepting reviews until about two weeks from now, but Goodreads is already taking reviews. Goodreads has over 20 million members and is a very influential website. Posting positive reviews on both of these websites can really help a new author. If a new book generates a lot of good reviews, then Amazon and Goodreads will start recommending it to their customers.

2. Become an expert on this book. This is a complex project and you can help others understand it by explaining what makes it different and special. Many readers will become confused simply because there has never been a book like this and they don’t have anything to compare it to.

I'm seeing this confused reaction already from my early Goodreads reviews and I pretty much expected this to happen - people will need to become educated on the complexities of my project before they can fully grasp it - some readers will follow up and clear their confusion, others will give up. I didn't write this as an easy summer read or brainless escape. This book isn't for everyone, it's for people who like to dig below the surface of complex situations.

One repeat question I am getting from readers is “If this story is supposed to take place in an alternate universe, then why is it so similar to our own planet earth?” A good answer to this question can be found on the first page of this article from Scientific American (click the link).

What really sets this book apart from others is that many of the stories in it are told as fiction but are just thinly disguised true tales of my interactions with famous people or events. (It's what I call method-writing)

The Don Breen character in my book really is Dan Brown. Daniel Trask really is Donald Trump, Mark Bayliss is Mark Burnett and William Wilde is former governor Bill Weld.

The stories I tell about these people and my interactions with them are TRUE. Some people (who know the truth) find this aspect of my work to be fascinating.

Right now, the media won’t pay attention to this – they either can’t be bothered to look into it, or they think it sounds phony. But if enough people learn the truth and start talking about it and spreading the story (and the links) on social media, then the newspapers, magazines and television stations will eventually start to pay attention.

(click here) This link supplies evidence that either proves my claims are true or at least that there is enough evidence to justify a closer look. I maintain that the more these claims get investigated, the better they look.

So read the book and (if you like it) then please help it get some attention. Post a picture of yourself with the book online – leave a review on Goodreads and Amazon – tell your friends!

Send this link (SecretAgentMan) out on social media along with your comments and the hashtag #secretagentman.

This next suggestion is a longshot – but If you know someone who is famous, even if it is just a local celebrity; try and get a picture of them holding the book and post it online.

Thanks again for being there for me when I asked! That is something I will always treasure – whether or not my book ever sells another copy!