We have us  a book, folks! Over the weekend pre-orders surpassed the 250 mark, and "Women Like Us" will become part of the Quill imprint. A most hearty thank you to everybody who supported this endeavor. It really means a lot. Of course it’s also a little scary -- now you’ll have an actual book in your hands, which means you’ll be reading it. Feel free to criticize, though. I have developed a very thick skin! While I’m not exactly sure of the timeline, the book will go through a short edit and design phase, and then it goes into production. I’ll update again when I know exactly when delivery will start to take place.  Thanks also to all those who participated in the somewhat kooky contests, and of course the winners -- CJ Dukes, who won the cool osoporto.com Surf/Swim mugs, Michael Scotti who took home the Beagle Freedom swag, Terry Lillienfeld, who snagged that sweet McCall’s Meat and Fish Company Gift Certificate, and Victoria Weaver, who won the chance to help design and place on my person the tattoo honoring our Derric of the Beagle Freedom Project!

Having had no experience running a crowd-funding campaign, this was certainly an educational experience with lots of ups and downs. But a shout-out to a few fellow Inkshares authors and their books for their encouragement and support seems in order too, including Matthew Sobin’s https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-last-machine-in-the-solar-system, Billy O’Keefe’s https://www.inkshares.com/books/these-are-my-friends-on-politics-0985, Amanda Ornecks https://www.inkshares.com/books/deus-hex-machina, Tony Valdez’s Dax Harrison https://www.inkshares.com/books/dax-harrison-2276 and Janna Grace’s https://www.inkshares.com/books/the-talkers-are-talking.Check out these books too. There are more of you guys who were a big help, and to all of you I offer most sincere thanks as well.

Honestly, it’s rather exhausting running one of these campaigns. So for a while I will be focusing on getting the book out and not doing the hard-sell (although of course sales are always good so don’t hesitate!) But once again, I truly thank you all for helping to make this happen.  

Hey Readers!  Jason here with an update.  So pushing toward 100 pre-orders and that's great but if anybody is following and hasn't pre-ordered, please don't forget to click that icon! And now a question for you all. A lot of cooking goes on in "Women Like Us".  Susan is a chef after all but there are other meals centered around Edith Vale in the book as well. I have long toyed with the idea of including a recipe section at the end of the book, not just for food, but for the cocktails that are often featured as well. Good idea?  Bad idea?  Indifferent.  Love to hear people's thoughts.  Also may be working on some new cover art so stay tuned for that.  Thank you to all who have ordered, and if you haven't, how about helping me hit 100?