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The Nerdist contest is over. Wow! That was exciting!!

I want to send out a big congratulations to the multiple authors contributing to Too Many Controllers, and to @Prescott Harvey for In Beta, and to @Peter Ryan for Destiny Imperfect. Great job, everyone! I am looking forward to reading your stories!

I do want to congratulate @Alisa King for Are You Sure You Want To Quit?, @Regina McMenomy for Mothering: The Game, and @Matthew Poat for Squids In. That was a very good effort! Alisa just missed the top three, but she made Quill! That’s fantastic! And Regina and Matt are a good ways to that goal.

Congratulations!!! :-)

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    M. Robert Randolph liked an update for Destiny Imperfect

    Greetings Destiny -followers,

    Well wasn’t that a wild ride!?

    First of all, thanks to the whole giant bunch of you for your support over the last 6 weeks. So many people from so many different places rallied behind Destiny to bring it to life. You are very much a part of the fabric of this book! I’m going to thank you all personally when my head stops spinning.

    And well done to TMC and the terrific crew of authors behind this excellent anthology. I look forward to diving into this one! 

    Also, congrats to In Beta. I didn’t get to know Prescott Harvey that well through the contest, but it would be awesome to do so in the tranquility that follows.

    And finally, a huge congratulations to Are You Sure You Want to Quit? Alisa King never did quit and went on to achieve Quill level in 6 weeks - this is amazing! She is an author to support and look out for.

    Thanks again everyone! I shall now go and find a bottle of beer ... Jack Trevayne finally has a drinking buddy.

    Have a great day!

    Cheers,

    Peter

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      M. Robert Randolph liked an update for In Beta

      Guys! Insane support in the zero hour. 

      That was an incredible finish for the number two spot. I’m bouncing off the walls right now. I could not have done it without you guys, thank you all SO SO much. I will keep you all posted on what happens next. 

      But right now, I have to throw pants on, do a celebratory tequila shot, and then go pick up my son from school!

      CHEERS!!!

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        M. Robert Randolph liked an update for Are You Sure You Want to Quit?

        Hey everyone,

        First off, let me just say THANK YOU to each and every one of you that have been following my project this whole time and/or pre-ordered a copy. I might not have won the contest, but I REACHED QUILL (yay!!!). I am going to be a published author and you’ll all get to read this story which is incredible to me!! I never imagined that this campaign would be as successful as it was and for that I am greatly humbled so thank you for making my dream come true.

        I also want to say congratulations to the Inkvengers (Too Many Controllers), Prescott Harvey (In Beta), and Peter Ryan (Destiny Imperfect) for running excellent campaigns as well. If you haven’t yet go visit their page and pre-order a copy of their novels! Now that the contest is over I can relax and enjoy the other wonderful works on Inkshares. 

        Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going chill by the pool in this dreadful Texas heat. Until next time, cheers!!!!

        -Alisa-chan

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            First Sync City, now Destiny Imperfect. What I like most about Peter Ryan's writing is his knack for telling a good story. Yes, the man knows how to spin a good yarn, but what makes his writing sparkle and shine is this hardboiled underpinning to his fiction that quickly reminds me of Philip Dick or the master himself, Raymond Chandler. It's quite evident with his snappy dialogue and characterizations. You don't have to be a "gamer" to get a handle on what's really happening here, either. Of course, I'm somewhat partial when he starts talking about Korean ramen and the DMZ in chapter one, but that's just me because I have lived in South Korea since 1990. However, what I liked most about this little exchange, which warmed this old Korean hand's heart, was the gaming boom which has existed in Korea since the 1990s when all of the nation (or at least it seemed all of the nation) was bat crazy over Starcraft and Warcraft. It's these kind of moments in Ryan's fiction which makes his stories soar. Peter, you've got another winner here!Jeffrey Miller, When A Hard Rain Falls and War Remains
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              First Sync City, now Destiny Imperfect. What I like most about Peter Ryan's writing is his knack for telling a good story. Yes, the man knows how to spin a good yarn, but what makes his writing sparkle and shine is this hardboiled underpinning to his fiction that quickly reminds me of Philip Dick or the master himself, Raymond Chandler. It's quite evident with his snappy dialogue and characterizations. You don't have to be a "gamer" to get a handle on what's really happening here, either. Of course, I'm somewhat partial when he starts talking about Korean ramen and the DMZ in chapter one, but that's just me because I have lived in South Korea since 1990. However, what I liked most about this little exchange, which warmed this old Korean hand's heart, was the gaming boom which has existed in Korea since the 1990s when all of the nation (or at least it seemed all of the nation) was bat crazy over Starcraft and Warcraft. It's these kind of moments in Ryan's fiction which makes his stories soar. Peter, you've got another winner here!Jeffrey Miller, When A Hard Rain Falls and War Remains
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                Sharp, fast-paced, clever, amazing... Peter Ryan's prose never fails to keep you wanting more. Destiny Imperfect promises to be an intriguing tale of control, brimming over with action. I need this book. Pre-order it, everyone. Order now. Don't hesitate.
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                  Sharp, fast-paced, clever, amazing... Peter Ryan's prose never fails to keep you wanting more. Destiny Imperfect promises to be an intriguing tale of control, brimming over with action. I need this book. Pre-order it, everyone. Order now. Don't hesitate.
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