Hi all! I've got some exciting updates today!

I've been busy these last few weeks with my son (4 months old next Friday) but things have been simmering on the backburner here at Inkshares.

We now have less than 60 days to finish funding the book and I would love it if we could push the preorders to the e-book level! That means I have less than 2 months to get nearly 200 more preorders! Woah. So let's get cracking...!

First of all, I wanted to share with you all the amazingly sexy new cover illustration I commissioned from one of my favorite artists  - Jayd Aït-Kaci aka Chira!

Isn't it fantastic?! Please check out Jayd's other work on her collective website Little Foolery and follow her on Tumblr.

Now, for every preorder you can nab a sweet postcard sized print of this illustration! If you have already preordered, please fill out this form to receive your free print! If you haven't preordered, get on it! 

Secondly, I wanted to let everyone know that the folks at Inkshares were kind enough to allow me to change my book type from hardcover to paperback for a more affordable book! If any of you ordered the hardback, you will have received Inkshares credit for the difference in cost. Go forth and order more books!

Last but not least, I wanted to let everyone know that I have submitted my book to the Tubby & Coo's collective! Hopefully I will find out if I've been accepted into the 10 finalists by the end of January! Here's hoping!

Thanks again for your support! Have a great rest of the week!

Sincerely,

Erin

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Hello, my dear animals! This will be the last update you’ll hear from me for a while, fortunately or unfortunately. I’ll be dialing down the frequency from twice a week to once a month. And this update in particular will go by fast, so don’t blink!

I shot (and heavily edited!) my last Reader-Raffle drawing earlier today. I got my kids to fill the starring roles again, and I could barely contain the chaos that ensued. I want you to know that after the 5 minute drawing, I had an extra minute in which I thank everyone one more time and then plug two inkshares books worth your time, attention, and money (including extra inkshares credits if you got ‘em!). They were “Deus Hex Machina” by Amanda Orneck - a book I have been really, really looking forward to since I first visited the website - and “Transilience” by Kevin Bragg - a book I just recently discovered and instantly fell in love with. 

Look, don’t let your purchase of “The Animal in Man” be the only interaction you have with Inkshares. Get back to the website and check in on the hundreds of other books they offer. Great books by great authors who have great stories to tell, who are working really hard to get published. I know a great majority of my followers probably still have credits attached to their inkshares accounts, credits still unclaimed in their emails, and more still potential credits to earn by signing in and clicking “Recommend via Inkshares.” Why the heck wouldn’t you want to spend free money?

Finally, I want you to know I’ve been busy this weekend. I had kind of like a nesting instinct. My baby’s going to be born soon, right, so I rearranged the basement, I dug out my outline document, revised it a bit, and made a poster. Hung up a poster, a calendar. Most importantly I taped my favorite fortune cookie on the wall, the one I’ve carried in my wallet for three years or more: “Do Not Fear Failure.” This is where The Animal in Man will be born. 

...also there’s a kid watching Frozen, again, in the background. Again. Please don’t think I’m staging that for cuteness’ sake. I’m really not. I. Am. In. Frozen. Hell. Writing this book might help me thaw my way out. Hopefully.

Dear backers and friends of Trekonomics,

I just posted the final, revised and expanded introduction to the book (minus a few still-ongoing copy-edits!). Cover will be revealed and shared will all of you this week. We are on schedule!

You may read the new introduction to Trekonomics here: 

https://www.inkshares.com/projects/trekonomics/book_segments/introduction-3720

In addition, if you are so inclined, I invite you to read my latest column celebrating the 15 years anniversary of Wikipedia: http://fusion.net/story/256371/wikipedia-15-years-old/. 

As always, 

Live Long, and Prosper.

M.