Dear Readers,

This is just a brief mid-week update for you. As for the Nerdist Space Opera contest, Lucky is still hanging on in the Top Ten on the leaderboard. We have about 14 days left, so I would love to see a lot more orders coming in. Even if we miss the mark with the contest, we’re over halfway to Quill (250 copies and a light publishing deal). Now is not the time to fall asleep on this project!

I’m doing some basic edits on Chapter 5 so I can upload it either tomorrow or Friday of this week! I have seen such positive feedback from the other four chapters already on the Inkshares page that I want to share a little more with you all. Stay tuned!

Let’s also connect and share via social media! I’m @RH_Webster on Twitter and RHWebster.ScienceFiction on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RHWebster.ScienceFiction).

As always, my readers and supporters are the only people who are making this campaign possible! I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

- Webster

Just a positive thought for today. 

Keep dreaming, fellow authors.

That is all. 

-Michael

So something pretty cool happened last night ~ "The Children of the Forest" hit its funding goal to qualify for Inkshare’s Quill! I’ve been completely blown away by the last-minute rally of fans, and I’m floored that in less than 7 days we managed to move over 50 copies of the book! 

Looking ahead, I’m still somewhat processing the fact that the book will be made. It’s been a long road to reach this point and I couldn’t have come this far without everyone in the Inkshares community who put their time, money, and opinions to use in helping me craft what has become "The Children of the Forest." 

I just wanted to offer a quick look at what to expect in the next few weeks, regarding the schedule for the novel.

1. As mentioned in another update, I’ll be releasing a companion booklet (Free) to all backers. Men’kai will only receive this as a digital copy, while Alethian+Wolf-Riders will be given soft-cover books.
2. I’ll be updating the Inkshares page during production on the rest of the novel. I hope to have at least 2-3 more sample chapters made available, along with a refined introduction, video, and more. 
3. I also have a short-story in the works that will be made available to all backers within the next few weeks. 

Most likely there will be more, but those are the major beats for now. Again, a huge thanks to everyone who backed my novel and made it a reality! I can’t wait to have the finished version in your hands  ~

Dear Readers,

I am happy to say that we are doing VERY well - this week saw a decent jump in pre-orders and LUCKY’s location on the Nerdist Space Opera contest position. As of this update, she’s sitting at #3 and praying for a lucky break (sorry, I couldn’t resist!) to stay in the top three until March 16.

Of interest this week: LUCKY and I were featured on the Inkshares blog as part of the top ten authors. The link is here: http://blog.inkshares.com/post/139990528800/what-inspires-the-top-contestants-in-the-nerdist Check it out!

Unfortunately I still haven’t fixed the chapter order issue yet. My real-life job kept me swamped ALL WEEK and I have house guests until Monday. I’ll get there, but feel free to still leave feedback. I love hearing from y’all and I read each comment carefully.

Stay tuned for more updates coming hopefully early next week! Please continue to share LUCKY around with your friends, families, random strangers...you know the drill. Sharing is caring, my friends!

- Webster